Mary Cruger
(1834-1908) Novelist. Mary Cruger was born in Oscawana, New York. She lived in Sunset, New York.
County: Westchester
Barbara Bush
(1925-2018) Author. Barbara Bush was born in New York City and died in Houston, Texas.
Katherine Waldo Douglas
(1870-1939) Novelist. Katherine Waldo Douglas was born in Tarrytown, New York, and died in Spain.
Edward Bryant
(1945-2017) Writer. Edward Bryant was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Colorado. He was best known as a science fiction writer.
William J. Burns
(1860 or 1861-1932) Author. William J. Burns was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Sarasota, Florida. Following a long career of detective work, Mr. Burns retired to Sarasota, Florida, where he wrote detective and mystery stories.
Joseph Polchinski
(1954-2018) Author. Joseph Polchinski was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Santa Barbara, California.
Fay Baker
(1917-1987) Author. Fay Baker was born in New York City and died in Sleepy Hollow, New York. She use the pseudonym Beth Holmes in some of her writing.
Jimmie Holland
(1928-2017) Author. Jimmie Holland was born in Forney, Texas, and died in Scarsdale, New York.
Elaine Ford
(1938-2017) Writer, novelist. Elaine Ford was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Topsham, Maine.
Jean Fritz
(1915-2017) Writer. Jean Fritz was born in Hankow (Hankou), China, and died in Sleepy Hollow, New York. She was an award-winning writer who wrote history books for children.