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County: Bronx

J. J. Meehan

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Poet. J. J. Meehan set his 1923 poem “The Song Of Mosholu” in Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx, New York.

Chaim Potok

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(1929-2002) Novelist. Chaim Potok was born in the Bronx, New York to Jewish immigrant parents. His writing dealt mainly with Jewish issues. Chaim Potok died in 2002.

William R Rodriguez

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W. R. Rodriguez grew up in the Bronx where he worked as a bootblack in the family shoe shine parlor. He moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he earned an M. A. in English and taught high school for over thirty years. The urban environment has been a major source of his writing: “Although I left … Continued

Irving Howe

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(1920-1993) Literary and social critic, writer, editor. “Dissent” magazine. Howe came from a Bronx Jewish background, and also attended the City College of New York in the Bronx. He was a frequent contributor to “The Partisan Review,” “The New Republic,” and “The New York Review of Books.” Critical works include “William Faulkner: A Critical Study” … Continued

Evan Hunter

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(1926-2005) Writer, novelist. Evan Hunter was born in New York City and died in Weston, Connecticut. His birth name was Salvatore Lombino, and he also wrote under the name Ed McBain.

Will Eisner

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(1917-2005) Writer, illustrator, editor. Will Eisner was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York. He was a pioneer in graphic storytelling and taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, New York.

Moss Hart

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(1904-1961) Dramatist, playwright. Moss Hart was born in New York City. He attended Columbia University. He was married to Kitty Carlisle Hart. Moss Hart was a longtime collaborator with George Kaufman, beginning with the play “Once In a Lifetime” (1930). Among their other successful comedies are “You Can’t Take It With You” (1936; Pulitzer Prize), … Continued