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Kenneth Dam

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(1932-2022) Author. Kenneth Dam was born in Marysville, Kansas, and died in Long Grove, Illinois.

Arthur Daley

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(1904-1974) Sports columnist. Arthur Daley was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York. He was a sports columnist for The New York Times for many years. He won a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished reporting and commentary in 1956.

Midge Decter

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(1927-2022) Writer, editor, journalist, author. Midge Decter was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Doris Derby

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(1939-2022) Photographer, author. Doris Derby was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.

Julius Dixon

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(1913-2004) Songwriter. Julius Dixon was born in Barnwell, South Carolina, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Joan Didion

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(1934-2021) Journalist, novelist, writer, screenwriter. Joan Didion was born in Sacramento, California, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Stephen Dunn

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(1939-2021) Poet. Stephen Dunn was born in Queens, New York, and died in Frostburg, Maryland. He graduated from Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York, earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, and a master’s at Syracuse University. Mr. Dunn was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for … Continued

Arlene Dahl

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(1925-2021) Author. Arlene Dahl was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Manhattan, New York.