Sidney Offit: key obituary facts
Is Sidney Offit dead? Yes. Sidney Offit died on October 3, 2026, at age 97.
Cause of death: Sidney Offit's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sidney Offit known for?
He was an American writer.
More about Sidney Offit
Born: 13 October 1928.
Place of birth: Baltimore.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer.
Nationality: United States.
Occupations: Writer, professor.
Genres: Children's Books, Memoir, Young Adult Literature.
Sidney Offit, an American author and writer, died on October 3, 2026, aged 97.
Born in Baltimore on October 13, 1928, he became known for his children’s books and for his nightly debates with Martin Abend on WNEW-TV, now WNYW, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Offit was also active in New York’s literary and civic circles, serving as president of the Authors Guild Foundation and the Century Association, as a board member of PEN American Center, and as curator of the George Polk Awards in Journalism.
He taught writing at The New School, New York University and Hunter College.