Grace Livingston Hill
(1865-1947) Writer. Grace Livingston Hill was born at 241 North Main Street, Wellsville, New York.
(1865-1947) Writer. Grace Livingston Hill was born at 241 North Main Street, Wellsville, New York.
(1839-1901) Actor and playwright. James A. Herne was born James Aherne in Cohoes, New York. He first appeared in a traveling company and later in various roles and organizations throughout the United States. Later he was actor-manager at San Francisco and in 1879 presented his first play, “Hearts of Oak,” which won immediate success. “Drifting … Continued
(1836-1902) Short story writer. Bret Harte was born in Albany, New York. He worked in California as a miner, school teacher, express messenger, printer, and journalist. His story, “The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches” (1870), was published in the “Overland Monthly” and brought him instant and wide fame. He was thereafter requested to … Continued
(1951-2005) Poet, editor, translator. “Big City Lit,” Maureen Holm lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and had a home in Medusa.