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County: Dutchess

Le Anne Schreiber

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(1945-2019) Editor, author. Le Anne Schreiber was born in Evanston, Illinois, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York. She worked for a time as editor of The New York Times sports section and as editor of The Times Book Review.

Robie Macauley

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(1919-1995) Editor, novelist, critic. Robie Macauley was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught at Bard College.

Graham Duncan

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(1922-2019) Poet, writer. Graham Duncan was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Ithaca, New York.

Sue Kaufman

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(1926-1977) Author. Sue Kaufman was born on Long Island, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She authored the novel “Diary of a Mad Housewife.”

Diana King

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(1927-2018) Author. Diana King was born in London, England, and died in Lakeville, Connecticut. She opened a camp in Amenia, New York, for dyslexic children.

Alice Provensen

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(1918-2018) Author. Alice Provensen was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in San Clemente, California. She, along with her husband, Martin Provensen, was a children’s book illustrator and author. They lived in New York City for a time and then moved to a home in the Hudson River Valley.

Amanda Minnie Douglas

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(1831-1916) Writer. Amanda Minnie Douglas was born in New York City and died in Newark, New Jersey. She wrote adult and juvenile fiction.