Ezra Jack Keats
(1916-1983) Author. Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, New York, and wrote and illustrated children’s books.
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Ruth Krauss
(1901-1993) Writer. Ruth Krauss was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Westport, Connecticut. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Parsons School of Fine and Applied Art in New York City. She was the author of many children’s books, and of verse plays and poetry for adults. She was a member of the … Continued
Alfred A Knopf Jr
(1918-2009) Publisher. Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. was born in White Plains, New York and lived in New York City. Mr. Knopf was a founder of Atheneum Publishers.
Florence Morse Kingsley
(1859-1937) Novelist. Florence Morse Kingsley lived in Staten Island from about 1895 until 1937.
R R Knudson
(1932-2008) Writer. R. R. Knudson taught English at Adelphi University and York College of the City University of New York. Her stories were about women in sports.
Raymond Kennedy
(1934-2008) Novelist. Raymond Kennedy lived in Manhattan, New York.
Fletcher Knebel
(1911-1993) Writer, novelist. Fletcher Knebel was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1911 and died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993. Knebel was known for his political novels.
John Knowles
(1926-2001) Novelist, writer. John Knowles was best known as the author of “A Separate Peace.”
Dorothy Kilgallen
(1913-1965) Journalist, writer. Dorothy Kilgallen was born in 1913 and died in 1965. She was known for her column “The Voice of Broadway” and for her role as a television game show panelist.
Bob Kane
(1915-1998) Comic book artist and writer. Bob Kane (Robert Kahn) was born in New York City in 1915 and died in Los Angeles, California in 1998. He and his partner, Bill Finger, were the creators of Batman and Robin.