Garson Kanin
(1912-1999) Novelist, writer. Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York, in 1912 and died in New York City in 1999. He was the brother of Michael Kanin.
County: Monroe
Henry Francis Keenan
(1850-1928) Writer. Henry Francis Keenan was born in Rochester, New York.
Paul Horgan
(1903-1995) Writer. Paul Horgan was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Middletown, Connecticut. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for history, first in 1955 with “Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History” and then once again in 1976 with “Lamy of Santa Fe.”
Samuel Hopkins Adams
(1871-1958) Journalist, author. Samuel Hopkins Adams was born in Dunkirk, New York. He wrote for the New York Sun, McClure’s Magazine, and Collier’s Weekly.