NEW YORK, N.Y. - MID 1980s: Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 - April, 2007), American author - thought to be one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century - who wrote Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle and Breakfast of Champions, at his home in the mid 1980s, New York, N.Y. (Photo by Oliver Morris/Getty Images) TABLOIDS OUT