Melvyn Bernard Zerman
(1930-2010) Writer. Melvyn Zerman was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was known as a publisher of performing arts books.
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Howard Zinn
(1922-2010) Historian. Howard Zinn was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. He grew up in New York City and received a B. A. at New York University and his master’s and doctoral degrees at Columbia University.
Sidney Zion
(1933-2009) Author. Sidney Zion was a journalist and author who died at Calvary Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. He lived in Manhattan, New York.
Marya Zaturenska
(1902-1982) Poet. Marya Zaturenska lived in Palisades, New York. She was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1938.
Lionel Ziprin
(1925-2009) Poet. Lionel Ziprin was born and lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York.
Dirk Zimmer
(1943-2008) Writer, illustrator. Dirk Zimmer was born in Goslar, Germany and died in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was author and illustrator of several children’s books.
Louis Zukofsky
(1904-1978) Poet. Louis Zukofsky was born in New York and attended Yiddish theatres in the Bowery neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. He studied English at, and received his master’s degree from, Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, in 1927.
Roger Zelazny
(1937-1995) Novelist, short story writer. Roger Zelazny was born in Euclid, Ohio and died in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Zelazny received a master’s degree from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York in 1962. He was known for his writings of fantasy and science fiction.
Paul Zindel
(1936-2003) Writer, playwright, novelist. Paul Zindel was born in Staten Island, New York in 1936 and died in New York City in 2003.
Hy Zaret
(1907-2007) Lyricist. Hyman Harry Zaritsky was the writer of the lyrics for many popular songs and jingles.