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Bernard Waber

(1921-2013) Author. Bernard Waber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Baldwin, New York. He moved to New York in the mid-1950s where he worked for Life magazine for twenty years.

Morris Renek

(1925-2013) Novelist. Morris Renek was born and died in Manhattan, New York. Best known for his novels, he also had written for CBS News, The New Republic, and other publications.

Kenneth E M Shiflet

(1918-1978) Author. Kenneth E. M. Shiflet was born in Penn Yan, New York, and died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, District of Columbia. He was the author of several novels and short stories.

William Demby

(1922-2013) Author, novelist. William Demby was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Sag Harbor, New York.

Edward Hotaling

(1937-2013) Author. Edward Hotaling was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, and died in Staten Island, New York.

Jean Kerr

(1922-2003) Author, playwright. Jean Kerr was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and died in White Plains, New York. She was married to Walter Kerr and the mother of the author, John Michael Kerr.

Ben Pleasants

(1940-2013) Poet, playwright. Ben Pleasants was born in Weehawken, New Jersey, and died Crescent City, California. He graduated from Hofstra University.

Walter Kerr

(1913-1996) Writer. Walter Kerr was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He was married to Jean Kerr and the father of author, John Michael Kerr.