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Liboria 'Borita' Casas Regueiro
BORITA CASAS was a radio announcer, novelist, and dramatist. She became a radio announcer to support her struggling family, and found major success with her creation of the character "Antoñita la...
Lillemor von Hanno
LILLEMOR von HANNO was a Norwegian stage and film actress, novelist, and playwright. She made her stage debut at the Trondhjems Nationale Scene theatre in 1920, continuing to collaborate with them...
Lillian Hellman
LILLIAN HELLMAN was a playwright, author, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism. In 1934, Hellman’s first play The...
Lillian White Spencer
LILLIAN WHITE SPENCER was an American poet, playwright, and writer who began her career as a journalist at the Denver Post. She married George Soule Spencer, an actor, and moved to New York City...
Lily C. Whitaker
LILY C. WHITAKER was an American educator, author, poet, and playwright. Whitaker grew up in an atmosphere of literature and culture; her father was the editor of Southern Quarterly and her mother...
Li Man-Kuei
LI MAN KUEI (李曼瑰) was a dramatist, teacher, and political figure. Originally a teacher, she worked and studied in the United States, and had posts at the Library of Congress and Columbia...
Liu Qingyun
LIU QINGYUN (刘清韵) was a Chinese playwright and poet. Born into a well-to-do family during the Qing Dynasty, Liu showed remarkable talent from a young age in painting, poetry, and linguistics. She...
Lorraine Hansberry
LORRAINE HANSBERRY was a playwright and activist. Born and raised in Chicago, Hansberry moved to New York City in 1950 to pursue her career as a writer. She landed in Harlem in 1951 and became...