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Irving Brecher

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(1914-2008) Writer, screenwriter. Irving Brecher was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Albert Boime

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(1933-2008) Historian. Albert Boime earned master’s and doctoral degrees in art history from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. He taught an the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Binghamton, New York.

Gwendolyn Bennett

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(1902-1981) Poet. Gwendolyn Bennett was born in Giddings, Texas, and later moved with her family to Brooklyn, New York. She was an important contributor to the Harlem Renaissance. She wrote a column, “The Ebony Flute,” published in the periodical “Opportunity.”

Ethel Lynn Beers

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(1827-1879) Poet. Ethel Lynn Beers was born in Goshen, New York, and died in Orange, New Jersey. Her poems appeared in many publications, including the “New York Ledger.”

Helen Bevington

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(1906-2001) Poet. Helen Bevington was born in Afton, New York and grew up in Worcester, New York. She was the author of several books.

John Peale Bishop

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(1892-1944) Poet. John Peale Bishop wrote essays and reviews for Vanity Fair in New York City and became its managing editor until 1922.

Paul Blackburn

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(1926-1971) Poet. Paul Blackburn was born in Saint Albans, Vermont, and died in Cortland, New York, in 1971. He published thirteen books of poetry during his life and twelve more books were published posthumously.

Francis Fisher Browne

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(1843-1913) Editor, poet. Francis Fisher Browne was born in South Halifax, Vermont, and died in California. He studied law in Rochester, New York. He edited the “Lakeside Monthly” (Chicago) from 1869 until 1874, “The Alliance” from 1878 until 1879, and “The Dial” from 1880 until 1913.