12018-07-26T20:23:28-07:00Zoë Wilkinson Saldaña6beb73a90c38e77367b9737ee8e808917759a78e310401plain2018-07-26T20:23:28-07:00New York City, New York, United StatesJune 5, 1915June 5, 1998210New York City, New York, United StatesIsabella Buzynski4c5090420af98824ad786b6dac1f314b9e9f95a8Alfred Kazin (1915-1998) was born in Brooklyn to Russian Jewish immigrants. He was a critic and author noted for his studies of American literature and his autobiographical writings.