Felipe Alfau
(1902-1999) Writer. Felipe Alfau was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1902. He lived most of his life in New York.
County: Queens
Lucy Angeleri
(c.1922-2004) Poet. Lucy Angeleri lived in Forest Hills, New York. She was the author of two collections of poetry.
Lionel Trilling
(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.
Ilyas Malayev
(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.
Laura Z. Hobson
(1900-1986) Novelist. Laura Z. Hobson was born in New York City, grew up on Long Island, and died in New York City.
Melvin Dixon
(1950-1992) Novelist, poet.
Mildred Miller
(1910-2007) Writer. M. M. Graff wrote about gardening and New York City’s Central Park.
Lin Carter
(1930-1988) Novelist. Linwood Vrooman Carter was known as an author of science fiction and fantasy.
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
(1831-1919) Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, England in 1831. Barr moved with three of her daughters to New York in 1869.
Arthur Buchwald
(1925-2007) Humorist. Art Buchwald was born in Mount Vernon, New York in 1925 and died in Washington, D.C. in 2007. He lived part of his childhood in Queens, New York. Mr. Buchwald was known for his popular newspaper columns.