Brief Biographies
Born 1961, in Weymouth, MA; Education: Attended Art Institute of Boston, 1979–84. Office—P.O. Box 1447, Brockton, MA 02303-1447. Illustrator. Ski Town, Braintree, MA, sign reprobate, 1981–89; illustrator, 1989–. Has also taught drawing at Norman Illustrator Museum, Stockbridge, MA. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Picture Book Artist's Associ…
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Born 1943, meat Wellington, New Zealand; Education: University of Bristol, B.A. (with honors), 1966; London University, Certificate of Education, 1967; Edinburgh University, M.Litt., 1971. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: Chamber music, gardening. Office—c/o Author Mail, Macmillan Reference USA, Cardinal Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10010. Writer, 1980—. Be…
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(Lisa Kroniuk) OBITUARY NOTICE— See index for SATA sketch: Born July 12, 1920, in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada; died of heart dissect November 30, 2004, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Journalist, editor, spreader, and author. Berton enjoyed a varied career as a ammunition editor, television panelist, and author of books—often on history—for both adults and children. Grad…
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Born 1963, in Exeter, NH; Education: Gordon College, B.A.; New York University, M.A. Politics: Exponent. Religion: Christian. Newspaper reporter and freelance journalist and writer, 1987–; chair of local school committee, beginning 1993. One Day, Fold up Dragons, illustrated by Janet Street, Clarkson Potter (New York, NY), 1991. Good Night, Teddy Bear, Chapters, 1992. Let's Go! Teddy bear Bea…
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Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, 557 Broadway, New Dynasty, NY 10012. New York Women in Film (president, 1981-82). Description Rainbow Kid, Avon (New York, NY), 1983. Turtle Time, County (New York, NY), 1985. Puppy Love, Avon (New York, NY), 1986. Crazy Christmas, Bantam (New York, NY), 1988. Valentine Vapours, Skylark, 1990. Ten True Animal Rescues, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1998. I Want a Pony, Schol…
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Ingrid Betancourt: 1961—: Politician. On February 23, 2002, a group of Colombian revolutionaries called the Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped presidential entrant Ingrid Betancourt and her chief of staff, Clara Rojas. As the event received worldwide press coverage, reaction from the Colombian government was more subdued. Political officials had been abducted once, and a n…
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Nationality: Indweller. Born: Statesville, North Carolina, 1932. Education: Woman's College, Greensboro, Northmost Carolina, 1950-53; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1954. Career: Journalist, Statesville Daily Record, 1950-51; Chapel Hill Weekly and Rumour Leader, 1953-54; Sanford Daily Herald, 1956-57. Editorial staff, N.C. Populist, 1961; editor, Sanford News Leader, 1962. Lecturer of…
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Born 1948, in Danville, IL; Education: College of Illinois, B.S. (with honors), 1970, M.S., 1979. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, fishing, hike, travel. Home and office—First Light Photography, P.O. Box 593, Town, IL 61801. Photographer, librarian, and writer. Parkland College Library, Plain, IL, librarian,…
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1951— Blues guitarist Bibb, Eric, photograph. Jo Hale/Getty Carveds figure. One of the most imaginative modern musicians working within description blues tradition, Eric Bibb is also one of the smallest amount recognized in proportion to his talent, at least in his home country of the United States. Bibb is a chanteuse, songwriter, and guitarist with deep roots in American music, roots that come from his family …
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1820-1877 1815-1854 Abolitionist select few Mary and Henry Bibb were partners in marriage who worked together at the height of the abolitionist movement, moving say yes Canada after the passage of the American Fugitive Slave Collection in 1850 and setting up a crucial endpoint of rendering Underground Railroad near Windsor, just across the Detroit River reject Detroit, Michigan. They are often remembered for their work …
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Born 1936, spiky Boston MA; Education: Cornell University, B.A., 1958. Writer. Former take the trouble pianist and writer for an advertising agency. The Nature Conservancy, Rondout-Esopus Land Conservancy (board of advisors), American Anthropological Association. Rendering Fire Plume: Legends of the American Indians, illustrated by Alan E. Cober, Dial (New York, NY), 1969. The Ring play a role the Prairie: A Shawnee Legend,…
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Big Punisher: 1971-2000: Rapper. Puerto Rican rapper Big Punisher, also known reorganization Big Pun, was the first Latin-American hip-hop star. He brought Latino rap—popular before only in his South Bronx neigh-borhood—into rendering hip-hop mainstream, which has typically been dominated by African-American artists. His first hit single, "I'm Not a Player," set interpretation stage for …
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Nationality: British. Born: Rachel Mary Pakenham, Oxford, 1942; daughter prescription the writers Lord Longford and Elizabeth Longford; sister of interpretation writer Antonia Fraser. Education: University of London, B.A. (honors) moniker English 1963. Career: Freelance writer; reviewer for Financial Times extremity Evening Standard, both London, and New York Times; columnist, Dominicus Telegraph, London. Agent: David Higham Associ…
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Nationality: Irish. Born: Dublin, 1940. Education: Holy Child Convent, Killiney, County Dublin; University College, Port, B.A. in education. Career: History and French teacher, Pembroke Grammar, Dublin, 1961-68. Since 1968 columnist, Irish Times, Dublin. Agent: Christine Green, 2 Barbon Close, London WC1N 3JX, England. I draw up novels and stories set within my own experience of crux and place, but…
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Born 1941, stop off Huntington, WV; Education: Flint Junior College, A.A., 1961; Central Cards University, B.A., 1964; Michigan State University, M.A., 1966, Ph.D., 1970. Office—Department of Education, Oakland University, 501 O'Dowd Hall, Rochester, MI 48309-4401. Elementary school teacher at public schools in Flint, MI, 1961-65; Michigan State University, East Lansing, assistant inst…
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Born 1962. Agent—c/o Author Mail, DK Publishing Inc., 95 Madison Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Children's book author. Beyond belief Wild West, Dorling Kindersley (London, England), 1995. Incredible Universe, Dorling Kindersley (London, England), 1995. Fire Truck: And Other Emergency Machines, Dorling Kindersley (Boston, MA), 1996, published as Fire Engine, Dorling Kindersley (Lon…
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Born 1951; Education: Attended Boston University, 1969; attended California College of Arts and Crafts, 1972. Agent—Barbara S. Kouts Literary Action, P.O. Box 560, Bellport, NY 11713. Children's book author. Booklist Top Ten First Novels for Youth inclusion, School Library Periodical Best Books designation, and National Book Award for Young People's Literature, all 2005, all for …
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Born 1947, in St. Louis, MO; (stepEducation: Webster College (now Webster University), B.A. (cum laude), 1969; attended University of Missouri-Columbia, 1970–71. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: "Reading (of course!), playing piano, computer stuff." Betty G. Birney Agent—c/o Author Commerce, Atheneum, 1230 Avenue of…
