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New York: 984 memorial pages

of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here

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Portrait of Will Eisner (1917–2005) – memorial page

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Will Eisner

03/06/1917 – 01/03/2005

87 years

American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur

Fort Lauderdale
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Portrait of Maclyn McCarty (1911–2005) – memorial page

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Maclyn McCarty

06/09/1911 – 01/02/2005

93 years

American geneticist

New York City
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Portrait of Arnold Denker (1914–2005) – memorial page

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Arnold Denker

02/20/1914 – 01/02/2005

90 years

American chess player

Fort Lauderdale
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Portrait of Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) – memorial page

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Shirley Chisholm

née Shirley Anita St. Hill

11/30/1924 – 01/01/2005

80 years

first black woman elected to the United States Congress

Ormond Beach
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Portrait of Artie Shaw (1910–2004) – memorial page

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Artie Shaw

05/23/1910 – 12/30/2004

94 years

American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader

Thousand Oaks
115
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Portrait of Julius Axelrod (1912–2004) – memorial page

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Julius Axelrod

05/30/1912 – 12/29/2004

92 years

American biochemist

Bethesda
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Portrait of Susan Sontag (1933–2004) – memorial page

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Susan Sontag

01/16/1933 – 12/28/2004

71 years

American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist

New York City
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Portrait of Jerry Orbach (1935–2004) – memorial page

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Jerry Orbach

10/20/1935 – 12/28/2004

69 years

American actor and singer

New York City
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Portrait of Ol’ Dirty Bastard (1968–2004) – memorial page

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Ol’ Dirty Bastard

née Russell Tyrone Jones

11/15/1968 – 11/13/2004

35 years

American rapper

Manhattan
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Portrait of Christopher Reeve (1952–2004) – memorial page

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Christopher Reeve

09/25/1952 – 10/10/2004

52 years

American actor

Mount Kisco
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Portrait of Rodney Dangerfield (1921–2004) – memorial page

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Rodney Dangerfield

née Jacob Cohen

11/22/1921 – 10/05/2004

82 years

American stand-up comedian

Westwood
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Portrait of Richard Avedon (1923–2004) – memorial page

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Richard Avedon

05/15/1923 – 10/01/2004

81 years

American photographer

San Antonio
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Portrait of Eddie Adams (1933–2004) – memorial page

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Eddie Adams

06/12/1933 – 09/18/2004

71 years

American photographer

New York City
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Portrait of Johnny Ramone (1948–2004) – memorial page

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Johnny Ramone

née Jon William Cummings

10/08/1948 – 09/15/2004

55 years

American guitarist

Los Angeles
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Portrait of George Baird (1907–2004) – memorial page

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George Baird

03/05/1907 – 09/04/2004

97 years

athletics competitor

Rhinebeck
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Portrait of Laura Branigan (1952–2004) – memorial page

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Laura Branigan

07/03/1952 – 08/26/2004

52 years

American singer and actress

East Quogue
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Portrait of Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004) – memorial page

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Elmer Bernstein

04/04/1922 – 08/18/2004

82 years

American composer and conductor

Ojai
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Portrait of Fay Wray (1907–2004) – memorial page

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Fay Wray

09/15/1907 – 08/08/2004

96 years

actress

Manhattan
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Portrait of Rick James (1948–2004) – memorial page

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Rick James

02/01/1948 – 08/06/2004

56 years

American singer, songwriter and record producer

Los Angeles
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Portrait of James Quinn (1906–2004) – memorial page

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James Quinn

09/09/1906 – 07/12/2004

97 years

American athlete

Cranston
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Paul Klebnikov

06/03/1963 – 07/09/2004

41 years

American journalist

Moscow
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Portrait of Isabel Sanford (1917–2004) – memorial page

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Isabel Sanford

08/29/1917 – 07/09/2004

86 years

American actress

Los Angeles
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Thomas Gold

1631 – 1707

76 years

Austrian astrophysicist

Ithaca
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Portrait of Tony Randall (1920–2004) – memorial page

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Tony Randall

née Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg

02/26/1920 – 05/17/2004

84 years

American actor

New York City
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