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County: Queens

Alan M Kriegsman

(1928-2012) Critic. Alan M. Kriegsman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. He had been a dance critic for The Washington Post and the first dance critic to win a Pulitzer Prize.

Maria Terrone

I’m the author of two poetry collections: A Secret Room in Fall, co-winner of the McGovern Prize (Ashland Poetry Press, 2006) and The Bodies We Were Loaned (The Word Works, 2002), as well as a chapbook, American Gothic, Take 2 (Finishing Line Press, 2009). My work has appeared in such magazines as Poetry, The Hudson … Continued

Irvin Faust

(1924-2012) Author. Irvin Faust was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote novels and short stories.

Harry Harrison

(1925-2012) Writer. Harry Harrison was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and died in England. He was a writer of science fiction novels. He lived as a child in Queens, New York, and later studied art briefly at Hunter College.

Andrew Sarris

(1928-2012) Critic. Andrew Sarris was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a well-known film critic, reviewing films at The Village Voice for twenty-nine years.

Else Holmelund Minarik

(1920-2012) Writer. Else Holmelund Minarik was born in Denmark and died in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. She was a writer of children’s literature.