Dietrich Von Bothmer
(1918-2009) Historian. Dietrich Von Bothmer was born in Eisenach, Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York.
County: Nassau
Stuart Fitzrandolph Merrill
(1863-1915) Poet. Stuart Fitzrandolph Merrill was born in Hempstead, New York, but lived in France and wrote mostly in the French language.
Leila Hadley
(c.1925-2009) Writer. Leila Hadley authored travel books and lived in Manhattan, New York.
Gerald E Myers
(1923-2009) Writer. Gerald Myers was born in Central City, Nebraska, and died in New London, Connecticut.
Ren Shields
(1868-1913) Songwriter. Ren Shields lived in Massapequa, Long Island, New York.
Michael Crichton
(1942-2008) Novelist. Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Roslyn, New York. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson.
Eliot Asinof
(1919-2008) Writer. Eliot Asinof was best known for his book, “Eight Men Out,” a nonfiction narrative of the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Jason Shinder
(1955-2008) Poet. Jason Shinder was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Manhattan, New York. He was the author of two volumes of poetry and editor of many anthologies. He was founder of the Y.M.C.A. National Writer’s Voice program.
R R Knudson
(1932-2008) Writer. R. R. Knudson taught English at Adelphi University and York College of the City University of New York. Her stories were about women in sports.
Elaine Dundy
(1921-2008) Writer. Elaine Dundy was born in New York City.