Letter: K

(1933-1991) Writer. “Being There” (1971), lived in International House at Columbia University.

(1921-1997) Poet. Aaron Kramer lived in Manhattan, New York. He received his Ph.D. from New York University in Manhattan, New York.

(1883-1966) Poet, anthologist, editor. Alfred Kreymborg was born in New York City.

(1928-1996) Poet, film maker. “In Which” (1994), lived in Manhattan.

(1884-1947) Lyricist. Bert Kalmar was born in Manhattan, New York.

(1906-2002) Novelist, journalist. Born in Spokane, Washington to newly arrived Japanese immigrants. His family moved to Alaska, and Kanazawa’s experiences there would serve as the basis for the acclaimed novel “Sushi and Sourdough,” which was published in 1989. The novel deals with Japanese-Americans in the Alaska gold rush at the end of the 19th century. … Continued

(1903-1972) Author. Born in Korea, Younghill Kang came to the United States in 1922. He lived in Manhattan and taught at New York University, met Thomas Wolfe who introduced him to Maxwell Perkins. This meeting led to Scribner’s publication of Mr. Kang’s first novel “The Grass Roof” (1931). He then wrote a sequel, “East Goes … Continued

(1925-1986) Poet. Bob Kaufman lived as a child on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in New York.

(1889-1961) Dramatist, librettist, playwright and journalist. George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Algonquin Hotel’s Round Table. As a drama critic for various New York newspapers he was influential in raising the standards of criticism in the theater. He collaborated on more than 40 plays, many of them … Continued

(1913-1973) Writer, cartoonist. Walt Kelly studied art in Manhattan, New York.