(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.
(1886-1950) Poet, editor. William Rose Benet was born in Fort Hamilton, New York. He graduated from Yale in 1907, held several positions in the publishing field, and in 1920 became associate editor of the Literary Review of the New York Post. Four years later he resigned to become one of the founders of the Saturday … Continued
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