(1924-1984)(Truman Streckfus Persons) Author. Truman Capote was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and lived at 870 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York. “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” his first novel, is the story of a young boy’s painful search for identity. He has published another novel, “The Grass Harp” (1951); two collections of short stories, … Continued
(1871-1941) Lyricist, librettist, playwright. Richard Carle was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, and died in North Hollywood, California.
(1925-2005) Journalist. Was a student at Columbia University and friend of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac; he stabbed and killed David Kammerer in 1944.
(1903-1978) Writer, Pulitzer Prize winner. Cozzens was educated at Staten Island Academy in Staten Island, New York. During World War II, Cozzens served in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
(1824-1892) Writer, orator, editor. George William Curtis was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in New York City.
(1888-1955) Writer, public speaker. Dale Carnegie lived in Forest Hills, New York.
(1889-1977) Screenwriter. “The Gold Rush” (1925), lived on Mowbray Place, Kew Gardens, Queens, New York.
(1889-1964) Writer, ornithologist. “Birds of the Belgian Congo,” moved to Staten Island in 1892.
(1846-1917) Scout, promoter, writer. William Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill, brought his Wild West Show to Erastina, Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York.
(1919-2000) Anthologist of more than 50 poetry anthologies for children. “I Went to the Animal Fair: A Book of Animal Poems,” was born on Staten Island.