Author Ira Levin wrote popular, gripping novels that included 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Boys From Brazil,' and saw most of his books turned into big-screen films.

• Playwright, Author, Screenwriter
  (1929–2007)

American cartoonist Rube Goldberg was best known for his work satirizing America's obsession with technology. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his editorial cartoon "Peace Today."

• Journalist, Illustrator
  (1883–1970)

William Kennedy is a Pulitzer-winning novelist known for setting his works in his hometown of Albany, NY.

• Author, Screenwriter
  (1928–)

Author Norman Mailer used a style combining fiction and journalism to write the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Executioner's Song.

• Journalist, Author
  (1923–2007)

William Safire was a writer whose column "On Language" was a long-running feature of The New York Times Magazine.

• Journalist
  (1929–2009)

Will Eisner was a cartoonist and writer known for creating Hawks of the Sea and, more notably, The Spirit.

• Illustrator
  (1917–2005)

American illustrator and artist Robert Crumb is best known for his distinctive style and satirical tone and creating the cartoon character Fritz the Cat.

• Illustrator, Author, Singer
  (1943–)

Philosophical essayist, novelist, poet and artist Khalil Gibran wrote The Prophet, a book of poetic essays that achieved cult status among American youth.

• Poet, Author, Illustrator, Journalist
  (1883–1931)