Albert Ray
(1897-1944) Screenwriter. Albert Ray was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was a co-writer for a 3 Stooges production called Dizzy Doctors as well as the film The Cheaters.
Type: NY State
John Naisbitt
(1929-2021) Author. John Naisbitt was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Veldem am Wörthersee, Austria.
Carol Prisant
(1938-2021) Writer. Carol Prisant was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Michael O’Donoghue
(1940-1994) Writer. Michael O’Donoghue was born in Sauquoit, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a writer for “Saturday Night Live” and for National Lampoon magazine.
Helen Weaver
(1931-2021) Author. Helen Weaver was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and died in Woodstock, New York.
Jim Steinman
(1947-2021) Song writer, author. Jim Steinman was born in Hewlett, New York, and died in Danbury, Connecticut.
Michael Collins
(1930-2021) Astronaut, author. Michael Collins was born in Rome, Italy, and died in Naples, Florida. He was a graduate of West Point and wrote a memoir, “Carrying the Fire.”
James Prigoff
(1927-2021) Photographer, author. James Prigoff was born in Queens, New York, and died in Sacramento, California. He co-wrote the book, “Spraycan Art.”
Louis Rukeyser
(1933-2006) Journalist, author. Louis Rukeyser was born in New York City and died in Greenwich, Connecticut. He wrote the book, “How to Make Money in Wall Street.”
Roy McCardell
(1870-1961) Journalist, humorist, writer. Roy McCardell was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He lived most of his adult life in New Rochelle, New York.