Theodore Sturgeon
(1918-1985) Science fiction writer. Theodore Sturgeon was born in Staten Island, New York in 1918.
County: Richmond
James Gould Cozzens
(1903-1978) Writer, Pulitzer Prize winner. Cozzens was educated at Staten Island Academy in Staten Island, New York. During World War II, Cozzens served in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
George William Curtis
(1824-1892) Writer, orator, editor. George William Curtis was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in New York City.
Dorothy Day
(1897-1980) Writer, social activist, editor. “The Catholic Worker,” lived on Staten Island and was buried in Resurrection Cemetery.
Ella Reeve Bloor
(1862-1951) Feminist, labor agitator, journalist. “We Are Many,” was born on Staten Island.
Jane Bowles
(1917-1973) Writer. Jane Bowles was born in New York City and lived on Staten Island, New York with her husband, Paul Bowles.
James Paul Chapin
(1889-1964) Writer, ornithologist. “Birds of the Belgian Congo,” moved to Staten Island in 1892.
William Cody
(1846-1917) Scout, promoter, writer. William Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill, brought his Wild West Show to Erastina, Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York.
William Rossa Cole
(1919-2000) Anthologist of more than 50 poetry anthologies for children. “I Went to the Animal Fair: A Book of Animal Poems,” was born on Staten Island.
Edwin Arlington Robinson
(1869-1935) Poet, Pulitzer Prize Winner. Edwin Robinson was born in Head Tide, Maine, and attended Harvard University from 1891 – 1893. At the time of his death Robinson was considered by many to be the greatest poet in the United States. He is now best remembered for his short poems characterizing various residents of “Tilbury … Continued