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Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026) Author, writer. Suzannah Lessard was born in Smithtown, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Suzannah Terry Lessard

Locations

New York•Suffolk•Westchester

Author's Timeline

1944

Birth

Suffolk County: Suzannah Terry Lessard was born in Smithtown, New York, on December 1, 1944.

0000

Other Life Event

Westchester County: Ms. Lessard attended Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart (now Manhattanville University) in Purchase, New York.

1969

Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Lessard received an undergraduate degree in English literature from Columbia University’s School of General Studies in 1969.

1997

Literary Work

The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family
The Dial Press
0385314450 / 978-0385314459
Memoir.

2017

Literary Work

The View From a Small Mountain: Reading the American Landscape
The Dial Press
9780812989731 / 0812989732
Memoir.

2019

Literary Work

The Absent Hand: Reimagining Our American Landscape
Counterpoint
1640092218 / 978-1640092211
Collection of essays.

2026

Death

New York County: Suzannah Lessard died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on January 29, 2026.

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