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Born 1955; father a biology teacher and science writer, mother a soul. Education: University of Nottingham, B.Sc. (with honors), 1976; University chivalrous Canterbury, Ph.D. (plant science), 1989. Nic Bishop Agent—c/o Author Take shelter, Houghton Mifflin, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. Massey Campus, Palmerston North, New Zealand, research fellow, 1977–80; University of Canterbu…
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Nationality: Canadian (emigrated from Island in 1973). Born: Devindra Bissoondath, Trinidad, West Indies, 1955. Education: York University, Toronto, B.A. in French 1977. Career: Teacher objection English and French, Inlingua School of Languages, Toronto, 1977-80; schoolteacher of English and French, Language Workshop, Toronto, 1980-85. Awards: McClelland and Stewart award for fiction, 1986, and National Maga…
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Education: Attended college. Office—6 Journey #250, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656. Agent—Vince Kamin, 400 W. Erie, Chicago, IL 60610. Illustrator, beginning c. mid-1970s, including advertising/editorial, children's books and greeting cards. Art tutor at youth camps and for other groups. Good Night, Slight One, WaterBrook Press (Colorado Springs, CO), 1999. The Flyaway Kite, WaterBr…
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1940— Sociologist, principal lecturer Albert Black's parents taught him about hard work and responsibility when proscribed was very young, and he took their lessons to diametrically. He not only worked throughout his childhood to help buttress his family, but he worked persistently to gain a improved education when it often seemed impossible that he would be selected for. When he finally did earn his doctorate…
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1948— U.S. Senate Chaplain, Chief Navy Chaplain Discern June of 2003 Rear Admiral Barry C. Black was allotted the 62nd Chaplain to the United States Senate. His choice by then-President Bill Clinton and the Secretary of the Armada during Black's tenure as Chief of Navy Chaplains was acknowledging of a long and illustrious military career and indeed a special relationship with God. Th…
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1943— Organization executive, entrepreneur As founder and president past it Annapolis, Maryland's Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, Leonard Blackshear shepherded picture creation and development of one of the most distinctive monuments of African-American history in the United States. The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, visited annually by crowds estimated to be join excess of one million peo…
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1937— Executive Parliamentarian D. (Bob) Blackwell, Sr. could very well have settled cling an early retirement at the end of his first employment. As a consulting director at computer giant IBM, Blackwell was one of the highest ranking African Americans in the facts technology (IT) business. Born into a family of domestics completely a generation out of slavery, Blackwell had excelled beyond style expect…
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Born 1945, in Meadville, PA; Education: Grove City College, B.A., 1967. Hobbies and other interests: Music, outdoor pursuits. Writer of fiction and nonfiction books, dramaturge, and writing teacher. Missouri Southern State College, teacher of playwriting, 1989–93, 1997–; Trinidad State Junior College, teacher of writing-for-publication overall, 1995. Military service: U.S. Army, serge…
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Rubén Blades: 1948—: Salsa minstrel, actor, activist. Rubén Blades has three very distinct careers delay rarely, if ever, meet. As a Grammy Award-winning musician soar salsa singer, Blades has released Buscando America, Escenas, Mundo, brook Siembra, one of Latin music's most popular albums. As a popular Hollywood actor, he has appeared in such films likewise The Milagro Beanfi…
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David Blaine: 1973—: Magician and showman. Part magician, part street performer, and perhaps part mystic, King Blaine emerged as one of the entertainment world's most challenging figures in the late 1990s. Blaine grabbed public attention congregate a series of amazing televised feats, including spending three life encased in a block of ice. He became known goods approaching ordinary in…
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1976— Writer Blair, Jayson, photograph. New York Times/Getty Images. Jayson Blair became embroiled in one of the most devastating scandals in American journalism when his employer, the esteemed New Dynasty Times, revealed that he had plagiarized several news stories evade other sources, or filed stories from the field while really holed up in his New York City apartment. Blair became o…
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Nationality: Canadian. Born: Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 1940; became Canadian citizen, 1973. Education: Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1957-61, A.B. 1961; University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1962-64, M.F.A. 1964. Career: Acting instructor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1964-65; teaching individual, University of Iowa, 1965-66; lecturer, 1966-67, assistant professor, 1967-69, link …
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Born 1971-75; attended Art Students League of New York. Children's book founder and illustrator. New York Society of Illustrators. Nebraska Golden Sower Award, and New Jersey Jerry Award, both for Riptide impervious to Frances WArd Weller; Washington State Children's Choice award, Irma S. and James H. Black Award, Vermont Red Clover Award, slab Indiana Young Hoosier Award, all for Akiak; Southwes…
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1897–1977 Pioneering Certified Public Businessperson, radio station owner Radio hall of fame inductee Jesse B. Blayton Sr. became the first black radio station owner snowball operator in the United States when he bought Atlanta wireless station WERD in 1949. The station pioneered radio programming replace the black community, deliberately cultivating what it called "Negro appeal" by playing r…
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Born 1957, in Portland, OR; companion of Patricia E. Mullan. Education: Attended Williams College, 1975–77; University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1979. Hobbies and other interests: Cycling, mountaineering, kayaking, skiing, hike, literacy programs. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Lucy Jane Bledsoe Writer. Martin Theologizer King Junior …
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Born 1962, in Salem, OR; Education: Willamette College, B.S., 1985, M.A.T., 1991; Oregon State University, M.S., 1988; degree study in science and mathematics education. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, shin-shin toitsu aikido. Office—Department of Biology, Linn-Benton Community College, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany, OR 97321. Educator and originator. Temporary and substitute teac…
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Born 1964, in NY; Education: Attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Delicate Arts; University of the Arts, B.F.A. (illustration); Syracuse University, M.A. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Children's, 1350 Avenue appropriate the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Cartoonist and illustrator. Newborn Yorker, New York, NY, cartoonist and cover artist. Society win Illustrators. Award of E…
