Ring Lardner Jr
(1915-2000) Writer. Ring Lardner Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Manhattan, New York.
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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.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
(1890-1937) Novelist. H. P. Lovecraft was a writer of novels and short stories of horror, science fiction and fantasy. He lived in Brooklyn, New York.
Robert Ludlum
(1927-2001) Novelist. Robert Ludlum was the author of several spy novels. He was born in New York City.
Ira Levin
(1929-2007) Writer, playwright, novelist. Ira Levin was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1929 and died in Manhattan, New York, in 2007. Levin studied at the Horace Mann School in the Bronx, New York, and at New York University in Manhattan, New York.
Ed Lacy
(1911-1968) Novelist, mystery writer. Ed Lacy (Leonard “Len” S. Zinberg) lived in Manhattan, New York.
Harold Lamb
(1892-1962) Novelist and historian. Harold Albert Lamb was born in Alpine, New Jersey, and died in Rochester, New York. He was a graduate of Columbia University.