Tom Nattell
(1952-2005) Poet, social activist. Tom Nattell was born and died in Albany, New York.
County: Albany
John Godfrey Saxe
(1816-1887) Poet. John Godfrey Saxe lived and died in Albany, New York.
Solomon Southwick
(Henry Homespun, Jr.) Poet. “The Pleasures of Poverty,” lived in NYC and Albany.
James A Herne
(1839-1901) Actor and playwright. James A. Herne was born James Aherne in Cohoes, New York. He first appeared in a traveling company and later in various roles and organizations throughout the United States. Later he was actor-manager at San Francisco and in 1879 presented his first play, “Hearts of Oak,” which won immediate success. “Drifting … Continued
James Montgomery Bailey
(1841-1894) Writer. James Montgomery Bailey was born in Albany, New York. He moved to Danbury, Connecticut, in 1860 and, in addition to working as a carpenter, he wrote humorous articles for the local newspapers.
Stephen Vincent Benet
(1898-1943) Writer, poet. Stephen Vincent Benet lived at the Watervliet Arsenal during two separate periods. In 1998 the United States Postal Service issued its fifteenth stamp in the Literary Arts series in honor of Stephen Vincent Benet.
James T Brady
(1913-1986) Writer. James T. Brady lived with his wife, Rita G. Brady, in Albany, New York, where they wrote juvenile short stories and novels.
James Fenimore Cooper
(1789-1851) James Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey, and his father soon moved the family and established Cooperstown, New York. Cooper is said to be the father of the American novel with “The Spy” (1821) and “The Pilot” (1823). Cooper also penned a little-known sequence of five novels called “The Leatherstocking Tales,” which … Continued
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) Author of “Oliver Twist” and “A Christmas Carol.” Dickens gave his first public reading in the United States at a New York City theatre. on Dec. 2, 1867
Anne Grant
(1755-1838) Writer.