Joan Didion
(1934-2021) Journalist, novelist, writer, screenwriter. Joan Didion was born in Sacramento, California, and died in Manhattan, New York.
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Stephen Dunn
(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
(1925-2021) Author. Arlene Dahl was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Sarah Dash
(1945-2021) Author, songwriter. Sarah Dash was born in Trenton, New Jersey.
Dottie Dodgion
(1929-2021) Drummer, memoirist. Dottie Dodgion was a drummer in the 1950s and 60s.
Lloyd Dobyns
(1936-2021) Journalist, author. Lloyd Dobyns was born in Newport News, Virginia, and died in Mebane, North Carolina.
Alix Dobkin
(1940-2021) Author. Alix Dobkin was born in New York City and died in Woodstock, New York.
Denis Donoghue
(1928-2021) Literary critic, author. Denis Donoghue was born in Tullow, Ireland, and died in Durham, North Carolina.
Jacques d’Amboise
(1934-2021) Dancer, author. Jacques d’Amboise was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York. He wrote an autobiography, “I Was A Dancer.”
Morris Dickstein
(1940-2021) Historian, critic. Morris Dickstein was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.