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Lynda Blackmon Lowery

Lynda Blackmon Lowery (1950-2025) Civil rights activist, moirist. Lynda Blackmon Lowery was born in and died in Selma, Alabama. She received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the College of Staten Island.

Phyllis Lee Levin

Phyllis Lee Levin (1921-2025) Journalist, editor, reporter, columnist, biographer. Phyllis Lee Levin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Allan Ludwig

Allan Ludwig (1933-2025) Historian, photographer. Allan Ludwig was born in Yonkers, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Richard Lamparski

Richard Lamparski (1932-2025) Writer. Richard Lamparski was born in Detroit, Michigan, and died in Santa Barbara, California. He wrote 11 volumes of a “Whatever Became Of …?” series.

Diane Ladd

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

Ruth A. Lawrence

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

Jonathan Lear

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

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

Robin Tolmach Lakoff

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

Michael Lydon

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