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.
Mary Jane Rathbun
(1860-1943) Writer. Mary Jane Rathbun was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
Brenda Connor-Bey Miller
(1944-2012) Poet. Brenda Connor-Bey Miller was born in 1944 and died in 2012. As a child, she lived in Queens, New York, and later in Greenburgh, New York. She was the first poet laureate of Greenburgh, New York.
Mansfield Tracy Walworth
(1830-1873) Author. Mansfield Walworth was born in Albany, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Shadow Morton
(1941-2013) Songwriter. Shadow Morton was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Laguna Beach, California.
C. Everett Koop
(1916-2013) Author. C. Everett Koop was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Hanover, New Hampshire.
MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick
MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick, a member of EMBARK/Peekskill, a coalition of performing and literary artists, lives with her husband Mark and their sons, Aidan, Conor, and Brendan, in Peekskill, New York.
Irene Mitchell
Irene Mitchell, a long-time teacher of writing, is the author of Minding the Spectrum’s Business (FutureCycle Press,2015), A Study of Extremes in Six Suites (Cherry Grove Collections, 2012), and Sea Wind on the White Pillow (Axes Mundi Press, 2009). Formerly poetry editor of Hudson River Art Journal, Mitchell serves as poetry contest juror, and facilitator … Continued
Jose Aruego
(1932-2012) Author. Jose Aruego was born in Manila, Philippines, and died in New York City.