Robert Sheckley
(1928-2005) Novelist, science fiction writer. Robert Sheckley was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
County: Dutchess
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.
Robie Macauley
(1919-1995) Editor, novelist, critic. Robie Macauley was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught at Bard College.
Graham Duncan
(1922-2019) Poet, writer. Graham Duncan was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Ithaca, New York.
Sue Kaufman
(1926-1977) Author. Sue Kaufman was born on Long Island, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She authored the novel “Diary of a Mad Housewife.”
Diana King
(1927-2018) Author. Diana King was born in London, England, and died in Lakeville, Connecticut. She opened a camp in Amenia, New York, for dyslexic children.