Patricia Goedicke Robinson
(1931-2006) Patricia Robinson was born Patricia Ann McKenna, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1931. She taught in the writing program of Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York. Robinson died in Missoula, Montana, in 2006.
County: Westchester
Mr Boria Sax
Boria Sax holds a doctorate in German and Intellectual History from SUNY Buffalo. His publications include books of scholarship, poetry, reference, translation, memoirs, and other genres. Two of the scholarly books have been named to list of “outstanding academic titles of the year” compiled by the journal Choice: Animals and the Third Reich: Pets, Scapegoats, … Continued
John Barr
John Barr has pursued parallel careers as poet and investment banker for the past 25 years. He has founded the country’s largest natural gas marketing company and a prominent investment-banking boutique. He is President Emeritus of the Poetry Society of America, and Chairman of the Board of Bennington College. Story Line Press published the trade … Continued
Frank Dempster Sherman
(1860-1916) Poet. Frank Dempster Sherman was born in Peekskill, New York and attended Peekskill Military Academy. His home, from 1871 to 1887 was at 953 Paulding. He was the author of “Madrigals and Catches.”
E. D. E. N. Southworth
(1819-1899) Writer, Novelist. E. D. E. N. Southworth visited her son at 103 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, New York. She wrote over sixty novels.
Augustus Thomas
(1857-1934) Playwright. He was a special writer and illustrator on St. Louis, Kansas City, and New York newspapers, and became editor and proprietor of the “Kansas City Mirror” in 1899. He soon left the field of journalism and became a playwright. He is the author of the popular dramas “Arizona,” “In Mizzoura,” “The Burglar,” “The … Continued
Phyllis McGinley
Writer, poet. “On the Contrary,” lived in Larchmont.
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) Political theorist and writer. Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” (1776), which encouraged independence from Great Britain and he also wrote the pamphlet series “The Crisis” (1776-83), encouraging the patriot cause during the Revolutionary War. After the war, Mr. Paine lived in New Rochelle, New York, until 1787, when he left for England. … Continued
Whitelaw Reid
(1837-1912) Journalist, editor. Whitelaw Reid was born in Cedarville, Ohio, and died in London, England. He was editor of the New York Tribune, and lived at Ophir Hall, Purchase Street, Purchase, New York, from 1866 to 1912.
Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Poet, author, editor, writer of juvenile stories. She was born and raised in New Rochelle. She contributed pieces to such magazines as “Hearth and Home,” “Christian Intelligencer,” and “Harpers Bazaar,” as well as editing them.