Born 1953, in Atlanta, GA; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended Hampshire College and Cae College. Politics: "Bleeding-heart liberal." Hobbies and other interests: Singing. Office—Pomegranate Communications, Box 808022, Petaluma, CA 94975. Writer and publisher. Pomegranate Communications, Petaluma, CA, owner, 1975–. Lightning Bug Thunder, Firefly B…
Nationality: American. Born: Houston, 1936. Education: University of Southwest Louisiana, Lake Charles, 1955-1957; University of Missouri, B.A. 1959, M.A. 1960. Career: Social worker, Los Angeles, 1962-64; reporter, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1964; U.S. Forest Service, Kentucky, 1965-66; English instructor, University of Southern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana; English instructor, University of Montan…
1866–1949 Composer and singer A leading classical vocalist and composer, Henry Burleigh was influential in the process of establishing an "American School" in classical music. In particular he composed and arranged religious music in the African American tradition of spirituals and was a friend of Antonin Dvor̂ák, who consulted Burleigh about American folk and re…
(Ted Burn) Born 1940, in Lockhaven, PA; Education: Attended Atlanta School of Art, 1960-63. McDonald & Little, Atlanta, GA, advertising copywriter and artist, c. 1960-1976; senior art director for advertising agencies in San Francisco, CA, including Bottsford Thomas E. Burn Ketchum and Ogilvy & Mather; McDonald & Little, Atlanta, GA, vice president and executive art dir…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1945. Career: Teacher, Sage Hill, Humber School of Writing; writer-in-residence, University of Western Ontario. Lives in London, Ontario, Canada. Awards: Commonwealth Best Book award, 1989; Saskatchewan Book of the Year, 1994; Periodical Publishers award, 1994; Marian Engel award, 1995; Giller prize for Canadian Literature, 1999. Establishi…
Born 1970, in Key West, FL; father a military dentist. Education: Colorado State University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1991; University of Michigan, M.A. (political science) and J.D., both 1994. Hobbies and other interests: Family activities, rose gardening, playing softball, travel. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Jenny Bent, Harvey Klinger, Inc., 301 W. 53rd St., New York, NY 10019. Writer. Also wo…
1949— Educator, university administrator When Dr. Mickey L. Burnim was appointed chancellor of North Carolina's Elizabeth City State University, the 105-year-old campus was struggling with auditing problems, slipping enrollment, and an aging infrastructure. Burnim immediately set about turning the historically black university around. He hired three new vice chancellors who helped hi…
Born 1936, in Farnham, Surrey, England; Education: Central School of Art (London, England), national diploma in design, 1959. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Jonathan Cape Ltd., 30 Bedford Sq., London WC1B 3EL, England. Author, illustrator, and freelance designer. Worked at farming, slum-clearance, forestry, in the Friend's Ambulance Unit, and at school building as an alternative to military …
Nationality: British. Born: London, 1929. Education: The Merchant Taylors' School, London; Middle Temple, London: called to the bar, 1956. Military Service: Served in the Royal Army Education Corps, 1949-51. Career: Barrister in London, 1956-59; research assistant, London School of Economics, 1959; assistant legal manager, Beaverbrook Newspapers, London, 1959-62; Henfield fellow, University…
1926–2005 Musician An era in American music ended when legendary blues guitarist R.L. Burnside passed away in 2005. A fixture on the Mississippi Delta blues scene for decades, Burnside and his gritty, growling musical style was a living link to the black musicians who originated the Delta blues back in the 1920s and from whom he first learned how to play. In the early 1990s Burnside gained …
1939— Advertising executive Tom Burrell was first directed toward a career in advertising by a high school aptitude test. However, it was his own independent spirit, creativity, and courage that guided him from a working-class childhood on the south side of Chicago to a position as chairman and chief executive officer of the company that would bear his name, Burrell Communications. Though f…
Nationality: American. Born: Tucson, Arizona, 1936. Education: The University of Arizona, Tucson, 1954-55; Barnard College, New York, B.A. (cum laude) in English, 1958; Cambridge University, B.A. (honours) in English 1960, M.A. 1965; Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut, 1960-61. Career: Supply teacher and music director, Binghamton public schools, New York, 1961-63; costume designer, Belg…
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1941. Education: Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1958-62, A.B. 1962; Columbia University, New York (Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1962), 1962-63, M.A. 1967. Career: Writer and editor, North American Précis Syndicate, New York, 1964-65, and School Management magazine, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1965-66. Instructor, 1966-67, assistant professo…
