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Herbert Asbury

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(1889-1963) Writer, Reporter, Novelist. Herbert Asbury divided his time between two homes; one in New York City and the other in Canada Lake, New York.

Helen Adam

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(1909-1993) Poet. Helen Adam was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1909 and died in New York City in 1993.

Brooke Astor

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(1902-2007)Writer, New York socialite & philantropist. Writings include many magazine articles, two published volumes of autobiography, and two novels. Astor worked 8 years at “House and Garden,” a Conde Nast magazine. In 1953 Brooke was married for the third time to Vincent Astor. She and her husband developed the Vincent Astor Foundation, a foundation that … Continued

Kathy Acker

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(1948-1997) Novelist, poet. Kathy Acker was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1948 and died in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1997.

Joseph Alexander Altsheler

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(1862-1919) Author. Joseph Alexander Altsheler was born in Three Springs, Kentucky in 1862 and died in New York, New York, in 1919. He wrote historical fiction for young people.

Benjamin Appel

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(1907-1977) Writer. Benjamin Appel was born in New York City and grew up in the area of Manhattan known as Hell’s Kitchen.

Jay Presson Allen

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(1922-2006) Writer. Jay Presson Allen was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1922. She moved to New York in the 1940s. She died in Manhattan, New York in 2006.