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Inger McCabe Elliott

Inger McCabe Elliott (1933-2024) Photographer, author. Inger McCabe Elliott was born in Oslo, Norway, and died in Manhattan, New York. Her family fled the Nazis in 1940 and settled in New York.

Roger Donlon

Roger Donlon (1934-2024) United States Army officer, author. Roger Donlon was born in Saugerties, New York, and died in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Don Murray

Don Murray (1929-2024) Actor, screenwriter. Don Murray was born in Hollywood, California, and died near Santa Barbara, California.  He lived in East Rockaway on Long Island, New York, for a time.

Anne Edwards

Anne Edwards (1927-2024) Biographer, author. Anne Edwards was born in Port Chester, New York, and died in Beverly Hills, California.  

Letha Dawson Scanzoni

Letha Dawson Scanzoni (1935-2024) Author. Letha Dawson Scanzoni was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Charlotte, North Carolina. She studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera (1933-2024) Dancer, singer, autobiographer. Chita Rivera was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in New York City. She was a star of Broadway and lived in Rockland County, New York.

Berish Strauch

Berish Strauch (1933-2023) Surgeon, author. Berish Strauch was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Greenwich, Connecticut. He attended the Bronx High School of Science. Mr. Strauch was a longtime chief of reconstructive surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He lived in Rye, New York.

Jay Clayton

Jay Clayton (1941-2023) Singer, author. Jay Clayton was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and died in New Paltz, New York. She moved to New York in 1963. Ms. Clayton taught at City College of New York and at The New School. She also ran a retreat for singers in Berne, New York.

Bud Harrelson

Bud Harrelson (1944-2024) Professional baseball player, memoirist. Bud Harrelson was born in Niles, California, and died in East Northport, New York.

Edward Jay Epstein

Edward Jay Epstein (1935-2024) Author. Edward Jay Epstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. As a child, he lived in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Midwood High School. He also lived in Rockville Centre, in Nassau County, New York, , and graduated from South Side High School.