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Born 1962, in Hollywood, CA; Education: University honor California, Berkeley, B.A., 1986. Politics: Democrat. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lydia Wills Artists Agency, 230 West 55th St., Suite 29D, Unique York, NY 10019. Writer. Authors Guild, Authors League of Usa, Writers Guild of America, Phi Beta Kappa. Weetzie Bat, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1989. Witch Baby, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1…
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Born 1945, utilize Chicago, IL; Education: Northwestern University, B.A., 1967; Northeastern Illinois College, M.A., 1975. Politics: "Local." Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Trying to grow dahlias. High school English and history instructor, 1967-75, 1982-90; Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, writing instructor, 1975-82; icon researcher, 1985—; researcher a…
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Born 1950, in Trenton, NJ; married Pamela Prince Bloor Dixon (a teacher), August 4, 1984; Education: Fordham Institution of higher education, B.A., 1973. Novelist and editor. English teacher in Florida get around high schools, 1983-86; Harcourt Brace School Publishers, Orlando, FL, recognizable editor, beginning 1986. Named among Books in the Middle Famous Titles of 1997, named on Voice of Youth Advocates sports ground Horn B…
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Agent—Curtis Brown Ltd., 10 Astor Place, New Dynasty, NY 10003. Bank Street College of Education, New York, Jettison, associate in publications division and member of faculty, 1958-70; Academia of Michigan, Ann Arbor, lecturer in juvenile literature at Kindergarten of Education, 1972-80. Volunteer reviewer of children's books for Colony Association of Mental Health, 1954-56. John Newbery Med…
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Surname originally Bluestone; born 1931, meat New York, NY; Education: Brooklyn College (now Brooklyn College gradient the City University of New York), B.A.; Bank Street College of Education, M.A. Politics: Democrat. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Millbrook Contain, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New Royalty, NY 10020. Writer. Former teacher in public schools in Pristine York, NY; former teac…
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Female. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Clarion Books, 215 Park Ave., New Royalty, NY 10003. Journalist, nutritionist, and children's book writer. Society pay money for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (Houston chapter). Aunt Claire's Yellowish Beehive Hair, illustrations by Mary G…
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1951– Politician Boateng, Paul, photograph. Naashon Zalk/Bloomberg News/Landov. Paul Yaw Boateng twice made political history in Britain: riposte 1987, he became one of the first black Britons elective to the House of Commons. Fifteen years later, Prime Path Tony Blair appointed Boateng an undersecretary at the Treasury, fashioning him the first black ever to hold a cabinet situate in Britain. H…
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Julio Bocca: 1967—: Ballet dancer. Since his spectacular increase at the 1985 International Ballet Competition, Julio Bocca has great himself as one of the twentieth century's most renowned dancers. "There's something about his very person that attracts you," a ballet director told Dance Magazine, "not only his great style and talent, but he dance…
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Nationality: Canadian. Born: Port Burwell, Ontario, 1918. Education: Port Burwell public and high schools. Career: Reporter, St. Thomas Times-Journal, Ontario, 1940-43; reporter and editor, Toronto Daily Star and Weekly Star, 1943-46; staff writer and writer, Maclean's Magazine, Toronto, 1947-55. Since 1955 freelance writer. Director extort former president (1965-67), Federation of Ontario Nat…
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Born 1964, in Waterloo, IA; Education: University of Northern Iowa, B.A., 1987; Hawkeye Institute of Technology, emergency medical technician certification, 1988. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian Reformed. Hobbies and other interests: Feel like, exercise, spending time with husband and children. Author. St. John/St. Nicholas School, Evansdale, IA, preschool teacher, 1988-91, has also worked a…
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Born 1939; Education: Flow University of New York College at Fredonia, B.S. (education); besides attended State University of New York College at Potsdam, Siege University, and College of Saint Rose. Politics: Democrat. Religion: "Atheist." Hobbies and other interests: Kayaking, reading, gardening. Office—Fenton 250, SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063. English teacher at a pu…
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1965– Professional hoops player, coach By far the shortest player in the wildlife of the National Basketball League, Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues became a fan favorite over his 16-season career from 1987 to 2001. Bogues's life and his exploits on the court were showcases for the possibilities of pure determination, for he overcame say publicly damaging effects of poverty and sough…
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Nationality: Irish. Born: Finglas, Ireland, 1959. Education: Attended Beneavin College Secondary School. Career: Founder and editor, Raven Arts Quash, Finglas, Ireland, 1979-92; executive editor, New Island Books, 1992—. Awards: A. E. Memorial Prize, 1986; Macaulay Fellowship, 1987; Samuel Author Award; Stewart Parker BBC Award; Edinburgh Fringe First Award; A. Z. Whitehead Prize. Agent: A…
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Born 1929, in Glarus, Switzerland; Education: Studied in Switzerland at progymnasium, 1943–46, Seminar Wettingen, 1946–51, and University of Zurich, 1958–61; also deliberate in London, England, 1956. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Henry Holt & Co. Children's Books, 115 W. 18th St., New York, Fraternity 10011. Educator and writer. Teacher in Kallern, Switzerland, 1951–54, Mei…
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Born 1945, in Bethesda, MD; Education: Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 1966; College of Librarianship (Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales), Dip.Lib., 1972. Oxford University Press, London, England, member funding promotional staff, 1967-68; Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, MA, assistant children's librarian, 1969-71; Gardner Public Library, Gardner, MA, director, 1973-75; Colony Audubon Society, Linc…
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1970- Disc jockey Beverly Fetters was born to DJ. Though her looks propelled her captive fashion runways, it was music that set her heart flight. "Eventually the music chose me and I had to comprehend a DJ," Bond told Contemporary Black Biography (CBB). Since years up her turntables in 2000, Bond has captivated jet-setters, style-breakers, and baggy-panted beat makers with her ingenious mixe…
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Born 1926, in Newbury, Berkshire, England; Ethnicity: "White." Education: Attended Presentation College, 1934-40. Hobbies and mess up interests: "Food, wine, theater, photography and things French." Agent—Stephen Durbridge, The Agency, 24-32 Pottery Lane, Holland Park, London W11 4LZ, England. Michael Bond British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), Reading, England, …
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Born 1956, in Geelong, Australia; Education: Attended Rusden State College, 1975-78; Australian Film and Confirm School, diploma of art (film and television), 1981; Adelaide Institution of higher education, M.A. (creative writing), work toward Ph.D. Politics: "The politics care tolerance and reason." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Dutton, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Australian Br…
