Mary Antin
(1881-1949) Author. Mary Antin lived in New York City and attended the Teachers College of Columbia University and Barnard College in Manhattan, New York.
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Charlotte Armstrong
(1905-1969) Author. Charlotte Armstrong was born in Vulcan, Michigan, and died in Glendale, California. She worked in the advertising department of the New York Times and was a reporter for “Breath of the Avenue.” She received a bachelor of arts degree from Barnard College in 1925. She was married to Jack Lewi and also used … Continued
Esther Holden Averill
(1902-1992) Writer. Esther Holden Averill was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1902 and died in New York in 1992. She worked at the New York Public Library and was an author and illustrator of children’s books.
Robert Anderson
(1917-2009) Playwright. Robert Anderson was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York.
Leonie Fuller Adams
(1899-1988) Poet. Leonie Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1948 to 1949.
Felipe Alfau
(1902-1999) Writer. Felipe Alfau was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1902. He lived most of his life in New York.
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.
Lucy Angeleri
(c.1922-2004) Poet. Lucy Angeleri lived in Forest Hills, New York. She was the author of two collections of poetry.
Eliot Asinof
(1919-2008) Writer. Eliot Asinof was best known for his book, “Eight Men Out,” a nonfiction narrative of the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Paul Arthur
(c.1948-2008) Film historian, writer. Paul Arthur was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in White Plains, New York.