, ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁i T unes , ▁Sp ot ify , ▁Amazon , ▁and ▁Google ▁Play . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁A ctor ▁ ▁Director ▁ ▁W riter ▁ ▁Stage ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Mer cy ▁Mode ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : American ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : American ▁mus icians ▁Category : American ▁direct ors ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Nancy ▁Len ke ith ▁( 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁- ▁ 1 1 ▁Aug ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁a ka ▁Nancy ▁Len ke ith ▁Hor ne f fer , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer . ▁She ▁worked ▁for ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America ▁radio . ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁testim ony ▁before ▁US ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy ▁about ▁dismiss al ▁from ▁government ▁service , ▁def ending ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln , ▁reading ▁a ▁favor able ▁review ▁of ▁Wh itt aker ▁Ch amb ers ' ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁mem oir ▁Wit ness , ▁and ▁ref using ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁super visor ▁in ▁a ▁commune . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Len ke ith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁circa ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bar n ard ▁College . ▁ ▁She ▁obtained ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁She ▁taught ▁at ▁Queens ▁College