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Doctorow, E. L.
(Encyclopedia) Doctorow, E. L. (Edgar Lawrence Doctorow)Doctorow, E. L.dŏkˈtərōˌ [key], 1931–2015, American novelist, b. New York City. The author of a dozen novels, Doctorow is known for his…Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer
Author:E. Ethelbert Miller St. Martin's Press Besides having one of the most melodious names in poetry, E. Ethelbert Miller has been writing for several decades. Miller, an active presence in…John Hejduk 2000 Deaths
John HejdukAge: 71 highly respected and influential architect known for his theoretical projects and moody drawings. He died of cancer. Died: Bronx, N.Y., July 3, 2000Randolph A. HearstG -…Howard “Sandman” Sims 2003 Deaths
Howard “Sandman” SimsAge: 86 famed Apollo Theater tap dancer who taught his fancy footwork to Gregory Hines, Ben Vereen, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Robinson. Died: Bronx, New York, May 20,…Gregory Shuker 2000 Deaths
Gregory ShukerAge: 67 award-winning documentary filmmaker who was one of the first to use cinema verité. His films include The Chair (1963) and Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963…Howard E. Johnson 2000 Deaths
Howard E. Johnson(Stretch Johnson),Age: 85 tap dancer, Communist, and activist who performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the Cotton Club and the Apollo. Died: Bronx, New York, May 28…Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo is a New York novelist whose books include the critical and popular successes White Noise (1985), Libra (1988) and Underworld (1997). Raised by Italian immigrants in the Bronx, DeLillo…Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Neil DeGrasse Tyson is one of America's best known celebrity scientists, an astrophysicist from New York who's been hailed as the pop culture heir to Carl Sagan. DeGrasse Tyson grew up in the Bronx…Sonia Sotomayor
Judge Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina to sit on the United States Supreme Court. She was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit when President Barack Obama picked…Mary Higgins Clark
A giantess of modern suspense fiction, Mary Higgins Clark was the author of the novels A Stranger is Watching (1978), A Cry in the Dark (1982) and Nighttime is My Time (2004). Clark's specialty was…Trending
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