John de Vita
(1951-1990) Performance poet. John De Vita lived in New York City and worked at the New York Public Library.
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Tommaso Della Fave
(1921-2004) Performance poet. Tommaso Della Fave lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York.
John Dewey
(1859-1952) Writer, philosopher. Taught at Columbia Teachers College.
Howard Dietz
(1896-1983) Lyricist. “The Band Wagon” (1931), was born and died in Manhattan.
Henry E. Dixey
(1859-1943) Writer, Lyricist. “Adonis” (1884), lived in Manhattan.
John Roderigo Dos Passos
(1896-1970) Novelist. John Dos Passos lived at 3 Washington Square, Greenwich Village, New York, New York. Dos Passos’ novelistic style is completely unmistakable. With “Manhattan Transfer” (1925) and the U.S.A. trilogy (“The 42nd Parallel” (1930), “1919” (1932), and “The Big Money” (1936)), Dos Passos developed a broad, kaleidoscopic technique to recreate the social and political … Continued
Ree Dragonette
(1918-1979) Poet. “This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands,” lived in Manhattan, New York.
Al Dubin
(1891-1945) Lyricist. “Gold Diggers of Broadway,” lived and died in Manhattan.
John Duffy
(1927-1989) Poet. John Duffy was a poet who lived in Manhattan, New York.
Lorenzo Da Ponte
(1749-1838) Italian poet, librettist. Lorenzo da Ponte worked in Vienna with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the librettos for Le Nozzi Di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte. He emigrated to New York and attempted to establish opera there, with little success. He became a professor and lecturer at Columbia University in Italian literature, the … Continued