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Karina Pasian

American singer.

Born July 18th, 1991 (age 34 years) in New York City.

Phyllis Nagy

American writer and director.

Born November 7th, 1962 (age 63 years) in New York City.

Buddy DeSylva

American songwriter, film producer and record executive (1895–1950).

Born January 27th, 1895 in New York City.

Died July 11th, 1950 at 55 years old in Hollywood (heart failure). [ref]

Joan Tetzel

Actress.

Born June 21st, 1921 in New York City.

Died October 31st, 1977 at 56 years old in Fairwarp (cancer).

Peter Maas

American journalist and author (1929-2001).

Born June 27th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 2001 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]

Robert Heilbroner

American economist and historian of economic thought (1919–2005).

Born March 24th, 1919 in New York City.

Died January 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.

Louis Wolheim

American character actor (1880-1931).

Born March 28th, 1880 in New York City.

Died February 18th, 1931 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).

Gordon Douglas

American film director (1907-1993).

Born December 15th, 1907 in New York City.

Died September 29th, 1993 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Benjamin Barber

Walt whitman professor emeritus at rutgers university.

Born August 2nd, 1939 in New York City.

Died April 24th, 2017 at 77 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Nancy J. Chodorow

American feminist sociologist and psychoanalyst.

Born January 20th, 1944 in New York City.

Died October 14th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]

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