James Aldrich
(1810-1856) Poet. James Aldrich was born in Mattituck, New York, and died in New York City.
Type: NY State
Richard (Dick) Stanley Allen
(1939-2017) Poet, critic. Dick Allen was born in Troy, New York, and died in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
David Fintz Altabé
(1929-2008) Poet. David Fintz Altabé was born in New York City. He taught at the City University of New York.
Lawrence Edward Watkin
(1901-1981) Novelist, screenwriter. Lawrence Edward Watkin was born in Camden, New York, and died in San Joaquin County, California.
Thomas “Tom” Grey Wicker
(1926-2011) Journalist, novelist. Thomas Grey Wicker was born in Hamlet, North Carolina, on June 18, 1926.
James Grant Wilson
(1832-1914) Novelist. James Grant Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died in New York City.
Ira Wolfert
(1908-1997) Fiction, nonfiction writer. Ira Wolfert was born in New York City and died in Margaretville, New York. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1943 for his series of articles on the battle of the Solomon Islands.
Edward Davis Wood Jr.
(1924-1978) Author. Ed Wood was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Dorothy Lena Young
(1907-2011) Author, novelist. Dorothy Young was born in Otisville, New York, and died in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
Julia Evelyn Ditto Young
(1857-1915) Novelist, poet. Julia Evelyn Ditto Young was born in Buffalo, New York.