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Louisa May Alcott
(1832 - 1888) Author of the
classic novel Little Women;
grew up in Boston.
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Leonard Bernstein
(1918 - 1990) First American
conductor of the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra and
famous for composing the
music to West Side Story;
born in Lawrence.
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Bette Davis (1908 -
1989) Actress that earned
ten Academy Award
nominations and won twice,
famous for The Little Foxes
and All About Eve; born in
LoWell |
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Emily Dickinson
(1830 - 1886) Famous poet of
American literature; born in
Amherst. |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
(1804 - 1864) Author of The
Scarlet Letter; born in
Salem. |
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Theodore Seuss Geisel
(1904 - 1991) Author who
created the Dr. Seuss books;
born in Springfield.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807 - 1882) Considered the
most influential poet of his
day with famous works such
as “The Courtship of Miles
Standish” and “Evangeline.”
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Jack Albertson
actor, Malden
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Horatio Alger
author, Revere
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William Cullen Bryant
poet, editor, Cummington
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E. E. Cummings
poet, Cambridge
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Cecil B. DeMille
film director, Ashfield
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
philosopher, poet, Boston
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Brian Evans
singer, Haverhill
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
poet, Cambridge
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Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Jr. jurist,
Boston
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Helen Hunt Jackson
writer, Amherst
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Amy LoWell poet,
Brookline
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James Russell LoWell
poet, Cambridge
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Robert LoWell
poet, Boston
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Leonard Nemoy
actor, Boston
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Edgar Allan Poe
writer, Boston
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Ella Raines
actress, Snoquaimie
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Dr. Seuss Theodore
Geisel author,
illustrator, Springfield
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John Greenleaf
Whittier poet, Haverhill
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Jo Dee Messina
country singer, Holliston
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