Jane LaTour
(1946-2023) Writer. Jane LaTour was born in Burlington, Vermont, and died in the Bronx, New York. She wrote about the lives of women in traditionally male labor unions.
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Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
(1937-2022) Author. Eileen Yin-Fei Lo was born in Guangzhou, China, and died in Montclair, New Jersey.
Paul La Farge
(1970-2023) Novelist, short story writer. Paul La Farge was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Barbara Love
(1937-2022) Writer, editor. Barbara Love was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and died in the Bronx, New York.
Don Luce
(1934-2022) Activist, author. Don Luce was born in East Calais, Vermont, and died in Niagara Falls, New York.
Lee Lorenz
(1932-2022) Cartoonist. Lee Lorenz was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and died in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was a cartoonist for The New Yorker for more than 40 years.
Lenny Lipton
(1940-2022) Author, lyricist. Lenny Lipton was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He wrote the poem on which the song, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” was based.
Staughton Lynd
(1929-2022) Historian. Staughton Lynd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in the town of Warren, Ohio.
Roxanne Lowit
(1942-2022) Photographer, author. Roxanne Lowit was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Valhalla, New York.
Angela Lansbury
(1925-2022) Actress, author. Angela Lansbury was born in London, England, and died in Los Angeles, California.