Lamport, Felicia, 1916-
Variant namesWriter, 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 | 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
