Laurie E Colwin
(1944-1992) Novelist and short story writer. Laurie Colwin was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. She was married to the novelist, Juris Jurjevics.
County: Suffolk
John Brooks
(1920-1993) Writer. John Brooks was born in New York City and died in Southampton, Long Island, New York.
Peter Spier
(1927-2017) Writer, illustrator. Peter Spier was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and died in Port Jefferson, New York. He was an award-winning children’s-book author and illustrator.
Mel Bartholomew
(1931-2015) Author. Mel Bartholomew was born in Kingston, New York, and died in San Diego, California.
Jim Harrison
(1937-2016) Poet, novelist, essayist. Jim Harrison was born in Grayling, Michigan, and died in Patagonia, Arizona. He taught briefly at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in the mid 1960s.
John Gagnon
(1931-2016) Author. John Gagnon was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and died in Palm Springs, California. He taught sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Richard G. Hendrickson
(1912-2016) Author. Richard G. Hendrickson was born in and lived his life in Bridgehampton, New York.
Herbert Scarf
(1930-2015) Author. Herbert Scarf was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Sag Harbor, New York.
Anna Pump
(1934-2015) Anna Pump was born in Tarp, Germany, and died in Bridgehampton, New York. She lived in Sag Harbor, New York.
James Salter
(1925-2015) Writer. James Salter was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and died in Sag Harbor, New York. He grew up in New York City.