(1930-1965) Playwright, writer. Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago, Illinois, and came to New York City in 1950. She worked for the paper “Freedom.” Her plays, which include “A Raisin in the Sun,” were said to usher in the black theater movement of the 1960s.
(1896-1981) Lyricist, librettist. E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was born and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York.
(1958-1990) Graffiti writer/artist. NY walls and subways, moved to Manhattan in 1975, where he studied at the School of Visual Arts from 1978 to 1979.
(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.