0 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Oliver ▁Haz ard ▁Perry ▁La ▁Far ge ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁and ▁anth rop ologist ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁culture , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize – win ning ▁novel ▁L aug hing ▁Boy . ▁Oliver ' s ▁older ▁brother , ▁Christopher ▁La ▁Far ge ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁– ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁water color ▁artist , ▁poet , ▁short ▁story ▁writer , ▁and ▁novel ist ▁whose ▁compos itions ▁often ▁chron ic led ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁life . ▁His ▁son , ▁Peter ▁La ▁Far ge ▁( A pril ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁folk ▁music ▁singer ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village , ▁who ▁worked ▁along ▁with ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁R amb lin ' ▁Jack ▁Elli ott , ▁Dave ▁Van ▁Ron k , ▁and ▁P ete ▁Se eg er , ▁and ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁writing ▁the ▁song ▁" The ▁Ball ad ▁of ▁Ira ▁Hay es ." ▁ ▁Perry ' s ▁grand nie ce ▁Ruth ▁Ann ▁Black ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁– ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 ), ▁married ▁naval ▁architect ▁and