David Hall
(1916-2012) Writer, sound archivist. David Hall was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Castine, Maine.
County: Westchester
Scott Donaldson
(1928-2020) Biographer. Scott Donaldson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Louis Diat
(1885-1957) Chef, author. Louis Diat was born in Bourbon-l’Archambault / Montmarault, France, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Bernard Evslin
(1922-1993) Writer, mythologist, author, playwright, screenwriter. Bernard Evslin was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Kauai, Hawaii.
William N. Fenton
(1908-2005) Scholar, author. William N. Fenton was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Cooperstown, New York. He was an expert on the Iroquois culture.
Kendall Foss
(1904-1964) Editor, journalist, author. Kendall Foss was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Southampton, Long Island, New York.
Alison Lurie
(1926-2020) Novelist. Alison Lurie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Ithaca, New York. Her novel, “Foreign Affairs” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1985.
Betsy Wade
(1929-2020) Editor, author. Betsy Wade was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.
Gabriel Jackson
(1921-2019) Historian, journalist, Hispanist. Gabriel Jackson was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and died in Ashland, Oregon.
Vicki Lee Lansky
(1942-2017) Author, publisher. Vicki Lee Lansky was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Plymouth, Minnesota.