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County: Westchester

Mark Perlberg

(1929-2008) Poet. Mark Perlberg was born in Palisade, New Jersey and grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and New York City. He was co-founder of the Poetry Center of Chicago.

Tad Mosel

(1922-2008) TV Dramatist, playwright. Tad Mosel was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and moved with his family to New Rochelle, New York, when he was a child.

John Booth

(1919-2008) Author. John Booth was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He was the author of theater books.

Elizabeth Chase Allen

(1832-1911) Author, journalist, poet. Elizabeth Chase Allen was born in Strong, Maine, in 1832, and died in Tuckahoe, New York, in 1911. She was the author of both prose and poetry books. She used the pseudonym Florence Percy. She was married to Paul Akers and, later to E. M. Allen.

Fulton Oursler

(1893-1952) Writer. Fulton Oursler was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in New York City. His books were mainly on Christian themes.

Mary Ritter Beard

(1876-1958) Historian. Mary Ritter Beard was the wife of Charles Austin Beard. She was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.

Theodore Pratt

(1901-1969) Novelist. Theodore Pratt was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but moved with his family to New York State.