Frank Yerby
(1916-1991) Novelist, poet. Frank Yerby was born in Augusta, Georgia, and died in Madrid, Spain. He worked in an aircraft factory in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
(1916-1991) Novelist, poet. Frank Yerby was born in Augusta, Georgia, and died in Madrid, Spain. He worked in an aircraft factory in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
(1939-2008) Writer, critic. John Leonard was born in Washington, D.C., and spent part of his childhood in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. He died in Manhattan, New York.
(1916-2008) Biographer. William M. Murphy was the author of biographies of the family of William Butler Yeats. Murphy was born in Queens, New York, and died in Schenectady, New York.
(1902-1999) Writer. Felipe Alfau was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1902. He lived most of his life in New York.
(c.1922-2004) Poet. Lucy Angeleri lived in Forest Hills, New York. She was the author of two collections of poetry.
(1905-1975) Literary critic. Lionel Trilling was born and died in New York City. He taught at Columbia University from 1931 until 1975. He was the husband of Diana Trilling.
(1936-2008) Poet. Ilyas Malayev was a well-known musician and poet in Uzbekistan, before emigrating to the United States and living in Forest Hills, New York.
(1900-1986) Novelist. Laura Z. Hobson was born in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and died in New York City.
(1950-1992) Novelist, poet.
(1910-2007) Writer. M. M. Graff wrote about gardening and New York City’s Central Park.