Johnny Antonelli
(1930-2020) Author. Johnny Antonelli was born in and died in Rochester,New York.
County: Monroe
Rudy Boesch
(1928-2019) Author. Rudy Boesch was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He wrote the book, “The Book Of Rudy: The Wit And Wisdom Of Rudy Boesch,” with Jeff Herman. He was known as the oldest and as a favorite contestant on the CBS reality show, “Survivor.”
Julia Sauer
(1891-1983) Writer. Julia Sauer was born in and died in Rochester, New York. She was known for writing children’s fiction.
Theodore Roscoe
(1906-1992) Writer, biographer, novelist. Theodore Roscoe was born in Rochester, New York, and died in the state of Florida.
Richard Merrill Rosenbaum
(1931-2019) Author. Richard Rosenbaum was born in Oswego, New York, and died in Rochester, New York.
Jerre Gerlando Mangione
(1909-1998) Writer. Jerre Mangione was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He was the author of the book, “Mount Allegro.”
Joan Wile
(1931-2018) Author. Joan Wile was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Nanuet, New York.
Hayden White
(1928-2018) Author. Hayden White was born in Martin, Tennessee, and died in Santa Cruz, California.
Jack Keil
(1922-2017) Author. Jack Keil was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Westminster West, Vermont.
Edith Shiffert
(1916-2017) Poet. Edith Shiffert was born in Toronto, Canada, and died in Kyoto, Japan. As a child, she lived for a time in Rochester, New York.