[JimStinson]

Did anyone but me notice this in the article ?

Huntington Woods residents Shirley and Bernard Malamud came out to the auction to see what was available. They have been friends of the Harwells for years and last saw Ernie the Christmas before he died.

"I know he gave a large portion of his collection to the city. Maybe, if we're lucky, we'll get something," said Bernard Malamud.

I thought to myself when I read it , that it would have been great to meet the Pulitzer Prize winning author who penned "The Natural" in 1952 , which was later made into a movie starring Robert Redford until I realized that THE Bernard Malamud has been dead since 1986