Kendall Foss
(1904-1964) Editor, journalist, author. Kendall Foss was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Southampton, Long Island, New York.
County: Westchester
Alison Lurie
(1926-2020) Novelist. Alison Lurie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Ithaca, New York. Her novel, “Foreign Affairs” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1985.
Gabriel Jackson
(1921-2019) Historian, journalist, Hispanist. Gabriel Jackson was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and died in Ashland, Oregon.
Vicki Lee Lansky
(1942-2017) Author, publisher. Vicki Lee Lansky was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Plymouth, Minnesota.
William Trelease
(1857-1945) Writer, educator. William Trelease was born in Mount Vernon, New York.
Herbert Agar
(1897-1980) Journalist, historian, editor. Herbert Agar was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Sussex, United Kingdom.
Rose Basile Green
(1914-2003) Educator, author, poet. Rose Basile Green was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.
James H. Beck
(1930-2007) Historian. James Beck was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Francis Rufus Bellamy
(1886-1972) Writer, editor. Francis Rufus Bellamy was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
(1869-1944) Author, poet, journalist. Olivia Ward Bush-Banks was born in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, and died in New York City.