(1934-1997) Writer. Richard Elman was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. He lived in Stony Brook, New York, and had taught at Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He used several pseudonyms in his writing, including: Delmar Hawks, Michael Lasker, Fred McShane, Michael Parnell, Eric … Continued
(1939-2007) Writer. Siv Cedering was born in Sweden and died in Sagaponack, New York.
(1926-2001) Novelist, writer. John Knowles was best known as the author of “A Separate Peace.”
Daniel Thomas Moran, Poet Laureate, Suffolk County, New York, born in New York City in 1957, is the author of six volumes of poetry, the most recent of which, “Looking for the Uncertain Past,” was published by Poetry Salzburg at The University of Salzburg in 2006. He has read widely throughout New York City and … Continued
(1930-2006) Novelist. Dorothy Uhnak was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Greenport, New York. She lived in Shelter Island, New York, and was the author of crime novels and had served several years as a detective for the New York City Transit Authority.
(1954-2006) Poet. The most recent of Robert Long’s four collections is Blue, of which Mary Karr writes, “Robert Long is one of the neglected beauties of American poetry. Cross the hilarity of Cummings with the intelligence of Proust and ardor of Cavafy, and you’ve begun to outline his powers. Blue is one of this year’s … Continued
Irving Weiss was born in the Bronx, New York, and attended public schools in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Michigan in 1942 and then served 1942-1945 in the 95th Infantry Division in Europe. After receiving his Master of Arts in Comparative Literature from Columbia University … Continued
(1893-1978) Author. Faith Baldwin was a successful writer of romance and women’s fiction. She wrote around 100 novels.
(1893-1951) Librettist. “No, No, Nanette” (1925), lived and died in Southhampton, New York.
(1792-1868)(MAJOR JACK DOWNING) – Writer, editor. Born in Buckfield, Maine. “National Intelligencer.”