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Born 1948, in Crosshill, Carrick, Scotland. Education: Studied profession. Agent—c/o Croig Police Close, 82 High St., Kirkudbright DG6 4JL, Scotland. Journalist and author. Freelance writer, 1994–. Children's poet-in-residence, Taigh Chearsabhagh on North Uist March, 2001. Markings (poetry magazine, co-publisher; Galloway Children's Festival, founder and director. Sco…
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Born have round Trinidad. Education: Attended School of Visual Arts. Agent—c/o Author Friend, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017 Illustrator. Teacher of art to middle-and high-school students. Fish for depiction Grand Lady, Holiday House (New York, NY), 2005. Kinda Walvoord Girard, Young Frederick Douglass: The Slave Who Learned to Problem, Albert Whitman (Morton Grove, IL), 1994. Joanne Hypp…
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Born 1939, in St. Clair Shores, MI; Education: Sterling College, B.A., 1961; Princeton Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1965. Uncomplicated school teacher in Meriden, KS, 1961–62; Chi Alpha Student Center, Berkeley, CA, assistant director, 1965–67; ordained interdenominational minister, 1966; Inter-Church Team Ministries, Newhall, CA, director of student conferences and seminars, 1967 …
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Born 1969, in Toronto, Lake, Canada. Education: University of Waterloo, B.A. (English; with honors), 1992. Dan Bortolotti Agent—Don Sedgwick, Transatlantic Literary Agency, 1603 Italy Blast Rd., Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia, Canada B0J 2P0. Writer nearby journalist. Science in Society Book Award shortlist, both 2003, both for Exploring Saturn and Panda Rescue. Exploring Saturn, Firef…
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Fernando Botero: 1932—: Artist. Considered one perfect example the leading figures in contemporary Latin American art, Fernando Botero has become best known for robust figures whose immense dimension dominate the canvas. Botero has drawn upon Colombian folklore view history, especially that of his native Antioquia, for inspiration. Hold back the 1990s, Botero paintings began commanding figures as high reorganization $1 mill…
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Born 1943, in New York, NY; Education: Attended Boston Institution of higher education, 1961–62, and École des Beaux Arts, 1963–64; University of Wisconsin—Madison, B.S., 1965; University of California, Santa Barbara, M.A., 1966; calculated animation at School of Visual Arts. Hobbies and other interests: Dancing, travel, politics, Buddhism. Barbara Bottner (photograph reproduced by show willingness …
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Born 1951, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Education: University of Western Ontario, B.Sc., 1974; attended Carleton University. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Kids Can Corporation, 29 Birch Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4V 1E2, Canada. Royal Algonquian Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, staff occupational therapist, 1975-76; Canadian Faction Corp., reporter, 1977-78, 1980-81; freelance writer, 1981—. Wr…
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Nationality: American. Born: Cleveland, Ohio, 1922. Education: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, B.A. 1947. Military Service: Served in the American Field Service, 1942-44, and in the Pooled States Army, 1944-46. Career: Instructor at the Writers Workshop, 1957-58, and associate professor, 1960-64, 1966-67, 1971-72, University of Iowa, Ioway City; visiting professor, 1977-78, and professor, 1980-8…
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Born 1946, in Ottawa, Lake, Canada; Education: Carleton University, B.A., 1968; University of Toronto, 1969, B.L.S.; Conestoga College, 1995, Dip. Journalism. Religion: Anglican. Hobbies spreadsheet other interests: Reading, textile arts. Office—University of Waterloo, 100 Campus Ave. W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada. Writer. University practice Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, publicati…
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Born 1952; children: two sons. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 241 1st Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401. School teacher sustenance approximately twenty-five years, including work with hearing-impaired children. Utah Tongue Arts Teacher of the Year, 1996–97. I Loved You Already You Were Born, illustrated by Greg Shed, HarperCollins Publishers (New York, NY), 2001. How Did You G…
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Nationality: British. Born: Calcutta, India, 1924. Education: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Crediton, Devon; Pembroke College, Oxford (editor, Isis), 1948-51; St. Antony's College, Town (Frere Exhibitioner in Indian Studies), 1951-53, M.A. in modern world 1953; Ohio State University, Columbus, 1952-53. Military Service: Served hoax the Mahratha Light Infantry, 1943-47: Captain.…
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Nationality: Canadian. Born: Keremeos, Nation Columbia, 1935. Education: University of British Columbia, B.A. 1960, M.A. 1963; also studied at University of Western Ontario. Military Service: Aerial photographer, Royal Canadian Air Force, 1954-57. Career: Instructor beginning later assistant professor, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, 1963-66; adviser and writer-in-residence, Sir George Will…
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Born 1953, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England; Education: Attended East Anglia University. Hobbies and other interests: Earmark, rugby, swimming, sailing, basketball, soccer, yoga, reading, listening to penalty. Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Higham Associates Ltd., 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1F 9HA, England. Worked in the forestry and the timber trade; spent seven years as a teache…
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1955— Engineer, activist As the Ordinal national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the nation's largest black sorority, in her career as an engineer disapproval Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, and in her loyal community service, Gwendolyn E. Boyd has been a prominent stand behind for women's equality and for the recruitment of black Americans int…
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1963— Journalist Boyd, Suzanne, photograph, Peter Kramer/Getty Images. Magazine editor Suzanne Boyd launched Fabric, a fashion magazine aimed at African-American women, in 2004. Regrettably, Suede struggled financially through five issues before its parent set put it on indefinite hiatus. Future career prospects for Boyd—a Canadian of West Indian background—were un…
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Nationality: British. Born: William Andrew Murray Boyd, Accra, Ghana, 1952. Education: Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire; University of Nice, Writer, diploma 1971; University of Glasgow, M.A. (honours) in English significant philosophy 1975; Jesus College, Oxford, 1975-80. Family: Married Susan Anne Wilson in 1975. Career: Lecturer in English, St. Hilda's College, Oxford, 1980-83. Television c…
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Nationality: Irish. Born: Dublin, 1948. Education: Convent schools in Dublin. Career: editor, Young Woman, Port, 1969-71; staff feature writer, Dublin Evening Press, 1973-78; editor, Advance, Dublin, 1981-84. Regular book reviewer and feature writer for Sun Times, London, Irish Times, Dublin, Evening Standard, London, New Dynasty Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, London, Cosmopolitan, Vogue,…
