Raymond DeCapite was born in Cleveland in 1924. His published novels were The Coming of Fabrizze, A Lost King (both due to be republished by Kent State University Press in early 2010), Pat the Lion on the Head, Go Very Highly Trippingly To and Fro, and The Stretch Run. He wrote three plays: Sparky And Company, Things Left Standing, and Where The Trains Go. He was a recipient of the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Ohioana Award, and the Cleveland Critics' Circle Award. Mr. DeCapite died in July 2009.