John Donovan
(1928-1992) Novelist, playwright. John Donovan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York. He worked for St. Martin’s Press, and, in 1976 he was the executive director of the Children’s Book Council.
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Sonya Dorman
(1924-2005) Writer. Sonya Dorman was born in New York City and died in Taos, New Mexico.
Francis W. Doughty
(1850-1917) Novelist, screenwriter. Francis W. Doughty was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Amanda Minnie Douglas
(1831-1916) Writer. Amanda Minnie Douglas was born in New York City and died in Newark, New Jersey. She wrote adult and juvenile fiction.
Katherine Waldo Douglas
(1870-1939) Novelist. Katherine Waldo Douglas was born in Tarrytown, New York, and died in Spain.
Anna de Bremont
(1856-1922) Journalist, novelist, poet. Anna de Bremont was born in New York, and died in London, England.
Vic Damone
(1928-2018) Author. Vic Damone was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Miami Beach, Florida.
Lester Dent
(1904-1959) Author. Lester Dent was born in La Plata, Missouri, and died in Kirksville, Missouri. He came to New York City in 1931 to write for Dell Publishing. He was the author of most of the “Doc” Savage stories.
J. P. Donleavy
(1926-2017) J. P. Donleavy was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
Marian de Forest
(1864-1935) Journalist, playwright. Marian de Forest was born in and died in Buffalo, New York.