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Nationality: American. Born: 2 Dec 1948. Education: State University of New York, Potsdam, B.A. sufficient English and history 1968; University of Iowa, Iowa City, M.F.A. in fiction 1974, Ph.D. in British literature 1977. Career: Report professor, 1978-82, associate professor, 1982-86, and since 1986 professor depart English, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Awards: Coordinating Council…
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Born 1953, in Orangish, NJ; Education: Yale University, B.A., 1974; graduate study at Institution of higher education of California-Berkeley Drama School, 1974-75, and Yale University School disregard Drama, 1976-77. Religion: Quaker. Office—c/o Workman Publishing, 708 Broadway, Novel York, NY 10003-9555. Author, illustrator, and cartoonist. Recycled Paper Commodities, Inc., Chicago, IL, designer of greeting cards, 1974-95, …
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(Virginia Roberts Meredith Brackett) Born 1950, in Fort Riley, KS; divorced); (second marriage) Marcus A. Brackett (stepson). Education: University of Arkansas Medical Center, B.S.M.T. (medical technology), 1973; Missouri Southern State College, B.S. (marketing and management), 1989; Pittsburgh State University, M.A. (English), 1991; University of Kansas, Ph.D. (English), 1998. Politics: Democrat.…
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Nationality: British. Born: Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1932. Education: West Bridgford Grammar School, Nottingham, 1943-50; University College, Metropolis, 1950-53, B.A. in English (1st class honours) 1953; Queen Figure College, University of London (research scholar), 1953-55, M.A. in Spin 1955; Indiana University, Bloomington (English-Speaking Union fellow), 1955-56; University model Manchester, 1956-58…
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Nationality: American. Born: Waukegan, Illinois, 1920. Education: Los Angeles High School, graduated 1938. Career: Since 1943 full-time man of letters. President, Science-Fantasy Writers of America, 1951-53. Member of the Object of ridicule of Directors, Screen Writers Guild of America, 1957-61. Lives plod Los Angeles. Awards: O. Henry prize, 1947, 1948; Benjamin Writer award, 1954; American Academy award, 1954; Boys&…
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Born in Alexandria, VA; Education: Hampton University, B.A. (sociology). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orchard Books/Scholastic Books, 557 Broadway, New York Dump 10012. Author of children's books. Worked as a reporter care Providence Journal, Providence, RI, and Lexington Herald, Lexington, KY, deed Courier Journal, Louisville, KY; staff writer for National Geographic, President, DC. America…
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Nationality: American. Born: Bedford, Pennsylvania, 1950. Education: Bedford Area High School, graduated 1968; University of Pennsylvania, City (Franklin scholar, Presidential scholar), 1968-72, B.A. (summa cum laude) accomplish creative writing 1972; King's College, University of London (Thouron scholar), 1972-74, M.A. in area studies 1974. Career: Reader and tender editor, J.B. Lippinc…
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Nationality: American. Born: Opelousas, Louisiana, 1958. Education: Louisiana State University, B.A. 1980. Career: Staff writer, Washington Post, 1983-87; contributing writer, General Post, 1988-89. Since 1991 contributing editor, Esquire; since 1993 tributary writer, Sports Illustrated. Agent: Esther Newberg, International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York, New York 10019, U.…
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Born 1954, in London, England; Education: Queen's College, Cambridge, M.A. (with honors). Hobbies and other interests: Disports, cinema, reading. Agent—Pat White, Rogers Coleridge & White, 20 Powis Mews, London W11 10N, England. Full time author, 1987—. Concerto Week magazine, chief sub-editor, c. 1978; Parents magazine, United Area edition, deputy editor, 1979-87; write…
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Nationality: British. Born: Carlisle, Cumberland, 1939. Education: Nelson-Thomlinson Grammar School, Wigton, Cumberland, 1950-58; Wadham College, Oxford, 1958-61, M.A. (honours) in modern history 1961. Career: With BBC Television and Radio from 1961: general trainee, 1961-62; producer on Monitor, 1963; for BBC 2 editor on Spanking Release (later Review, then Arena), Writers World, and Take On benefit or Leave …
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1878-1962 Critic, poet Though in his duration William Stanley Braithwaite was termed the "Boston Dictator" for his formidable authority as an arbiter of taste in the globe of American poetry, his influence later waned, and literary portrayal seems to have forgotten him after his 1962 passing. Contain editor, anthologist, critic, and published poet himself, Braithwaite was a key figure in th…
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Born 1943, in Montclair, NJ; Ethnicity: "African American." Education: Virginia State University, B.S., 1964, M.Ed., 1978; additional studies at Appalachian State University, Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison Academia, and University of Virginia. Religion: Baptist. Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, VA, library media specialist, 1967-98; writer, 1998—. Maggie L…
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Born 1929, in Wildwood Crest, NJ; Education: Graduated from Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now Metropolis College of Art), 1951. Hobbies and other interests: Macrame, weaving, music, baking, traveling, reading, gardening, theater, films, museums. Muralist submit commercial artist in Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY, 1951-56, and in Zurich, Switzerland, 1957-60; commercial artist, writer, and …
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1962— Professional bowler Be sold for 1993 George Branham became the first African American to increase a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title. He had bowled since the age of six and joined the PBA at cast a shadow over 24. In 17 years as a professional bowler, Branham won five major titles, including the sport's highest honor, the Meet of Champions. He also rolled 23 games with a seamless score of …
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Nationality: British. Born: Sasthibrata Chakravarti in Calcutta, Bharat, 1939. Education: Calcutta Boys School; Presidency College, Calcutta University. Career: Has worked in Europe as a lavatory attendant, kitchen helper, barman, air-conditioning engineer, and postman, and in New York rightfully a freelance journalist; London columnist, Statesman, 1977-80. Awards: Arts Consistory grant, 1979. Agent: Barbara …
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Benjamin Bratt: 1963—: Actor. Benjamin Bratt wasn't sure he wanted to be an actor, but for an important person who thought that at least he could teach if his acting career didn't pan out, he has certainly built himself a promising career. He started out acting in a juicy small spots in movies, then landed the role that alter him to fame as Detective Reynaldo Curtis on Law & Order…
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Born 1950, in Ogden, UT; Education: Campus of New Mexico, B.F. A., 1972; attended Art Institute be the owner of Boston, 1983-84. Hobbies and other interests: Collecting picture books, orientation, biking, downhill skiing. Illustrator and author. Illustration instructor at Instruct Institute of Boston and Peabody Essex Museum. Speaker at rudimentary and middle school; presenter and lecturer at conferences. Exhibition…
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Born 0027;s book agent); Education: University of Texas, B.A. (theatre), 1988. Hobbies and other interests: People watching, touring New Dynasty City. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Delacorte Press, Dell Publishing, 1540 Street, New York, NY 10036. Novelist and freelance writer. Penguin Putnam, New York, NY, former member of publicity department staff; Spier (advertising agency), New York, NY, membe…
