County: Westchester

19th century playwright, novelist, and editor. Born in Brooklyn. He had little formal education, but learned to be a printer through practical experience gained before he was 20. From 1862 to 1865 he served as a private in the Union Army, and at the end of the Civil War got a job in a New … Continued

Writer. “With Malice Toward Some”

(1894-1961) Writer. Dashiell Hammett was born in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland and died in New York, New York.

Writer. “Mr. Roberts”

(1905-1984) Playwright, writer. “The Children’s Hour” (1934), “Days to Come” (1936), “The Little Foxes” (1939), “Toys In The Attic” (1960), and others. Lived in Manhattan.

(1914-1993) Novelist. John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China in 1914 and died in Key West, Florida in 1993.