Paul Winter Kurtz
(1925-2012) Author. Paul Kurtz was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Amherst, New York.
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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.
Robert Kotlowitz
(1924-2012) Novelist, editor. Robert Kotlowitz was born in Madison, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Jerome Kilty
(1922-2012) Playwright. Jerome Kilty was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Norwalk, Connecticut. He appeared in seven productions on Broadway. He wrote the play, “Dear Liar.”
Joe Kubert
(1926-2012) Novelist. Joe Kubert was born in the shtetl of Yzeran, then in Poland and now in Ukraine, and died in Morristown, New Jersey. He was best know as an influential comic-book artist.
Hilton Kramer
(1928-2012) Critic. Hilton Kramer was born in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, and died in Harpswell, Maine.
Howard Kissel
(1942-2012) Critic. Howard Kissel was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Manhattan, New York. He had been a theater critic for The Daily News.
Rushworth M Kidder
(1944-2012) Journalist. Rushworth M. Kidder was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Davie, Florida.
Louise J Kaplan
(1929-2012) Author. Louise J. Kaplan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. Her husband was Donald M. Kaplan.