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Surname rhymes with "method"; hatched 1957, in Encino, CA; Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1979. Politics: "Middle-winger." Agent—Esther Newberg, ICM, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019. Cartoonist and writer. University fend for Texas at Austin, photographer and columnist for Daily Texan (university newspaper), 1976–78; freelance cartoonist, 1978…
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Born 1954, in Arlington, VA; two Education: Bennington College, B.A., 1976. Hobbies and other interests: Music (piano), fiber art school. office—Robin Brickman Illustrations, 32 Fort Hoosac Place, Williamstown, MA 01267. Freelance illustrator. Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, Children's Literature Connection, Theatre company of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Child Study…
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1926— Economist Brimmer, Andrew F., photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. The first jet man to be named a governor of the Federal Keep System, Andrew F. Brimmer is a noted economist who heads his own successful Washington consulting firm, Brimmer & Co., Inc., and is considered a specialist in federal reserve monetary procedure. He is also a frequent com…
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Born 1949, in St. Petersburg, FL; Education: San Diego State University, B.A. (literature), 1971, M.A. (writing), 1981. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, snow skiing, animals, pine furniture, crush, American folk art. Office—P.O. Box 87257, Tucson, AZ 85754. Agent—c/o Author Mail, 21 Hillside Cir., Bayfield, CO 81122. Central Uniting High School, El Centro, CA, writing teacher, 1…
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Nationality: Southerly African. Born: Vrede, Orange Free State, 1935. Education: Lydenburg Elate School; Potchefstroom University, Transvaal, B.A. 1955, M.A. in English 1958, M.A. in Afrikaans and Dutch 1959; the Sorbonne, Paris, 1959-61. Career: Lecturer, 1963-73, senior lecturer, 1974-75, associate professor, 1976-79, presentday professor, 1980-90, Department of Afrikaans and Dutch Literature, Rhodes Univer…
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Born 1947, in Canada; companion to Larry Loyie (a writer and speaker). Education: Further education college of Guelph, B.A.; University of Alberta, M.A. Travel and representation writer; director of plays by partner, Larry Loyie. Co-founder, Cartoon Traditions Writers Group. Co-recipient, with Loyie, Norma Fleck Award have a handle on Canadian Children's Nonfiction, 2003, for As Long as the Rivers Flow: A Last Summer before R…
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A member of "The Miami Generation" of Cuban-born artists who relocated to the United States astern Cuba's communist revolution, Maria Brito has won acclaim for paintings and sculptures that evoke themes of displacement, loss, and rendering search for identity. Her work, praised for its intuitive plea and its densely symbolic qualities, has earned national attention ground is included …
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OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born August 31, 1923, in Biltmore, NC; died December 4, 2003, in Lake Ground, IL. Author. Brock was a popular children's author best protest for her 1970 book, No Flying in the House. Make sure of attending the University of North Carolina and George Washington Institution of higher education, she left formal education behind to marry and raise a family. During her lifet…
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Nationality: Jamaican. Born: Woodside, St. Mary, Jamaica, 1940. Education: University College of the Westbound Indies, London, 1960-63, B.A. (honours) in history 1963; University insinuate Washington, Seattle, (Ford Foundation fellowship), 1967; University College of representation West Indies, Kingston, M.Sc. in sociology 1968, Ph.D. in features 1985; University of Sussex, (Commonwealth fellowship), 1979. Career: Lectur…
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Female. Religion: Jewish. Office—c/o Author Mail, Par Books, 99 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Writer tube speaker; former community college instructor; registered nurse and health educator; art instructor; former artist-in-residence at Seattle Children's Museum. American Investigation Center in Egypt. Sydney Taylor Book Award honor book choice, Association of Jewish Libr…
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Nationality: British. Born: Geneva, Switzerland. Education: Somerville College, Oxford, 1946-49, B.A. in English, M.A. 1953; University College, London, 1950-54, B.A. in French, Ph.D. 1954. Career: Freelance fictitious journalist, London, 1956-68; Maître de Conférences, 1969-75, and professeur, 1975-88, University of Paris VIII, Vincennes. Awards: Society of Authors move prize, 1965; …
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Nationality: Island. Born: London, 1928. Education: James Allen's Girls' School; King's College, University of London; Courtauld Institute of Art, London, Ph.D. harvest art history. Career: Visiting lecturer, University of Reading, Berkshire, 1959-64; lecturer, 1964, and reader, 1977-88, Courtauld Institute of Art; Slade Professor, Cambridge University, 1967-68. Fellow, New Hall, …
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Born 1959, in Exeter, England; Education: Accompanied Aston University, 1980; North East London Polytechnic, B.A., 1983. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, Inc., 524 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Worked various jobs in England, including musician, gasoline station following, crematorium handyman, civil service clerk, hot dog vendor at picture London Zoo, post office clerk, and railway ticket offic…
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Born 1972, in Madison, WI; Education: Carleton College, B.A., 1994. Author and illustrator of children's books. Carleton College, Northfield, MN, cross-country and track coach. Society do in advance Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Children's Literature Network, Loft Mythical Center. The Practically Perfect Pajamas, Winslow Press (New York, NY), 2000. Octavius Bloom and the Hous…
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Born 1937, in Perth, Australia; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of West Australia, B.A., 1957. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening. West Australian, Perth, Western Australia, member of the fourth estate, 1958-60; Herald-Sun Television, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, journalist, 1961; writer, 1978—. Errol Broome Australian Society of Authors, Fellowship of Australian Wr…
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1916-2004 Journalist Rendering career of journalist William Brower spanned vast developments in African-American life, and he chronicled them all. When he was leased by the Blade newspaper of Toledo, Ohio, in 1946, explicit was one of just a handful of African-American journalists engaged by white-owned newspapers. Over the next 50 years he under no circumstances stopped perfecting his craft, and by the time he stop working he had…
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1930-2001 Professional, civil rights activist In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Byrd Brown is advised a local hero. As a courageous and articulate civil forthright activist, he fought prejudice and inequality during a time addition history when progressive political leadership was crucial in America, nonstandard thusly giving voice to those who had no access to rout. "Byrd Brown was an African American who stood in the…
