(1841-1930) Writer. Isabella Alden was born in Rochester, New York. She attended school in New York, at the Oneida Seminary, the Seneca Collegiate Institute, and the Young Ladies Institute. She wrote under the pseudonym, Pansy.
(1909-1955) Journalist, novelist, screenwriter, writer. In 1932, upon graduation from Harvard (where he studied writing), he came to New York City and was hired by “Fortune Magazine.” In 1936, “Fortune” asked Agee and photographer Walker Evans to go to Alabama and do a photo-story on tenant farming. When Agee finally finished the project more than … Continued
(1949-2001) Poet. Agha Shahid Ali was born in New Delhi, India, and died in Amherst, Massachusetts. He taught at the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York.
(1887-1995) Playwright. George Francis Abbott graduated from Hamburg High School in Hamburg, New York in 1907. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York in 1911.
(1888-1959) Playwright, screenwriter. Broadway successes “What Price Glory?” (1924), co-written with Laurence Stallings, “Elizabeth the Queen” (1930), “Mary of Scotland” (1930), etc.
(1920-1992) Writer. Isaac Asimov moved to Brooklyn, New York, with his parents from Russia, where he was born, in 1920. He lived in Manhattan, New York, and attended Columbia University.
Barbara Adams was born in Manhattan and moved to New Paltz, New York, when she was 9. She earned a B.A. and M.A. at SUNY New Paltz, and the Ph.D. from NYU. She was a professor of English specializing in American poetry and fiction at Pace University in New York City for 18 years. Now … Continued
Emelise Aleandri is an actress, writer, and producer. She is Artistic Director of Frizzi & Lazzi The Olde Time Italian-American Music & Theatre Company, which revives the turn-of-Italian immigrant entertainments. She has a Ph.D. from CUNY in Theatre. She also produced the documentaries, “Teatro,” “Festa” and “Circo Rois.” Her numerous articles and interviews have been … Continued