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R R Knudson

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(1932-2008) Writer. R. R. Knudson taught English at Adelphi University and York College of the City University of New York. Her stories were about women in sports.

Fletcher Knebel

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(1911-1993) Writer, novelist. Fletcher Knebel was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1911 and died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993. Knebel was known for his political novels.

Dorothy Kilgallen

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(1913-1965) Journalist, writer. Dorothy Kilgallen was born in 1913 and died in 1965. She was known for her column “The Voice of Broadway” and for her role as a television game show panelist.

Bob Kane

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(1915-1998) Comic book artist and writer. Bob Kane (Robert Kahn) was born in New York City in 1915 and died in Los Angeles, California in 1998. He and his partner, Bill Finger, were the creators of Batman and Robin.

Herman Klurfeld

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(1916-2006) Writer. Herman Klurfeld was born in the Bronx, New York in 1916 and died in Boca Raton, Florida, in 2006. Klurfeld started writing as ghostwriter for Walter Winchell in 1936 and continued writing for Winchell for nearly thirty years. He later wrote books including “Behind the Lines: The World of Drew Pearson” (1968), and … Continued

Bernice Kanner

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(1949-2006) Columnist, author. Bernice Kanner was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1949. She attended Harpur College of SUNY in Binghamton, New York, graduating in 1969 and receiving her master’s degree in 1972. She wrote for Advertising Age magazine, The New York Times, and The Daily News, and authored twelve books. Ms. Kanner died in … Continued

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz

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(1905-2006) Poet. Stanley Kunitz was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and died in New York City. He was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1974 to 1976 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 2000 to 2001. He was the New York State Poet Laureate from 1987 to … Continued