Lewis Thomas
(1913-1993) Author. Lewis Thomas was born in Flushing, New York and died in New York City.
County: Queens
Lorenzo Thomas
(1944-2005) Poet. Lorenzo Thomas was born in the Republic of Panama. His family moved to New York City in 1948.
H C Robbins Landon
(1926-2009) Writer. H. C. Robbins was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1926, and died near Toulouse, France, in 2009.
Aloysius Michael Sullivan
(1896-1980) Poet. Aloysius Michael Sullivan was born in Harrison, New Jersey, in 1896, and died in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1980. He lived with his wife in Saint Albans, New York.
Pauli Murray
(1910-1985) Poet. Anna Pauline Murray was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a graduate of Hunter College.
Celia Dropkin
(1887-1956) Poet. Celia Dropkin was born in Bobruysk, Belarus. She lived in New York City, and is buried in the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Queens, New York. She lived during later years in Florida and in the Catskills of New York.
Alan Dugan
(1923-2003) Poet. Alan Dugan was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Joseph Ceravolo
(1934-1988) Poet. Joseph Ceravolo was a poet associated with the New York School. He was born in Queens, New York, but lived much of his life in New Jersey.
Bloodgood Haviland Cutter
(1817-1906) Poet. Bloodgood Cutter lived in Little Neck, New York.
Crockett Johnson
(1906-1975) Writer. Crockett Johnson was born in New York City. He was the author and illustrator of many children’s books. He was the husband of Ruth Krauss.