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Diane Ladd

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Diane Ladd (1935-2025) Actress, writer, director, author. Diane Ladd was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and died in Ojai, California.

Ruth A. Lawrence

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Ruth A. Lawrence (1924-2025) Pediatrician. Ruth A. Lawrence was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Rochester, New York.

Jonathan Lear

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Jonathan Lear (1948-2025) Philosopher, psychoanalyst. Jonathan Lear was born in New York City and died in Chicago, Illinois. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the Rockefeller University in Manhattan, New York, in 1978.

Starling Lawrence

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Starling Lawrence (1943-2025) Editor, novelist. Starling Lawrence was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

Robin Tolmach Lakoff

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Robin Lakoff (1942-2025) Linguist, author. Robin Lakoff was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Walnut Creek, California.

Michael Lydon

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Michael Lydon (1942-2025) Writer. Michael Lydon was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Jane Lazarre

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Jane Lazarre (1943-2025) Writer, memoirist. Jane Lazarre was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.

Lucian Leape

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Lucian Leape (1930-2025) Surgeon, author. Lucian Leape was born in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, and died in Lexington, Massachusetts.

William Langewiesche

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William Langewiesche (1955-2025) Author, journalist, pilot. William Langewiesche was born in Sharon, Connecticut, and died in East Lyme, Connecticut. He was a writer for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine.

Leonard A. Lauder

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Leonard A. Lauder (1933-2025) Philanthropist, memoirist. Leonard A. Lauder was born in and died in Manhattan, New York.