Let's see, for you Western fans, Zane Grey goes PD in life + 70. Jan 1, 2010.
For you life + 50 people, Raymond Chandler goes PD in Jan 1, 2010.
This gets much murkier, but I will note the Lester Dent goes PD in Life + 50 on Jan 1, 2010. However, legal argument could be made that his Doc Savages were "works for hire" and fall under a different set of rules.
Also, from this Jan 1, James Branch Cabell, is PD in Life + 50.
And on the murky side Henry Kuttner is also PD in Life + 50. However since he wrote in partnership with Catherine L. Moore for much of his work, PD on much of his work is not clear.
This is just off the top of my head....
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