Jump to content

Dick Norton

From Historic Saranac Lake Wiki
Revision as of 19:03, 26 December 2025 by MWanner (talk | contribs) (cleanup)


Dick Norton--
Sylvia Plath and Man at Yale
.

Born: September 28, 1929

Died: June 9, 2022

Dick Norton came from Yale University in 1952 to cure at the New York State Hospital at Ray Brook. He was the boyfriend of world-famous poet Sylvia Plath; he was fictionalized as “Buddy” in The Bell Jar. Sylvia visited Dick here and on one occasion she broke her leg when they went skiing on Mount Pisgah. 

External link: