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Richard Lingeman (1931-2026) Cultural historian, biographer, editor, journalist. Richard Lingeman was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Richard Roberts Lingeman

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1931

Birth

Richard Roberts Lingeman was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on January 2, 1931.

1969

Literary Work

Drugs from A to Z: A Dictionary
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
0070379106 / 978-0070379107
Nonfiction.

1970

Literary Work

Don't You Know There's a War On? the American Home Front, 1941-1945
Putnam
0399102213 / 978-0399102219
History.

1980

Literary Work

Small Town America: A Narrative History 1620-the Present
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
0399119884 / 978-0399119880
History.

1986

Literary Work

Theodore Dreiser: At the Gates of the City, 1871-1907
Putnam
0399131477 / 978-0399131479
Biography.

1990

Literary Work

Theodore Dreiser: An American Journey, 1908-1945
Putnam Adult
0399135200 / 978-0399135200
Biography.

2002

Literary Work

Sinclair Lewis: Rebel From Main Street
Random House
0679438238 / 978-0679438236
Biography.

2012

Literary Work

The Noir Forties: The American People From Victory to Cold War
Nation Books
1568584369 / 978-1568584362
History.

2026

Residence

New York County
Mr. Lingeman lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York.

2026

Death

New York County
Richard Lingeman died at a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on July 5, 2026.

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