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Wayne W. Dyer

(1940-2015) Author. Wayne W. Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Maui, Hawaii. He was the author of several self-help books including “Your Erroneous Zones.”

Diana Douglas

(1923-2015) Author. Diana Douglas was born in Bermuda and died in Los Angeles, California. She lived in New York and while studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she met Kirk Douglas whom she later married.

Assia Djebar

(1936-2015) Novelist, writer, filmmaker. Assia Djebar was born in Cherchell, Algiers, and died in Paris, France. She had been a professor of French and Francophone studies at New York University.

Carl N Degler

(1921-2014) Author, historian. Carl Neumann Degler was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Palo Alto, California. He received master’s and doctoral degrees in American history from Columbia University. He taught at City College of New York, Hunter College, Adelphi University, New York University, and Vassar College, before joining the faculty at Stanford University. … Continued

George Dickerson

(1933-2015) Poet, writer. George Dickerson, attended Yale on a science scholarship, but switched majors after reading The Great Gatsby. In 1959, he was featured in a reading of Beat Poets. His fiction appeared in Best American Short Stories, 1963 and 1966. His poetry appeared in The New Yorker and Madmoiselle. Penthouse, Saturday Evening Post, and … Continued