(1849-1924) Writer. Born in England, Ms. Burnett came to New York, wrote “The Secret Garden,” “Little Lord Fauntleroy” (1886), and others. The dramatization of novels without compensation to their original author had been a problem for English writers. With Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances was the first author to win such control, which created the legal … Continued
(1878-1942) Playwright, composer, actor, lyricist, librettist. George M. Cohan wrote numerous Broadway musicals and straight plays. He had his first big Broadway hit in 1904 with the show “Little Johnny Jones,” which introduced his tunes “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “The Yankee Doodle Boy”. His shows “Forty-five Minutes from Broadway” (1905), “George Washington, Jr.” … Continued
(1905-1982) Writer, novelist. Frederic Dannay wrote under the pseudonym, Ellery Queen, with his cousin Manfred Lee. He lived in Nassau County, New York.
(1898-1981) Writer, historian. Ms. Durant wrote “The Story of Civilization” (with Will Durant). She lived in Nassau County and on Staten Island and spent her summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.
(1885-1981) Writer, historian. Will Durant co-wrote, “The Story of Civilization,” with Ariel Durant. In 1917 he was an instructor at Columbia University. He lived in Nassau County and in Staten Island and spent his summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.
(1816-1904) Writer, editor, publisher. Parke Godwin was the son-in-law of William Cullen Bryant and lived in Nassau County, New York.
(1895-1960) Lyricist, librettist, writer. Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City and is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. Oscar Hammerstein owned a home called the Wildflower in Whitestone, Queens, New York.
(1711-c.1806) Writer. Jupiter Hammon was the first black writer to be published in America. He was a slave of the Lloyd family of Oyster Bay, New York. His work was loaded with Biblical allusions to slavery, and is considered some of the first anti-slavery poetry written by an American slave. Jupiter Hammon’s residence, Lloyd Manor, … Continued
(1881-1964) Writer. Clarence Budington Kelland was the writer of fiction and short stories.
(1885-1933) Sportswriter, writer, journalist, columnist, short story writer, humorist. Born into affluence in Niles, Michigan, Ringgold Wilmer Lardner went on to take a position as a society reporter and sportswriter at various newspapers. Mr. Lardner lived in Manhattan, New York.