Mell Lazarus
(1927-2016) Cartoonist, author. Mell Lazarus was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He is best remembered for creating the comic strips, “Miss Peach” and “Momma.”
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Kate Light
(????-2016) Librettist, Lyricist, poet. Kate Light lived in New York City.
Mark Lane
(1927-2016) Author. Mark Lane was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Martin P. Levine
(1950-1993) Author. Martin P. Levine was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Toni Mergentime Levi
Toni Mergentime Levi is a poet and librettist. White Food, her new book of poems from Mayapple Press (2016), was preceded by two other full-length collections: Watching Mother Disappear & Other Poems (Mayapple Press, 2009) and For A Dancing Bear (Three Mile Harbor, 1995). Her work has also appeared in numerous journals including Prairie Schooner, … Continued
Arnold Lubasch
(1932-2016) Writer. Arnold Lubasch was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was a reporter for the New York Times.
Harper Lee
(1926-2015) Author. Harper Lee was born in and died in Monroeville, Alabama.
Robert Leuci
(1940-2015) Writer. Robert Leuci was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.
Douglas Alexander LeVien Jr
(1947-2015) Author. Douglas LeVien was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Saratoga, New York.
Sonya Levien
(1888-1960) Screenwriter. Sonya Levien was born in Russia and died in Hollywood, California.