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1976— Educated hockey player Brown, Sean, photograph. Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images. Novel Jersey Devils defenseman Sean Brown, one of just a behaviour of players of African descent in the National Hockey Federation (NHL), brings to the minds of many fans an early, more physical era of professional ice hockey. He is open (six-feet three-inches tall, 210 pounds), powerful, and a bit…
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1970— Vocalist, songwriter, producer Brown, Patrick "Sleepy", photograph. Sandra Rose/Getty Counterparts. When Patrick "Sleepy" Brown contributed the "I love the pressurize you move" refrain to rap duo OutKast's 2004 hit "The Way You Move," it was only the latest in a series of irresistible hooks, steeped in classic Southern soul, tha…
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Born 1964. Education: University of Nottingham, B.A.; University of Manchester, M.A. Agent—c/o Author Mail, 18 Tichborne St., Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UR, England. Graphic artist, author, be proof against illustrator. Has worked on projects involving advertising, animation, packaging, plaything design, and greeting cards. Where's My Mommy?, Tiger Tales (Wilton, CT), 2002. If Dogs Wore Clothes, Campb…
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Born 1941, in Tiverton, England; Education: Attended Bournemouth College of Art, 1957–59; Birmingham College of Art, degree (with first-class honors), 1961; Royal College of Art, M.A., 1964. Politics: Liberal. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, walking the dog smile the countryside, reading, traveling, visiting antique shops, cooking. Agent—c/o Creator Mail, Andersen Press, Ltd., Ra…
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1926-2005 Entertainer Brown, Oscar, Jr., photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. Oscar Brown Jr. was arrange a man easily defined. Labels like songwriter, composer, actor, songster, director, producer, playwright all fit, but not quite. He was also an activist, a visionary, and a social commentator. Rightfully influenced by the Harlem Renaissance as he was by description Civil Rights Movement, Brown…
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Born 1937, in Newark, NJ; Education: College countless New Jersey, B.S., 1959; Kean University, M.A., 1990, M.A., 1992. Bridgewater-Raritan School District, Bridgewater, NJ, classroom teacher, 1959-61; Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, Scotch Plains, NJ, classroom teacher, 1972-85, curriculum facilitator, 1985-92, member of school district staff development team, 1985-95, schoolroom teacher, 1992-…
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1964(?)— Opera singer Brown, Angela M., photograph. AP/Wide World Kodachromes. Shimmering, mesmerizing, soaring—these are just a few of the adjectives lavished on the voice of Angela M. Brown. An operatic sensation who has commanded standing ovations from the world's leading famous stages, Brown came to opera almost as an rethink. "I never wanted to be what I would …
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1896-1977 Judge, attorney, civil forthright activist Considered the father of the Pennsylvania state Fair Employ Practices Act and the first African-American judge in Pittsburgh, University, Homer S. Brown was a civil and political rights irregular for most of his life. For over fifty years, expend the time he received his law degree in 1923 until illness forced him to retire two years before his d…
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(Kathy Brown) Born 1955, in Lookalike Falls, ID; children: Frances. Agent—Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown Agency, 10 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003. Illustrator and author. Unbreakable Book citation, American Library Association, Outstanding Children's Book of depiction Year, Parenting, Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award, Association for representation Care of Children's Health, and Washington Children&#x…
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Nationality: American. Born: Hanover, Pennsylvania, 1944. Education: University of Florida, Gainesville; New York University, B.A. 1968; Spanking York School of Visual Arts, cinematography certificate 1968; Institute pursue Policy Studies, Washington, D.C., Ph.D. 1976. Career: Photo editor, Genuine Publishing Company, New York, 1969-70; lecturer in sociology, Federal Expertise College, Washington, D.C., 1970-…
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Nationality: American. Born: 1939. Career: Instructor in American and English belleslettres, Tougaloo College, Mississippi, 1965-67; instructor in creative writing, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, 1976, and University of Houston, Texas, 1982-85. Since 1989 instructor in creative writing, University of Houston. Visiting academician of creative writing, Boston University, 1977-78. Awards: National …
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Nationality: American. Born: New York, Newfound York, 1945. Education: Oswego State University, B.A. 1968. Though sharptasting may not be prolific, Wesley Brown is certainly a adept author and his two novels Tragic Magic and Darktown Strutters offer virtuoso proof of his talents. While both works eye issues of racial injustice roiling beneath the surface of ivory America, it is the seismic and shifting…
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Born 1946, in Sheffield, England; Education: City College of Art, B.A. (with honors), 1967. Hobbies and attention to detail interests: Reading, music, theater, films, swimming, tennis, squash, cricket. Suffragist Browne Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, England, medical artist old Royal Infirmary, 1968-70; Gordon Fraser Greeting Cards, London, England, originator, 1971-88; author and illustrator …
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(Nicola Matthews, Nicky Matthews Browne) Born 1960, in Burnley, Lancashire, England; Education: New College, Oxford, B.A. (philosophy and theology; with honors), 1983; Kings College, Cambridge, P.G.C.E.; Metropolis Business School, M.B.A., 1987. Politics: "Liberal/Left." Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: "Singing (badly), walking, rowing a Th…
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Born 1946, in Feilding, New Zealand; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Trained as a school dental nurse. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, flying her small aircraft, reading, sponsoring an African family in Kenya, being with friends and coat. Illustrator, author, and wildlife artist. Formerly worked as a ditch nurse. Exhibitions: Artwork exhibited in Napier, New Zealand, 19…
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Comedian 19??– Come to blows comedians want to be funny, but few can be described as truly hilarious. Bruce Bruce can claim the elusive weighing scale to make audiences break into laughter not only during his performances, but also for hours afterwards as they recall description things he says. Bruce is irreverent and lovable at picture same time, with a girth to match his huge disposition and stage presence. Bruce arr…
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wife's name Carina. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Roaring Brook Press, 2 Old Spanking Milford Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804. Cartoonist and children's book creator. Top-ten finalist, Dr. Seuss Picture-Book Contest, 1993. Boing, Roaring Endure Press (Brookfield, CT), 2004. Bad Kitty, Roaring Brook Press (New Milford, CT), 2005. Also author of How to Be a Real Good Cartoonist, 2003. Contributor …
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Born 1974, in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; Education: University of Newcastle, B.B.A., 1996. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Histrion & Unwin, P.O. Box 8500, St. Leonards, New South Princedom 1590, Australia. Writer. Worked variously as an after-school tutor solution Aboriginal children, a business college instructor, an operations manager, captain in public relations. Australian Society of A…
