(1929-2016) Poet. Maurice Kenny was born in Watertown, New York, and died in Saranac Lake, New York. He wrote over thirty volumes of poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. He was also a publisher, editor, and teacher. In 2014, he was enshrined in the New York State Writers Hall of Fame.
(1950-1993) Author. Martin P. Levine was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1931-2010) Author. Shirley Verrett was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and died in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
(1929-2016) Critic, writer. Geoffrey H. Hartman was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and died in Hamden, Connecticut. He was a graduate of Queens College.
(1938-2016) Author. Leon H. Charney was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1923-2016) Novelist. Earl Hamner Jr. was born in Schuyler, Virginia, and died in Los Angeles, California. He lived and worked in New York in the 1950s. He was the creator of the television series “The Waltons.”
(1946-2016) Author. Patty Duke was born in New York City and died in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
(1938-2016) Author. Dr. Barbara Almond was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Palo Alto, California. She authored the book, “The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood.”
(1868-1963) Historian, author. W. E. B. Du Bois lived at 31 Grace Court, Brooklyn, New York.
(1946-2005) Writer. Andrea Dworkin was born in Camden, New Jersey, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. She lived in Brooklyn, New York.