Lamport, Felicia, 1916-

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Writer, teacher, and political satirist Felicia Lamport graduated from Vassar College in 1937 and worked as a reporter for the New York Evening Journal. She was the author of Scrap Irony (1961), Cultural Slag (1966), and Light Metres (1982), among others, and her book reviews, articles, and verse appeared in many magazines including the Atlantic, Harper's, and the New Yorker. Her satiric verse was featured regularly in the Boston Globe, the Baltimore Sun, the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Lamport was married to Harvard Law School Professor Benjamin Kaplan and taught writing at Harvard University and Harvard Extension School. She died in December 1999.

From the description of Papers, 1952-1998 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122557293

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referencedIn Robert Manning papers, 1938-1993. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence, 1881-1981 (inclusive), 1940-1979 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.) records Houghton Library
referencedIn Prompt books and related materials from productions at the Harvard University Loeb Drama Center Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Lamport, Felicia, 1916-. Papers, 1952-1998 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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associatedWith American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). corporateBody
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Manning, Robert, 1919- person
associatedWith Poets' Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). corporateBody
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
associatedWith Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library). corporateBody
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Birth 1916

Death 1999-12-23

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