(1940-2009) Songwriter. Ellie Greenwich was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She wrote or co-wrote many songs, including “Be My Baby,” “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” “Da Doo Ron Ron,” “Leader of the Pack,” “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” and “River Deep, Mountain High.”
(1932-2009) Novelist. Carlene Hatcher Polite was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Cheektowaga, New York. She had taught creative writing at University of Buffalo, New York.
(1936-2010) Poet. Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York, and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
(1918-2009) Historian. Dietrich Von Bothmer was born in Eisenach, Germany, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1928-2009) Novelist. Raymond Federman was born in Paris, France, and died in San Diego, California. He taught at The State University of New York at Buffalo.
(1931-1996) Poet. George Starbuck was born in Columbus, Ohio, and died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He taught briefly at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
(1931-2009) Novelist. Norma Fox Mazer was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Montpelier, Vermont. She lived in Glens Falls and Jamesville, New York.
(1935-2009) Writer. Donald Harington was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and died in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He taught at Bennett College in Millbrook, New York.
(1936-2009) Writer. John Storm Roberts was born in London, England, in 1936, and died in Kingston, New York, in 2009.
Harvey Havel has been a short-story writer and novelist for over thirty years. His first novel, Noble McCloud, A Novel, about a young, struggling musician was published in November of 1999. He now has nineteen books which include novels, short stories, and two collections of essays on current affairs and political matters. His latest book … Continued