Gertrude Bloede
(1845-1905) Poet. Gertrude Bloede was born in Dresden, Germany, and died in Baldwin, Long Island. She used the pseudonym Stuart Sterne in her published works.
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Marie E. Borroff
(1923-2019) Poet, translator. Marie Borroff was born in New York City.
Kamau Brathwaite
(1930-2020) Poet. Kamau Brathwaite was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, and died in Barbados.
Harold Burson
(1921-2020) Author. Harold Burson was born in and died in Memphis, Tennessee.
Orson Bean
(1928-2020) Author. Orson Bean was born in Burlington, Vermont, and died in Venice, California.
Edd Byrnes
(1933-2020) Author. Edd Byrnes was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California.
Rudy Boesch
(1928-2019) Author. Rudy Boesch was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He wrote the book, “The Book Of Rudy: The Wit And Wisdom Of Rudy Boesch,” with Jeff Herman. He was known as the oldest and as a favorite contestant on the CBS reality show, “Survivor.”
William B Branch
(1927-2019) Playwright. William B. Branch was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Hawthorne, New York.
Carol Brightman
(1939-2019) Writer. Carol Brightman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Damariscotta, Maine.
Alan Brinkley
(1949-2019) Historian. Alan Brinkley was born Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Manhattan, New York.