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Michael Crichton

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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.

Anita Loos

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(1888-1981) Novelist. Anita Loos was born in Sisson, California in 1888 and died in New York City in 1981. She and her husband, John Emerson, lived in New York for a period of time.

Frank N Van Zant

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Van Zant is Director of one of the oldest alternative schools in the country, The Greenhouse, in Rockville Centre, New York. He’s been awarded Honorary Lifetime Member by the NYPTA and Teacher of Excellence by NYSEC. At George Washington University, where he earned a scholarship as a pitcher, he was named University Poet in 1983. … Continued

Joseph Keppler Jr

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(1872-1956) Writer, collector of Native American literature and artifacts, cartoonist, publisher. “Puck.” Joseph Keppler, Jr. took over the magazine after his father’s death. He lived in Inwood, New York.

Charles Anderson Dana

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(1819-1897) Editor, newspaperman. He and his associates bought the New York Sun in 1868 and made the paper famous for its literary quality and editorials. At the age of 24 he joined the staff of the New York Tribune and later became its managing editor. He resigned in 1862 because he disagreed with HORACE GREELEY … Continued

Theodore Roosevelt

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(1858-1919) Historian, naturalist, statesman, Nobel Peace Prize winner, President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City and made his home, for many years, at “Sagamore Hill” in Oyster Bay, New York.