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Tom Davis

(1952-2012) Writer. Tom Davis was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Hudson, New York. He was one of the first writers for the show “Saturday Night Live,” in 1975.

Norton Townshend Dodge

(1927-2011) Writer. Norton Dodge was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and died in Washington, D.C. He was a collector of nonconformist Soviet art. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cornell University.

M M De Voe

A former actress, prolific short-story writer M. M. DeVoe has won, made finalist, or been shortlisted for the following awards: •The 1997 Raymond Carver Short Fiction Competition •PRISM: international 1999 Short Fiction Competition •Phoebe’s 2001 Short Story Contest •The Lyric’s 1990 National Poetry Contest •nowCulture.com’s 1998 Annual Poetry Contest •H. E. Francis Short Story Competition … Continued

Sam Denoff

(1928-2011) Writer. Sam Denoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was an Emmy-winning writer who wrote for several television shows including “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “That Girl,” “The Steve Allen Show,” and “The Andy Williams Show.”

L J Davis

(1940-2011) Journalist, novelist. L. J. Davis was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Brooklyn, New York.

David Dortort

(1916-2010) Writer. David Dortort was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the creator of the television series, “Bonanza.”

Lesley A Diehl

Lesley retired from her life as a professor of psychology and reclaimed her country roots by moving to a small cottage in the Butternut River Valley in upstate New York. In the winter she migrates to old Florida—cowboys, scrub palmetto, and open fields of grazing cattle, a place where spurs still jingle in the post … Continued