(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.
(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.
(1954-2018) Author. Joseph Polchinski was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Santa Barbara, California.
(1928-2017) Author. Jimmie Holland was born in Forney, Texas, and died in Scarsdale, New York.
(1938-2017) Writer, novelist. Elaine Ford was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Topsham, Maine.
(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.
(1949-2017) Photojournalist. Stanley Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Paris, France.
(1928-2017) Sportswriter. Robert H. Boyle was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Cooperstown, New York. He was a writer for Sports Illustrated.
(1925-2017) Translator. Burton Watson was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Kamagaya, Japan.
(1929-2017) Cartoonist. James Stevenson was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Cos Cob, Connecticut. He worked for nearly 50 years at The New Yorker.