(1896-1940) Writer. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Buffalo for nearly a decade, at 140 North Street. He stayed with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald at the Algonquin Hotel and at the Plaza Hotel, 5th Avenue and East 59th Street. They also lived at West 59th Street and entertained H. L. Mencken, Dorothy Parker, John Peale Bishop, … Continued
(1903-1995) Writer. Paul Horgan was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Middletown, Connecticut. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for history, first in 1955 with “Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History” and then once again in 1976 with “Lamy of Santa Fe.”
Seneca, translator, tutor, guide. Lived during the 1800s and worked with Jeremiah Curtain, who went on to write “Seneca Indian Myths,” collected 1883 and published 1922.
(1876-1916) Writer, novelist. London wrote in “The Road” (1907) of his experiences as a drifter coming to Niagara Falls in 1894, being enthralled for hours by the falls, but then (having no money for a hotel room) being arrested for vagrancy and sentenced to a month in the Erie County Penitentiary. “The Call of the … Continued
(1743-1833) Born on a ship en route to America, Mary Jemison (sometimes spelled Jamison) lived with the Seneca for more than 60 years. In her early teenage years she was captured in Pennsylvania by Shawnee and French fighters and sold to Seneca Indians. She was adopted by the Seneca, married twice, had children, and lived … Continued
Writer, journalist. “With Lawrence of Arabia,” lived on his Quaker Hill estate in Pawling and died there. He is buried in the cemetery of Christ Church.
Publisher. “The Youth’s Casket: An Illustrated Magazine for Children.” Known as the inventor of the dime novel: paperback books, published in large numbers. His publishing house employed over 25 writers. It expanded to become the publishing house of “The Boy’s Library,” “The Pocket Library,” and “The Half-Dime Library.”
Writer of slave narratives and novels. Including “Clotel;” or, “The Presidents Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in The United States” (1853), the first novel by a black American. In 18??, Brown escaped slavery, and in 1836 moved to Buffalo, working on a steam boat in Lake Erie, as well as opening his home as … Continued
(1900-1985) Best-selling novelist. Taylor Caldwell was also known as Janet Reback and Max Reiner. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1931.