(1910-1999) Novelist, writer, poet, composer, writer. Paul Frederic Bowles was born in Queens, New York. He published at 17, and abandoned college. In 1929, he began his life of travels with a trip to Paris, where he hoped to establish himself as a real poet. Gertrude Stein told him he wasn’t a real poet, he … Continued
(1915-2005) Writer, Nobel Prize winner. “Henderson The Rain King,” (1959) Bellow lived at 333 Riverside Drive at 107th Street, New York, New York.
(1795-1872) Editor. “The New York Herald.” In 1832, James Gordon Bennett, Sr. invested his savings of about $500 in the establishment of a four-page journal, which sold for a cent a copy and was called the “New York Herald.” Mr. Bennett was the sole reporter, editor, and contributor and he published out of a cellar … Continued
(1888-1989) Writer, lyricist, librettist. Irving Berlin was born in Russia and died in Manhattan, New York. He was famous for writing “God Bless America,”(1939) and “White Christmas” (1942). He lived in Manhattan and on Crocheron Park, Bayside, New York.
(1934-1983) Poet. Ted Berrigan lived in Manhattan, New York. He was associated with the New York School in New York City.
(1914-1972) Poet. John Berryman attended Columbia University in New York City. Berryman’s books include “The Dream Songs” (1969), which received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
(1906-1963) Composer, poet. Anton Bilotti was born and died in New York City.
(1937-2002) Writer. Claude Brown was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a student at the Wiltwyck School in Esopus, New York, which later relocated to Illington Road, Yorktown Heights, New York.
Writer, historian. “The Story of Washington County, New York.”
(1893-1978) Author. Faith Baldwin was a successful writer of romance and women’s fiction. She wrote around 100 novels.