Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester
(1825-1894) Poet, historian. Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester was born in Denmark, New York.
Type: NY State
Katrina Trask
(1853-1922) Poet, playwright. Katrina Trask was born in Brooklyn, New York. She founded Yaddo, the Artists’ Colony located near Saratoga Springs, New York.
Edward Bellamy
(1850-1898) Author. He wrote “Looking Backward: 2000-1887” (1888). He studied literature at Union College in Schenectady, New York for a few months around 1867.
William Bronk
(1918-1999) Poet. William Bronk was born in Fort Edward, New York, in 1918, and died in 1999.
Lura Anna Boies
(1835-1859) Poet. Boies wrote “Rural Rhymes” (1859).
Charles Brackett
(1892-1969) Novelist, screenwriter. Charles Brackett was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
May Belle Curtis
Curtis wrote “Kathi of Skenesborough” (1914).
Edna Ferber
(1885-1968) Writer, author, novelist. Among Edna Ferber’s best-known novels are “So Big” (1924; Pulitzer Prize), “Show Boat” (1926; musical version 1927), “Cimarron” (1929), “Saratoga Trunk” (1941), “Giant” (1952), and “Ice Palace” (1958). Ms. Ferber also collaborated with George S. Kaufman on such plays as “The Royal Family” (1927), “Dinner at Eight” (1932), and “Stage Door” … Continued
Donald Justice
(1925-2004) Poet. Donald Justice was born in Miami, Florida, and died in Iowa City, Iowa. He taught at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
Alvan Stewart
Writer, lawyer, abolitionist. Practiced law in Cherry Valley. In 1832 he moved to Utica and continued his practice, but gave a lot of his attention to the temperance and anti-slavery causes. In 1835 he organized an anti-slavery convention in Utica which formed the New York State Anti-Slavery Society. He delivered many speeches on the topic … Continued