Letter: H

(1844-1911) Lyricist, librettist. “The Mulligan Guards’ Ball,” was born, lived, and died in Manhattan.

(1895-1943) Lyricist, librettist. Lorenz Hart was born, lived, and died in Manhattan, New York. He and Richard Rodgers collaborated on many musicals with Rodgers writing the music and Hart the lyrics.

(1923-2004) Poet. Anthony Evan Hecht was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1923. He was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1982 to 1984.

(1899-1961) Writer, novelist. Ernest Hemingway stayed at the Brevoort Hotel, 5th Avenue and 8th Street, the Sherry-Netherland, 781 5th Avenue and the Barclay, 111 East 48th Street, now Hotel Intercontinental. He also owned an apartment at 1 East 62nd Street. In 1989 the United States Postal Service issued its seventh stamp in the Literary Arts … Continued

(1862-1910) Short-story writer. O. Henry was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked as a teller in an Austin bank (1891-94) and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he … Continued

(1803-1839) Cuban poet. He was educated at the University of Havana. Banished from Cuba for his part in the attempted revolution of 1823, he went to the United States, living in Manhattan, and then, in 1825, to Mexico, where, except for a brief return to the island in 1836, he remained for the rest of … Continued

(1885-1940) Poet, novelist, playwright. DuBose Heyward and his wife, Dorothy, lived in New York City.

(1921-1995) Novelist. Patricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She lived in New York City from 1942-1963.

(1925-1988) Poet. Barbara A. Holland lived in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, from the 1960s until her death.

(1926-2001) Writer. Spencer Holst ran away from Toledo at 16 to become a poet; after serving in the army, he returned and lived in Westbeth Artists Housing, in Manhattan, New York.