Cliff Gorman

American actor (1936-2002).

Born October 13th, 1936 in Queens.

Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).

Speedy Claxton

American basketball coach and former player.

Born May 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Queens.

Don Heck

American comics artist (1929–1995).

Born January 2nd, 1929 in Queens.

Died February 23rd, 1995 at 66 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).

Frank Aletter

American actor (1926-2009).

Born January 14th, 1926 in Queens.

Died May 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in California (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Lionel Trilling

American literary critic (1905–1975).

Born July 4th, 1905 in Queens.

Died November 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in New York City.

Dan Flavin

American installation artist and painter 1933–1996) (1933–1996).

Born April 1st, 1933 in Queens.

Died November 29th, 1996 at 63 years old in Riverhead (diabetes).

Lauren Oliver

American writer.

Born November 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Queens.

Nick Santora

American screenwriter.

Born April 10th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Queens.

Bill Viola

American video and installation artist (1951–2024).

Born January 25th, 1951 in Queens.

Died July 12th, 2024 at 73 years old in Long Beach (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Marie Maynard Daly

American biochemist (1921–2003).

Born April 16th, 1921 in Queens. ^[ref]

Died October 28th, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City. ^[ref]