A number of online comic forums have reported the passing of Alvin Schwartz about a week ago. This is the Alvin Schwartz who wrote Superman, Batman and other comic books back in the forties and fifties, and who was one of our two recipients of the Bill Finger Award in 2006. He was our "living" honoree and though he was too ill that year to attend there ceremony, he was unquestionably living then. And, by the way, pleased and grateful.
Since Mr. Schwartz was born in 1916, his passing is well within the realm of possibility…and knowing him, he'd probably chuckle and say "probability." Still, I have my own little rules of sourcing that I have to follow to report someone's death and since they haven't been met, I am not reporting that Alvin Schwartz has left us. I'm just reporting that some other folks are saying it.
If anyone reading this can offer any hard information, I would appreciate an e-mail. And please do not confuse him with the other Alvin Schwartz, who wrote the popular series of kids' books called Scary Stories. That Alvin Schwartz died in 1992.