Chinua Achebe
(1930-2013) Author. Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught at Bard College from about 1991 until 2009.
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Fay (Mitchell) Kanin
(1917-2013) Writer. Fay Kanin was born in New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. She was a screenwriter and playwright. She collaborated with her husband, Michael Kanin, on many screenplays.
Ellen Hardin Walworth
(1832-1915) Author, poet. Ellen Hardin Walworth was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, and died in the District of Columbia. She was editor of the American Monthly Magazine, the DAR’s official magazine, and was one of the first people to propose the establishment of the United States National Archives. She was interred at Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga … Continued
Jose Aruego
(1932-2012) Author. Jose Aruego was born in Manila, Philippines, and died in New York City.
Michael Steffen
Michael Steffen is the author of three collections of poetry. His first, No Good at Sea, was published by Legible Press in 2002. His second, Heart Murmur, was released in 2009 by Bordighera Press. His third, Bad Behavior, was published by Brick Road Poetry Press in 2012. Michael was granted a 2002 Fellowship from the … Continued
Anselm Hollo
(1934-2013) Poet, translator. Anselm Hollo was born in Helsinki, Finland.
William “Willie” Weaks Morris
(1934-1999) Writer, editor. Willie Morris was born in and died in Jackson, Mississippi. He lived for several years in Bridgehampton, New York.
Jeffrey Brackett Potter
(1918-2012) Biographer. Jeffrey Potter was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Southampton, New York.
Carl Richard Woese
(1928-2012) Author. Carl Woese was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Urbana, Illinois.
Richard Ben Cramer
(1950-2013) Writer, journalist. Richard Ben Cramer was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Baltimore, Maryland. During his career he wrote for The Baltimore Sun, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, and Esquire.