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Jean Kerr

(1922-2003) Author, playwright. Jean Kerr was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and died in White Plains, New York. She was married to Walter Kerr and the mother of the author, John Michael Kerr.

Michael Kanin

(1910-1993) Playwright, screenwriter. Michael Kanin was born in Rochester, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was the brother of Garson Kanin, and husband of Fay Mitchell Kanin.

Fay (Mitchell) Kanin

(1917-2013) Writer. Fay Kanin was born in New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. She was a screenwriter and playwright. She collaborated with her husband, Michael Kanin, on many screenplays.

Stanley Karnow

(1925-2013) Historian, journalist. Stanley Karnow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Potomac, Maryland. He wrote for many publications including Time, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, The Washington Post, NBC News, The New Republic, King Features Syndicate and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Edward Irving Koch

(1924-2013) Author. Edward I. Koch was born in Crotona Park East in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was the mayor of New York City from 1978 until 1989 and he authored several books.

Larry L. King

(1929-2012) Author, playwright. Larry L. King was born in the town of Putnam in west Texas, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Mr. King went to New York to teach and write.

Alan M Kriegsman

(1928-2012) Critic. Alan M. Kriegsman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. He had been a dance critic for The Washington Post and the first dance critic to win a Pulitzer Prize.