(1921-2010) Writer. Hans L. Trefousse was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and died on Staten Island, New York. He settled with his family in the mid-1930s on Staten Island, New York, and received a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and master’s and doctoral degrees in history from Columbia University.
(1920-2010) Author. William Tenn was born in London, England, and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
(1942-1996) Writer. Steve Tesich was born in Titovo Utice, Yugoslavia, in 1942, and died in Sydney, Nova Scotia, in 1996. He did graduate work at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, and received a master of arts degree in Russian literature in 1967. He worked in Brooklyn, New York, in 1968, as a caseworker for … Continued
(1913-1993) Author. Lewis Thomas was born in Flushing, New York and died in New York City.
(1944-2005) Poet. Lorenzo Thomas was born in the Republic of Panama. His family moved to New York City in 1948.
(1866-1921) Poet. Bert Leston Taylor was born in Goshen, Massachusetts and died in Chicago, Illinois. He had lived in the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and Yorkville in Manhattan, New York.
(1931-2007) Poet. Alexander “Sandy” D. Taylor was born in Rumford, Maine, and raised in Glens Falls, New York. He taught English for many years, translated Danish literature, and published his own poetry. He and his wife were founders of Curbstone Press.
(1936-2009) Playwright, screenwriter. Ronald Tavel was born in Brooklyn, New York.
(1906-2008) Author. Ellen Tarry was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and died in New York, New York.
(1898-1966) Poet, novelist, playwright. Melvin B. Tolson was born in Moberly, Missouri, and died in Dallas, Texas. He studied at Columbia University in the early 1930s and received a master’s degree from there in 1940.