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Don Mankiewicz

(1922-2015) Writer. Don Mankiewicz was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Monrovia, California. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1942.

Edward Chambers

(1930-2015) Author. Edward Chambers was born in Clarion, Iowa, and died in Drimoleague, Ireland. His work in community organizing took him to many areas of New York including Lackawanna, Rochester, and East New York.

Ivy May Bolton

(1879-1961) Writer. Ivy May Bolton was born in London, England, and died in Peekskill, New York. She was a sister of the playwright Guy Bolton.

Daniel J. Barrett

Daniel J. Barrett was born in Rutland, Vermont, and has lived his entire life in Troy, New York, ten miles north of Albany. He is a graduate of both Siena College in Loudonville, New York, with a BS in Finance, and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, with an MBA in Management. Dan … Continued

Gene Grabiner

Gene Grabiner’s poems have appeared in various journals including: Sojourners, Slant, Connecticut River Review, Passager, Naugatuck River Review, Rosebud, Blue Collar Review, and J Journal. He won third place in the 2014 Connecticut Poetry Society competition, was a semi-finalist in the 2013 Passager competition, and a runner-up in the 2012 William Stafford Award Competition. He … Continued

Barbara Strauch

(1951-2015) Editor, author. Barbara Strauch was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Rye, New York. She was the science and health editor at The New York Times and had been a senior editor at New York Newsday.

M. H. Abrams

(1912-2015) Literary critic. M. H. Abrams was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and died in Ithaca, New York.

Ernest Sternglass

(1923-2015) Author. Ernest Sternglass was born in Berlin, Germany, and died in Ithaca, New York. Dr. Sternglass moved with his family from Germany to New York City in 1938.

Monroe Freedman

(1928-2015) Writer. Monroe Freedman was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a controversial expert on legal ethics.