Lynn Haney is an American biographer. Haney recounted the lives of people such as

Josephine Baker Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald; naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted Fran ...

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Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...

. Haney is recognized for her balance of thorough research and respect for the subjects of her books, as demonstrated in both ''Naked At the Feast'' and ''A Charmed Life''. She wrote eleven books including ''I Am A Dancer,'' and ''The Lady Is A Jock'' as well as children's books like ''Perfect Balance: The Story of an Elite Gymnast'' and Skaters, Profile of a Pair. Before writing full-time, Haney worked for the ''

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''. Haney lives in

Guilford, Connecticut Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford and Durham, and is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut seacoast. The population was 22,073 at the 2020 census. History Guilfo ...

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