Frank Kelly Freas
(1922-2005) Illustrator. Frank Kelly Freas was born in Hornell, New York in 1922 and died in West Hills, California in 2005. Freas was known as the “Dean of Science Fiction Artists.”
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Vardis Fisher
(1895-1968) Writer, novelist. Vardis Fisher was an assistant professor of English at New York University in New York City from 1928-1931.
Mary Hallock Foote
(1847-1938) Writer. “The Desert and the Sown,” Mary Hallock Foote was from a farm in Saratoga County, New York.
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Edna Ferber
(1885-1968) Writer, author, novelist. Among Edna Ferber’s best-known novels are “So Big” (1924; Pulitzer Prize), “Show Boat” (1926; musical version 1927), “Cimarron” (1929), “Saratoga Trunk” (1941), “Giant” (1952), and “Ice Palace” (1958). Ms. Ferber also collaborated with George S. Kaufman on such plays as “The Royal Family” (1927), “Dinner at Eight” (1932), and “Stage Door” … Continued
Walter Farley
(1915-1989) Writer. “The Black Stallion.” Farley wrote the first of the “Black Stallion” series when he was a freshman at Columbia University.
Harold Frederic
(1856-1898) Novelist, writer. Harold Frederic was born in Utica, New York.
F Scott Fitzgerald
(1896-1940) Writer. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Buffalo for nearly a decade, at 140 North Street. He stayed with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald at the Algonquin Hotel and at the Plaza Hotel, 5th Avenue and East 59th Street. They also lived at West 59th Street and entertained H. L. Mencken, Dorothy Parker, John Peale Bishop, … Continued
Zelda Fitzgerald
(1900-1948) Writer. Zelda Fitzgerald, author of “Save Me the Waltz,” stayed with her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, at the Algonquin Hotel and at the Plaza Hotel, 5th Avenue and East 59th Street. They also lived at West 59th Street and entertained H. L. Mencken, Dorothy Parker, John Peale Bishop, and Edmund Wilson.
Katherine Foote
Historical writer. She wrote “Ebenezer Foote: The Founder” (1927). Was born and lived on 2nd Street, Delhi, NY.