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Evelyn Fox Keller

American physicist, author and feminist.

Born March 20th, 1936 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 22nd, 2023 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Peter Gregg

American racecar driver.

Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.

Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.

Alan Crosland

American actor and film director (1894-1936).

Born August 10th, 1894 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 16th, 1936 at 41 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision). [ref]

Irving Caesar

American composer and lyricist.

Born July 4th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 18th, 1996 at 101 years old in New York City.

Steve Grossman

American saxophonist (1951–2020).

Born January 18th, 1951 in New York City.

Died August 13th, 2020 at 69 years old in Glen Cove. [ref]

William A. Seiter

American film director (1890-1964).

Born June 10th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1964 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jerome Frank

American jurist (1889–1957).

Born September 10th, 1889 in New York City.

Died January 13th, 1957 at 67 years old in New Haven.

Solomon Feferman

American philosopher and mathematician (1928–2016).

Born December 13th, 1928 in New York City.

Died July 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Stanford (stroke). [ref]

Roy Webb

American film music composer (1888-1982).

Born October 3rd, 1888 in New York City.

Died December 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).

Marc Prensky

American writer.

Born March 15th, 1946 in New York City.

Died May 15th, 2025 at 79 years old

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