Ira Wolfert
(1908-1997) Fiction, nonfiction writer. Ira Wolfert was born in New York City and died in Margaretville, New York. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1943 for his series of articles on the battle of the Solomon Islands.
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P. J. Wolfson
(1903-1979) Writer, screenwriter. P. J. Wolfson was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
Victor Wolfson
(1909-1990) Playwright, writer, novelist. Victor Wolfson wrote Broadway plays. He died in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Helen X. Herschdorfer Wolfert
(1901-1985) Poet, essayist. Helen X. Herschdorfer Wolfert was born in New York, New York, and died in Woodstock, New York.
Theresa Wolfson
(1897-1992) Writer. Theresa Wolfson was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Donald A. Wollheim
(1914-1990) Novelist, editor, publisher, writer. Donald A. Wollheim was born in and died in New York City.
Edward Davis Wood Jr.
(1924-1978) Author. Ed Wood was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Lawrence Edward Watkin
(1901-1981) Novelist, screenwriter. Lawrence Edward Watkin was born in Camden, New York, and died in San Joaquin County, California.
Mabel Osgood Wright
(1859-1934) Writer, novelist. Mabel Osgood Wright was born in New York City and died in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Gus Weill Sr.
(1933-2018) Novelist, poet. Gus Weill was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.