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Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler (1933-2024) Professor, poetry critic. Helen Vendler was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in Laguna Niguel, California.

Anthony Vidler

(1941-2023) Architectural historian. Anthony Vidler was born in Mere, England, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Henry van Dyke Jr

(1852-1933) Author. Henry van Dyke Jr. was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and died in Princeton, New Jersey. He was a graduate of the Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, New York.

Milton Viorst

(1930-2022) Writer. Milton Viorst was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.

Paul Vance

(1929-2022) Lyricist. Paul Vance was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in West Palm Beach, Florida. He wrote the lyrics to the hit song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.”

Andrew Vachss

(1942-2021) Novelist. Andrew Vachss died in the Pacific Northwest. He had had a law practice in New York.