American novelist, playwright (1929–2007).
Born August 27th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson