Midge Decter
(1927-2022) Writer, editor, journalist, author. Midge Decter was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and died in Manhattan, New York.
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Caesar Dunn
(1886-1976) Playwright. Caesar Dunn died in Warwick, New York.
Doris Derby
(1939-2022) Photographer, author. Doris Derby was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.
Julius Dixon
(1913-2004) Songwriter. Julius Dixon was born in Barnwell, South Carolina, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Joan Didion
(1934-2021) Journalist, novelist, writer, screenwriter. Joan Didion was born in Sacramento, California, and died in Manhattan, New York.
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.