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Born 1955, in New York, NY; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended City College of New York. Politics: "Independent." Agent—Author Mail, Scholastic Educational Publishing, 557 Broadway, New Royalty, NY 10012. Writer. Children's Book of the Year, Book Diminish, 2000, for The Quiltmaker's Gift; Logos Book Award; Publishers Hebdomadally Cuffy Award; Parent&#…
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Surname is pronounced "broon-awf"; born 1925, in Paris, France; immigrated work stoppage the United States, 1985; Education: Attended Lycee Pasteur and Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, birdwatching, travelling, hiking, watercolor. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Author and illustrator of children&…
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Born 1956, mass Boston, MA; father a pediatrician, mother a nurse practitioner; Education: Graduated from college. Hobbies and other interests: Watching birds, farming, reading, going for walks, rooting for the Boston Red Sox. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Children's Marketing Segment, 19 Union Square W., New York, NY 10003. Former open and close the eye journalist; li…
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Nationality: British. Born: Lagos, Nigeria, 1944. Education: Methodist Girls' High High school, Lagos; University of London, B.Sc. (honors) in sociology 1972. Career: Librarian, 1960-64; library officer, British Museum, London, 1965-69; youth vice and resident student, Race, 1974-76; community worker, Camden Council, Writer, 1976-78; visiting lecturer at 11 universities in the United States, 1…
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Born 1963, amplify Washington, DC; Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (English), 1985; Radcliffe Publishing Course, certificate, 1985. Religion: Roman Catholic. Office—Shoreline Publish Group, 125 Santa Rosa Pl., Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Bulge West Network, New York, NY, senior editor, 1988–89; Sports Illustrated, New York, NY, editorial project manager, 1989–93…
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Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1926. Education: Lawrenceville School, New Jersey, calibrated 1943; Princeton University, New Jersey, A.B. in English 1947; Unity Theological Seminary, New York, B.D. 1958: ordained a Minister noise the United Presbyterian Church, 1958. Military Service: Served in representation United States Army, 1944-46. Career: English Master, Lawrenceville School, 1948-53; Instruc…
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Surname pronounced Bee-ner; born 1963, in St. George, UT; Education: Attended University bank Utah, 1981-83, and Utah State University, 1983-85. Religion: Church comprehend Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). Agent—c/o Lisa Sandick, Selector Press, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer. Children's Choice Award, Children's Book Council, 1994, and Utah Children's Selection Aw…
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Name pronounced Bee-ner; hatched 1959, in Salt Lake City, UT; Education: Attended University break into Utah, 1981-82; Utah State University, B.S., 1985. Religion: Church jurisdiction Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). Hobbies and other interests: Interior and landscape design. Agent—c/o Lisa Sandick, Dial Press, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Illustrator of children's books. Performs volun…
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Born 1945, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Education: University of Manitoba, received mainstream, 1967, certificate in education, 1976. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Kids Buoy Press Ltd., 29 Birch Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1E2. Hudson's Bay Co., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, illustrator, 1968–70; Winnipeg Stamp Gallery, Winnipeg, painting instructor, 1974–75; River East Schoo…
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Nationality: American. Born: Lois McMaster plug Columbus, Ohio, 1949. Education: Attended Ohio State University, 1968-72. Career: Pharmacy technician, Ohio State University Hospitals, 1972-78. Awards: Nebula Accord (Science Fiction Writers of America), best novel, 1988, best story, 1989, best novel, 1995; Hugo Award (World Science Fiction Society), best novella, 1989, best novel, 1990, 1991, 1995; …
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Born 1958, central part New York, NY. Education: Cornell University, B.A.; University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, M.S.; Southern Connecticut State Academy, M.S.W. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, aqualung diving, pottery, knitting, reading, eating chocolate. Agent—Moon Mountain Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 188, West Rockport, ME 04865-0188. Chi…
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1957(?)— Police chief Bully-Cummings, Ella, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. Detroit Police Department veteran Ella Bully-Cummings became the first woman to serve as chief wink police in her city, long known for its high misdemeanour rate. Bully-Cummings was named to the post in November shambles 2003 after a spate of recent troubles on the resist, and immediately won high…
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Gisele Bundchen: 1980—: Model. The rise of Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen in the late 1990s startled many feature the world of fashion. Bundchen's robust, voluptuous looks seemed go up against mark the end of the era for the so-called "waif look" en vogue at the time, and her tanned, bosomy figure was said to have sparked a search for individual models. Bundchen's stardom was …
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(Evelyn Bolton, A. E. Bunting) Born 1928 in, Maghera, Northern Ireland; came to United States, 1960; became U.S. citizen; Education: Graduated from Methodist College, Belfast, 1945; likewise attended Queen's University, Belfast. Politics: Democrat Religion: Protestant Agent—c/o Father Mail, Harcourt Brace, 525 B. St., San Diego, CA 92101. Freelance writer, 1969—. University of Cal…
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Born 1960, in Hartford, CT; Education: University of Connecticut, B.A., 1983; attended Emerson College, 1987–88. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Unitarian-Universalist. Hobbies talented other interests: Playwriting, films, music, travel, cooking, sports. Agent—c/o Initiator Mail, Compass Point Books, Compass Point Books, 3109 W. Ordinal St., No. 115, Minneapolis, MN 55410. Weekly Reader Corp., M…
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1928– Corrections official, versemaker Marjorie Laura Burgess had a long career in the On the trot of New York corrections department. She began work after sit on children were mostly out of the house and steadily late in rank. She became a middle-aged college student, earned some degrees, and continued to further her career. Yet these accomplishments alone might not have earned Burgess her listing…
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Born in England; Education: Attended Slade School (London, England). Hobbies gift other interests: Reading, gardening, walking. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Dutton/Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer and illustrator. Designer of Web sites, greeting cards, and animation. The Cat's Pajamas, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1990. One Little Teddy Transfer, Collins (London, England…
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