Andrew B. Sterling
(1874-1955) Lyricist. Andrew B. Sterling was born in New York City in 1874, and died in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1955.
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Anne Gertrude Sneller
(1883-?) Poet. Anne Gertrude Sneller lived in Onondaga County, New York. She published the book, “A Vanished World.”
Reginald Shepherd
(1963-2008) Poet. Reginald Shepherd was born in New York City, and died in Pensacola, Florida. He grew up in the Bronx, New York.
Richard M Sudhalter
(1938-2008) Author. Richard M. Sudhalter was born in Boston and died in Manhattan. He was a trumpet player and jazz historian.
Theodore Solotaroff
(1928-2008) Writer. Theodore Solotaroff founded the New American Review in 1967. He died in East Quogue, New York.
Carl Solomon
(1928-1993) Carl Solomon was born in the Bronx, New York. He was the inspiration for the poem, “Howl.”
Clemente Soto Velez
(1905-1993) Poet, journalist. Clemente Soto Velez was born in Lares, Puerto Rico, in 1905, and moved to New York in 1942.
Preston Sturges
(1898-1959) Writer. Preston Sturges was interred at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
Francis Hopkinson Smith
(1838-1915) Writer, engineer. Francis Hopkinson Smith worked in a New York iron foundry during the Civil War and later became an engineer in the New York City area.
Phil Stong
(1899-1957) Novelist. Phil Stong came to New York City for graduate work at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. He authored more than forty books.