(1943-2015) Author. John Holm earned a master’s degree in teaching English as a foreign language at Columbia University’s Teachers College, and later studied African-American English at the State University of New York at Cortland. He taught English and linguistics at Hunter College and taught in the doctoral linguistics program at the Graduate Center of the … Continued
(1951-2016) Writer. Eliazbeth Swados was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1926-2016) Author. Sylvan Barnet was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School there. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at New York University.
(1947-2016) Songwriter. David Bowie was born in London, England, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1911-1972) Author, journalist. Ruth McKenney was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, and died in New York City. She is best remembered for her book “My Sister Eileen.”
(1917-1993) Writer, journalist. William Brinkley was born in Custer City, Oklahoma, and died in McAllen, Texas. He had worked for “The Daily Oklahoman,” “The Washington Post,” and “Life” magazine. He lived for a time at Patchin Place in Manhattan, New York.
(1883-1960) Writer, poet. Harry Kemp was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and died in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He lived for a time at Patchin Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York.
(1923-2015) Author. Robert Craft was born in Kingston, New York, and died in Gulf Stream, Florida.
(1935-2015) Sports journalist, author. Phil Pepe was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Englewood, New Jersey.
(1924-2015) Journalist, author. Arthur T. Hadley was born in and died in Manhattan, New York. He worked for Newsweek, The New York Herald Tribune, and New Times magazine.