(1832-1915) Author, poet. Ellen Hardin Walworth was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, and died in the District of Columbia. She was editor of the American Monthly Magazine, the DAR’s official magazine, and was one of the first people to propose the establishment of the United States National Archives. She was interred at Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga … Continued
(1928-2012) Author. Carl Woese was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Urbana, Illinois.
(1925-2012) Editor. Roger Wood was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was executive editor of The New York Post.
(1933-2012) Author. James R. Whelan was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Miami, Florida.
(1926-2012) Biographer. Michael Wreszin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1924-2012) Writer. William N. Wallace was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was a sports writer for The New York Times.
(1921-2012) Judith S. Wallerstein was born in New York City and died in Piedmont, California.
(1854-1935) Author. Francis Wilson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He wrote the screenplay The Bachelor’s Baby.
(1906-1983) Playwright. Keith Winter was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, and died in Englewood, New Jersey. He wrote “The Rats of Norway.”
(1913-1973) Novelist. Mitchell A. Wilson was born and died in New York City.