Athena Vavuras Lord
(1932-2020) Author. Athena Vavuras Lord was born in Cohoes, New York, and died in Washington, District of Columbia. She was honored as a “Literary Legend” by the Albany Public Library.
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Lyn Lifshin
Poet. Lyn Lifshin was born in Barre, Vermont, and died in Vienna, Virginia. She moved to the New York State Capital Region in the 1970s. She published over 130 works. She was honored as a “Literary Legend” by the Albany Public Library.
Walter LaFeber
(1933-2021) Historian. Walter LaFeber was born in Walkerton, Indiana, and died in Ithaca, New York. He was a professor at Cornell University.
Edward C. Luck
(1948-2021) Professor, author. Edward C. Luck was born in Urbana, Illinois, and died in Briarcliff Manor, New York.
Floyd Little
(1942-2021) Memoirist. Floyd Little was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in Henderson, Nevada. He wrote a memoir with Tom Mackie.
Barry Lewis
(1945-2021) Architectural historian. Barry Lewis was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in San Diego, California.
Rush Limbaugh
(1951-2021) Author. Rush Limbaugh was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and died in Palm Beach, Florida.
Edward P. Lazear
(1948-2020) Economist, author. Edward P. Lazear was born in New York City.
Alison Lurie
(1926-2020) Novelist. Alison Lurie was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Ithaca, New York. Her novel, “Foreign Affairs” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1985.
David L. Lander
(1947-2020) Actor, memoirist. David L. Lander was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.