Elise Justine Bayard
(1823-1853) Poet. Elise Justine Bayard was born in Fishkill, New York, and died in New York City. Her poems were published in The Knickerbocker, a literary magazine published in New York City, and the Literary World.
County: Dutchess
Joel Benton
(1832-1911) Poet, writer, biographer, editor, essayist, journalist. Joel Benton was born in Amenia, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
James Grant Wilson
(1832-1914) Novelist. James Grant Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died in New York City.
Edward Davis Wood Jr.
(1924-1978) Author. Ed Wood was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Robert Sheckley
(1928-2005) Novelist, science fiction writer. Robert Sheckley was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Carol Brightman
(1939-2019) Writer. Carol Brightman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Damariscotta, Maine.
Marie Rodell
(1912-1975) Novelist, literary agent. Marie Rodell was born in New York City. She attended Vassar College. Ms. Rodell wrote three novels under the pseudonym Marion Randolph.
Elliott Roosevelt
(1910-1990) Author. Elliott Roosevelt was born in New York City and died in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Ellen Moers Mayer
(1928-1979) Writer, critic, teacher. Ellen Moers Mayer was born in and died in New York.
Le Anne Schreiber
(1945-2019) Editor, author. Le Anne Schreiber was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York. She worked for a time as editor of The New York Times sports section and as editor of The Times Book Review.