(1932-2015) Playwright. Ira Lewis was born in Newark, New Jersey, and died in Edison, New Jersey. He was a playwright whose plays were produced on Broadway in New York City. He lived most of his life in Greenwich Village, New York, New York.
(1928-2015) Poet. Philip Levine was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Fresno, California. He served as United States poet laureate from 2011 to 2012. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for his collection “The Simple Truth”.
(1917-2002) Author. Walter Lord was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Manhattan, New York.
(1917-2015) Writer, novelist. John Leggett was born in New York, New York, and died in Napa, California. He was the former director of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and co-founder and director of the Napa Valley Writer’s Conference.
(1945-2015) Author. Walter Liedtke was a curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was killed in a train crash in Valhalla, New York.
(1903-1987) Playwright. Clare Boothe Luce was born in New York City and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
(1927-2014) Biographer. Herbert Lottman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Paris, France.
(1919-2014) Writer. Eddie Lawrence was born in New York and died in Manhattan, New York. He was best known for his “Old Philosopher” records.
(1960-1996) Playwright. Jonathan Larson was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was the composer and author of the Musical “Rent.”
(1930-2014) Playwright. Leslie Lee was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan, New York.