Thomas Meehan
(1929-2017) Playwright. Thomas Meehan was born in Ossining, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Type: NY State
Elaine Ford
(1938-2017) Writer, novelist. Elaine Ford was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Topsham, Maine.
John Ashbery
(1927-2017) Poet. John Ashbery was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Hudson, New York. He was the poet laureate of New York State from 2001 to 2003.
Marian de Forest
(1864-1935) Journalist, playwright. Marian de Forest was born in and died in Buffalo, New York.
Kate Millett
(1934-2017) Writer. Kate Millett was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died in Paris, France.
Jack Keil
(1922-2017) Author. Jack Keil was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Westminster West, Vermont.
Nancy Hatch Dupree
(1927-2017) Writer, historian. Nancy Hatch Dupree was born in Cooperstown, New York, and died in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Ernest E. Ryden
(1886-1981) Hymnologist, author. Ernest E. Ryden was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Providence, Rhode Island. He wrote and translated more than 40 hymns that have been published in various church hymnals.
Margaux Fragoso
(1979-2017) Author. Margaux Fragoso was born in West New York, New Jersey, and died in Mandeville, Louisiana.
Bob Wolff
(1920-2017) Author. Bob Wolff was born in New York City and died in South Nyack, New York. His memoir is titled, ” It’s Not Who Won Or Lost The Game–It’s How You Sold The Beer.”