Kurt Vonnegut Jr
(1922-2007) Writer. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was the author of many satirical novels. He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New YOrk, and later, lived in Schenectady, New York.
County: Schenectady
John Dudley Ball
(1911-1988) Author. John Dudley Ball was born in Schenectady, New York in 1911.
David Baratier
David Baratier was born in Schenectady, New York. Various pieces have appeared in Denver Quarterly, Jacket, Poet Lore, Slipstream, Quarter After Eight, Riverwind, Phoebe, and many others. His poems are anthologized in American Poetry: the Next Generation, from Carnegie Mellon UP; Red, White & Blues, Univ of Iowa Press and others. Collections include A Run … Continued
Robert Traill Spence Lowell
(1816-1891) Author. His brother was James Russell Lowell.
John Howard Payne
(1791-1852) Playwright, poet, actor. John Payne was born in New York. He wrote over 65 plays. At 14, while working in a New York counting house, he spent his spare hours editing and published the Thespian Mirror, a journal of events and gossip in the theatrical world of the time. Mr. Payne’s first play “Julia;” … Continued
Edward Bellamy
(1850-1898) Author. He wrote “Looking Backward: 2000-1887” (1888). He studied literature at Union College in Schenectady, New York for a few months around 1867.
William Clyde Fitch
(1865-1909) Playwright. Born in Elmira. Extremely prolific playwright and novelist. He wrote over 36 original plays, including melodramas, farces, social comedies, and historical dramas. His work serves as an important critical bridge between 19th century melodrama and the realistic drama of the early 20th century. Notable works: “Nathan Hale” (1898), “The Climbers” (1901), “The Girl … Continued