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County: Broome

Liz Rosenberg

Liz Rosenberg was born in Glen Cove, New York, and has lived in Binghamton, New York, for the past 25 years, where she is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Binghamton University. She earned her B.A. from Bennington, M.A. from Johns Hopkins, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Binghamton. Her first book … Continued

Elliott Coleman

(1906-1980) Poet, academic. Elliott Coleman was born in Binghamton, New York. He studied theology at the General Theological Seminary in New York, and died in Timonium, Maryland.

John Gardner

(1933-1982) Novelist, medieval scholar. John Gardner was born, and is also buried, in Batavia, New York. He grew up in Alexander, New York. He taught at SUNY Binghamtom, New York.

Rod Serling

(1924-1975) Writer, screenwriter, television writer, creator of “The Twilight Zone (1959-1964). Rod Serling was born in Syracuse, New York, and grew up in Binghamton, New York. He entered the Army, served in the Phillipines during WWII. His writing career previous to “The Twilight Zone” includes “Patterns” (1955; Emmy winner), “Requiem for a Heavyweight” (1956; Emmy … Continued