Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director and actor who worked in both film and theater.
He was born in New York City.
Some of the movies he directed include "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958), "The Black Orchid" (1958), "Paris Blues" (1961), "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man" (1962),
"Hud" (1963), "The Outrage" (1964), "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965), "Hombre" (1967), "The Great White Hope" (1970), "Sounder" (1972), "Conrack" (1974), "Norma Rae" (1979), "Cross Creek" (1983), "Murphy's Romance" (1985), "Nuts" (1987) and "Stanley & Iris" (1990).
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.
She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Tyler York
Tyler York is a Haida woodcarver and actor from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
He is most noted for his performance in the Haida- language film" Edge of the Knife", for which he won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2018.
As a carver, York was an apprentice under Jaalen Edenshaw, working together on a totem pole for the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site — first new totem pole to be erected in the park in over a century.
York also plays basketball, where he is a" crowd favorite and fierce competitor".
For the film" Edge of the Knife", he and the rest of the cast learned the Haida language, in a 2- week training camp and throughout the 5 weeks of filming.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Edge of the City
Edge of the City is a 1957 American film-noir drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier.
It was Ritt's debut film as a director.
Robert Alan Aurthur's screenplay was expanded from his original script, staged as the final episode of "Philco Television PlayhouseA Man
Is Ten Feet Tall" (1955), also featuring Poitier.
The film was considered unusual for its time because of its portrayal of an interracial friendship, and was praised by representatives of the NAACP, Urban League, American Jewish Committee and Interfaith Council because of its portrayal of racial brotherhood.

Question: When did the director of film Edge Of The City die?
Answer: December 8, 1990