Valerie Kathryn Harper
(1939-2019) Memoirist. Valerie Harper was born in Suffern, New York.
County: Rockland
Linda Gregg
(1942-2019) Poet. Linda Gregg was born in Suffern, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Sigrid de Lima
(1921-1999) Novelist. Sigrid de Lima was born in New York City and died in Nyack, New York.
Aline Griffith
(1923-2017) Author. Aline Griffith was born in Pearl River, New York, and died in Madrid, Spain. She was also known at Aline, Countess of Romanones.
Thomas Meehan
(1929-2017) Playwright. Thomas Meehan was born in Ossining, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Bob Wolff
(1920-2017) Author. Bob Wolff was born in New York City and died in South Nyack, New York. His memoir is titled, ” It’s Not Who Won Or Lost The Game–It’s How You Sold The Beer.”
Daniel Carter Beard
(1850-1941) Author. Daniel Carter Beard was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Suffern, New York. He wrote articles for St. Nicholas Magazine and attended art school in New York City.
Alvin Johnson
(1874-1971) Author. Alvin Johnson was born in Dakota County Nebraska, and died in Nyack, New York. He was co-founder of the New School in New York City.
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
(1916-2014) Novelist. Dorothy Salisbury Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Palisades, New York.
Thomas Berger
(1924-2014) Author. Thomas Berger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Nyack, New York. He authored more than twenty novels.