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Upton Sinclair

September 20, 1878–November 25, 1968

Iceberg Slim

August 4, 1918–April 30, 1992

Patti Smith

December 230, 1946-–

Wallace Smith

December 30, 1888–January 31, 1937

Sharon Solwitz

November 10, 1945-–

Patrick Somerville

April 14, 1979-–

Timothy Spears

November 25, 1957-–

Viola Spolin

November 7, 1906–November 22, 1994

Vincent Starrett

October 26, 1886–January 5, 1974

Neil Steinberg

June 10, 1960-–

David Stern

September 12, 1963-–

Richard Stern

February 25, 1928–January 24, 2013

Jacqueline Najuma Stewart

February 1, 1970-–

Marion Strobel

1895–1967

Floyd Sullivan

October 14, 1950-–

Jerry Sullivan

August 21, 1938 –Dec. 2, 2000

Louis Sullivan

September 3, 1856–April 14, 1924

Rachel Swearingen

November 6, 1968–

Mary Synon

September 16, 1891–April 1, 1987

Dorthea Tanning

August 25, 1910–January 31, 2012

Daniel Taradash

January 29, 1913–February 22, 2003

Booth Tarkington

July 29, 1869–May 19, 1946

Natasha Tarpley

January 6, 1971-–

Studs Terkel

May 16, 1912–October 31, 2008

Era Bell Thompson

August 10, 1905–December 30, 1986

Eunice Tietjens

July 29, 1884–December 6, 1944

A.L. Trellis

Natasha Trethewey

April 26, 1966-–

Scott Turow

April 12, 1949-–

Jeff Tweedy

Aug. 25, 1967- –

E. Donald Two-Rivers

June 29, 1945–December 27, 2008

Luis Alberto Urrea

August 20, 1955-–

Cyn Vargas

Bill Veeck

February 9, 1914–January 2, 1986

Kurt Vonnegut

November 11, 1922–April 11 2007

Margaret Walker

July 7, 1915–November 30, 1998

Arch Ward

December 27, 1896–July 9, 1955

Theodore Ward

December 15, 1902–May 8, 1983

Chris Ware

December 28, 1967-–

Henry Kitchell Webster

September 7, 1875–December 8, 1932

Lew Welch

August 6, 1926–May 23, 1971

Sam Weller

January 31, 1967-–

Ida B. Wells

July 16, 1862–March 25, 1931

Glenway Wescott

April 11, 1901–February 22, 1987

Brand Whitlock

March 4, 1869–May 24, 1934

Thornton Wilder

April 17, 1897–December 7, 1975

Garry Wills

May 22, 1934-–

Lanford Wilson

April 13, 1937–March 21, 2011

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