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George Meeker
American actor.
Born March 5th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died September 19th, 1984 at 80 years old in Carpinteria (Alzheimer's disease).
Edward Gargan
American actor (1902-1964).
Born July 17th, 1902 in Brooklyn.
Died February 19th, 1964 at 61 years old in New York City.
Kenneth Appel
American mathematician.
Born October 8th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover (esophageal cancer).
Richard A. Lupoff
American writer (1935–2020).
Born February 21st, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died October 22nd, 2020 at 85 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Steve Carver
American film director and producer (1945–2021).
Born April 5th, 1945 in Brooklyn.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, COVID-19). [ref]
Robert Byrne
American chess player and writer (1928-2013).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Ossining (Parkinson's disease).
Michael Silverstein
American linguist, anthropologist (1945–2020).
Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). [ref]
Richard Levins
Mathematical ecologist, university professor at harvard school of public health, and political activist, who is best known for his work on evolution in changing environments and on metapopulations..
Born June 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2016 at 85 years old in Cambridge (heart failure).
David Goodstein
American physicist (1939–2024).
Born April 5th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old
Frank Johnson Goodnow
American historian (1859–1939).
Born January 18th, 1859 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1939 at 80 years old
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