(1894-1964) Playwright, journalist, novelist. Ben Hecht was born in New York City. After studying at the University of Wisconsin he moved to Chicago where he became a journalist, became friends with other aspiring Chicago writers such as Floyd Dell, Theodore Dreiser, Sherwood Anderson, and Carl Sandburg. He worked for the Chicago Daily news. He lived … Continued
Writer. “The Front Page” (with BEN HECHT), lived in Nyack.
(1735-1813) Author and agriculturalist. Michel-Guillaume Jean De Crevecoeur settled (circa 1769) on a farm in Orange County, where he wrote “Letters from an American Farmer” (1782).
(1872-1939) Writer of Westerns. During his lifetime, over 13 million copies of his books were sold. He is said to have opened up the west to millions of readers in the early 1900s. Works: “Heritage of The Desert,” “Riders of the Purple Sage” (1912), “The Day of the Beast” (1922), etc. He spent winters in … Continued
(1882-1932) Poet. Thomas S. Jones Jr. was born in Boonville, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
James Jones (1921-1977) Author, novelist. James Jones was born in Robinson, Illinois, and died in Southampton, New York.
(1801-1864) Writer. Caroline Kirkland and her husband lived and taught in Geneva, New York, in 1830.
Writer and poet. “Khamsin,” highly prolific novelist and poet who wrote over 34 titles.
(c.1811-1852) Writer. Frances Miriam (Berry) Whitcher was born and died in the Town of Whitestown, New York.