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Mackinley Kantor

February 4, 1904–October 11, 1977

Ann Durkin Keating

January 21, 1957–

Owen Keehnen

March 25, 1960–

Harry Stephen Keeler

November 3, 1890–January 22, 1967

John Keene

June 18, 1965–

Chaka Khan

March 23, 1953-–

B.B. King

September 16, 1925 –May 14, 2105

Juliette Kinzie

September 11, 1806–September 15, 1870

Mary Kinzie

September 30, 1944-–

Henry Kisor

August 17, 1940–

Lucy Knisley

January 11, 1985–

Bill Knott

February 17, 1940–March 12, 2014

Rick Kogan

September 13, 1951–

Herman Kogan

November 6, 1914–March 8, 1989

C.M. Kornbluth

1923–March 21, 1958

Greg Kot

March 3, 1957- –

Daniel Kraus

June 7, 1975–

Irv Kupcinet

July 31, 1912–November 10, 2003

Bill Kurtis

September 21, 1940- –

Quraysh Ali Lansana

September 13, 1964-–

Ring Lardner

March 6, 1885–September 25, 1933

Nella Larsen

April 13, 1891–March 30, 1964

Clara Laughlin

1873–1941

Esther Pauline “Eppie” Lederer

July 4, 1918–June 22, 2002

Li-Young Lee

August 19, 1957-–

Fritz Leiber

December 24, 1910–September 5, 1992

Joann Rose Leonard

November 7, 1944–December 24, 1019

Tracy Letts

July 4, 1965-–

Meyer Levin

October 7, 1905–July 9, 1981

Edwin Herbert Lewis

1886–1938

Janet Lewis

August 7, 1899–December 1, 1998

Nicholas Vachel Lindsay

November 10, 1879–December 5, 1931

John Logan

January 23, 1923–November 6, 1987

Robert Morss Lovett

December 25, 1870–February 8, 1956

Charles MacArthur

November 5, 1895–April 21, 1956

Norman Maclean

December 23, 1902–August 2, 1990

Archibald MacLeish

May 7, 1892–April 20 1982

Haki Madhubuti

February 23, 1942-–

David Mamet

November 30, 1947-–

Tom Mandel

September 12, 1942–

Ray Manzarek

Feb. 12, 1939 –May 20, 1939

John Bartlow Martin

August 4, 1915–January 3, 1987

John Sella Martin

September 27, 1832–August 11, 1876

Hugo Martínez-Serros

December 4, 1930–

Edgar Lee Masters

August 23, 1868–March 5, 1950

Leanita McClain

October 3, 1951–May 29 1984

Campbell McGrath

January 26, 1962-–

Patricia McMillen

July 14, 1952-–

Arthur Meeker

November 3, 1902–October 22, 1971

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