(1921-2010) Writer. Hans L. Trefousse was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and died on Staten Island, New York. He settled with his family in the mid-1930s on Staten Island, New York, and received a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and master’s and doctoral degrees in history from Columbia University.
(1882-1964) Poet, biographer. Hermann Hagedorn was born in Staten Island, New York.
(1859-1937) Novelist. Florence Morse Kingsley lived in Staten Island from about 1895 until 1937.
(1862-1945) Historian. William T. Davis was born in the New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, and lived in Staten Island his entire life. His books were about the history and natural geography of Staten Island.
(1859-1941) Author. Charles W. Leng was born in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. He entered the Lafayette Institute in Brooklyn, New York in 1868. He graduated from the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute in 1877.
(1936-2003) Writer, playwright, novelist. Paul Zindel was born in Staten Island, New York in 1936 and died in New York City in 2003.
(1903-2008) Writer, novelist. Phyllis A. Whitney was known for writing mystery novels for young adults and children as well as for adults. She lived for many years in Staten Island, New York.
(1902-1961) Poet, writer, novelist. In 1925 Kenneth Fearing moved to New York where he began a career as a poet. During the Twenties and Thirties his poetry was published in “New Masses”, “The New Yorker”, and “Poetry.” He published his first novel, “The Hospital”, in 1939. He also published pulp fiction, including soft-pornography, under the … Continued
(1873-1960) Writer, etiquette expert. Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Manhattan, New York. She lived on Staten Island and wrote “Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage” (1922).
(1854-1931) Political cartoonist, writer, children’s book illustrator. “Toby Tyler,” lived in Saint George in the late 1800s.