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County: Dutchess

William Weaver

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(1923-2013) Translator. William Weaver was probably born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Rhinebeck, New York.

Leslie Land

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(1947-2013) Writer. Leslie Land was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York. She wrote a newspaper column “Good Food” for 20 years and more than 500 articles for The New York Times.

Chinua Achebe

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(1930-2013) Author. Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught at Bard College from about 1991 until 2009.

Norman Vincent Peale

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(1898-1993) Writer. Norman Vincent Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio, and died in Pawling, New York. He wrote The Power Of Positive Thinking.

Les Line

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(1935-2010) Editor, writer. Les Line was born in Sparta, Michigan, and died in Sharon, Connecticut. He was editor of the National Audubon Society’s magazine for 25 years and was either writer, editor, or photographer of 35 books.

Leslie Scalapino

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(1944-2010) Poet, playwright, publisher. Leslie Scalapino was born in Santa Barbara, California, and died in Berkeley, California. She published more than thirty books.

Richard Boes

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(1949-2009) Author. Richard Boes died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany, New York, in 2009.

Donald Harington

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(1935-2009) Writer. Donald Harington was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and died in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He taught at Bennett College in Millbrook, New York.