She died of cancer in 1992. She is famous for her poetic works, for which she became State Poet of New York[?] from 1991-1993, including:
... humorist, author February 4 - MacKinlay Kantor[?], historian (+ 1977) February 5 - Walter Gross[?], cabaretist (+ 1989) February 7 - Ernst Ginsberg[?], actor ...