(1755 or 1757-1804) Writer, politician. Alexander Hamilton lived in Manhattan, New York. Along with John Jay and James Madison, Mr. Hamilton wrote a collection of 85 essays called “The Federalist Papers” (1787-88), which were published under the pseudonym “Publius.” Mr. Hamilton initiated the series of essays with the intention of persuading New York to approve … Continued
(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.
(1902-1967) Poet, writer, “Poet Laureate of Harlem.” Langston Hughes worked, growing onions on a truck farm on Staten Island, in 1922. Hughes was a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Mr. Hughes moved to Manhattan, New York, from Missouri in 1921; he studied at Columbia University, and later lived at 20 … Continued
(ERICH WEISS) (1874-1926) Writer, spiritualist. “A Magician Amoung the Spirits” (1924), “The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin” (1908) lived on Powells Cove Boulevard in Whitestone and is buried in Machpelah Cemetery in Queens and lived on E. 79th St. and in the “German” section of Harlem in Manhattan.
19th century playwright, novelist, and editor. Born in Brooklyn. He had little formal education, but learned to be a printer through practical experience gained before he was 20. From 1862 to 1865 he served as a private in the Union Army, and at the end of the Civil War got a job in a New … Continued
Writer. “With Malice Toward Some”
(1894-1961) Writer. Dashiell Hammett was born in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland and died in New York, New York.