Charles W Leng
(1859-1941) Author. Charles W. Leng was born in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. He entered the Lafayette Institute in Brooklyn, New York in 1868. He graduated from the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute in 1877.
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Rabbi David Lieber
(1925-2008) Writer. Rabbi David Lieber lived in Manhattan, New York.
Mina Loy
(1882-1966) Poet. Mina Loy moved to New York in 1916 and lived in Manhattan, New York.
Peter Levinson
(1934-2008) Biographer. Peter Levinson started his own publicity firm in New York.
John Leonard
(1939-2008) Writer, critic. John Leonard was born in Washington, D.C., and spent part of his childhood in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. He died in Manhattan, New York.
Ring Lardner Jr
(1915-2000) Writer. Ring Lardner Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Ruth Lechlitner
(1901-1989) Poet. Ruth Lechlitner lived with her husband, Paul Corey in Cold Spring, New York.
Margaret Leech
(1893-1974) Author, historian. Margaret Leech (aka Margaret Pulitzer) was born in Newburgh, New York, and died in New York City. She was the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes in history, and a associate of many of the members of the Algonquin Hotel Round Table.
Stuart W Little
(1921-2008) Writer. Stuart W. Little wrote news columns and books describing developments in the theater.
Martin Levin
(1919-2008) Writer. Martin Levin — humorist, literary critic, and freelance writer; wrote book reviews for The New York Times. Was born, lived, and died in Manhattan, New York.