Edward Davis Wood Jr.
(1924-1978) Author. Ed Wood was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
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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.
Mildred Walker
(1905-1998) Novelist. Mildred Walker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Portland, Oregon. She was a graduate of and a faculty member at Wells College in Aurora, New York.
Ira Wallach
(1913-1995) Screenwriter, novelist. Ira Wallach was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York.
Eric D. Walrond
(1898-1966) Writer, journalist. Eric D. Walrond was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, and died in London, United Kingdom. He was a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Mary Hays Weik
(1898-1979) Writer. Mary Hays Weik was born in Greencastle, Indiana, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Linda Wolfe
(1932-2020) Writer. Linda Wolfe was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Jack Welch
(1935-2020) Author. Jack Welch was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Gahan Wilson
(1930-2019) Cartoonist. Gahan Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Wilson lived for a time in Sag Harbor, New York.