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John Oliver Killens

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(1916-1987) Author. John Oliver Killens was born in Macon, Georgia, and died in Brooklyn, New York. He was a founder of the Harlem Writers Guild.

Donald Keene

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(1922-2019) Translator. Donald Keene was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Tokyo, Japan. The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University is named in his honor.

David Karp

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(1922-1999) Novelist. David Karp was born in Manhattan, New York and died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He wrote novels, screenplays, and television dramas.

Sue Kaufman

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(1926-1977) Author. Sue Kaufman was born on Long Island, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She authored the novel “Diary of a Mad Housewife.”

MacKinlay Kantor

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(1904-1977) Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. MacKinlay Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa, and died in Sarasota, Florida.

Joan Kahn

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(1914-1994) Author, anthologist, editor. Joan Kahn was born in New York City and died in Manhattan, New York.

Rev Thomas Keating

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(1923-2018) Author. Rev. Thomas Keating was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Spencer, Massachusetts. He was the author of more than thirty books.