Born 1934, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England; Education: Attended St. Joseph's Convent. Politics: Conservative. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: Music, swimming, walking, travel, reading. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Little Tiger Press, 1 The Coda Ctr., 189 Munster Rd., London SW6 6AW, England. Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, England, state-regist…
Born 1965, in Fairmont, MN; Education: Attended Bemidji State University, 1983–85, University of Minnesota, 1985–86, and Hamline University, 1986–87. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, hiking, playing the piano, Scrabble, biking, learning to juggle. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Albert Whitman, 6340 Oakton St., Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723. Freelance writer. Friends of the …
Nationality: American. Born: Pasadena, California, 1947. Education: Pasadena City College, A.A. 1968. Awards: Fifth prize, Writer's Digest Short Story Contest, 1967; Creative Arts Achievement award (Los Angeles YWCA), 1980; Hugo award (World Science Fiction Convention), 1984, 1985; Nebula award (Science Fiction Writers of America), 1985; Locus award (Locus magazine), 1985; Best novelette aw…
Nationality: American. Born: Granite City, Illinois, 1945. Education: Northwestern University, B.S. 1967; University of Iowa, M.A. 1969; postgraduate study at the New School for Social Research, 1979-81. Military Service: Military intelligence, U.S. Army, 1969-72: served in Vietnam, became sergeant. Career: Reporter/editor, Electronic News, New York, 1972-73; high school teacher, Granite City, Il…
Born 1946, in Kingsbury, North London, England; Hobbies and other interests: Skiing, watching television, visiting bookshops. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Publishers, 77-85 Fulham Palace Rd., Hammersmith, London W6 8JB, England. Author and illustrator of children's books. Graphics and typographic designer; TV AM (England), presenter for "Rub-a-Dub-Tub" children&…
Born 1928, in Charlotte, NC; Education: Attended Furman University, 1946-48; Queens College, Charlotte, NC, B.A., 1950. Hobbies and other interests: Gliding, flying airplanes, reading, traveling, music, needlepoint, crosswords. Children's book author. Book of the Year selection, Child Study Association of America, 1968, for The Midnight Fox, 1969, for Trouble River, 1970, for The Summer of …
Born 1942, in Atlantic City, NJ; Education: Attended Trenton Junior College, 1963; Philadelphia Museum College of Art, B.F.A., 1966. Graphic Artists Guild, Philadelphia Children's Reading Round Table, Philadelphia College of Art Alumni Association. Children's Book Showcase, Children's Book Council, 1975, for The Pinchpenny Mouse; Citation of Merit, Society of Illustrators, 197…
Born 1951, in Oberlin, OH; Education: Attended Occidental College; University of Oregon, B.F.A., 1975; attended School of Visual Concepts (Seattle WA), 1995. Office—Changing Light Art Works, P.O. Box 4190, Bellingham, WA 98227. Alaskan Silver & Ivory Company, Scrimshaw and advertising designer, 1976–80; portraitist, illustrator, and landscape artist, 1980–. Exhibitions: Work …
Born 1968, in Berkhamsted, England; Education: Watford College of Art, higher national diploma (in graphic design; with distinction). Politics: "Green." Hobbies and other interests: Environmental activism, travel, nature crafts, mural painting, cooking, country walks, and socializing with friends. Office—The Drawing Room, Panther House, 38 Mount Pleasant, London WCIX 40P, Engl…
Born 1949, in Orange, CA; Education: Attended University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. Agent—Katharine Kidde, Kidde, Hoyt, and Picard, 335 E. 51st St., New York, NY 10022. Writer. Worked for a suicide prevention help-line. Creative writing fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts; Helen Bullis Prize, Poetry Northwest; Owl Creek Book Award; finalist, Los Ang…
1965- Gospel singer, praise leader Cage, Byron, photograph. © Laura Farr/Zuma/Corbis. Known as the "Prince of Praise," celebrated gospel singer Byron Cage has been performing and recording songs since the 1980s and has become known for a self-described "cross-cultural, mass-appeal praise and worship" style that has kept his albums in the Billboard Gospel Top Ten …
Sila María Calderón: 1942—: Governor of Puerto Rico. As the former mayor of San Juan, and as Puerto Rico's first woman governor, Sila María Calderón has set goals to ally Puerto Rico with other Latin American nations and to establish national autonomy. To reduce poverty among 3.8 million mostly Hispanic citizens, she sought tax breaks for investors and…
Louis Caldera: 1956—: Educational administrator. Louis Caldera made a surprise return to his first career when U.S. President Bill Clinton appointed him to serve as secretary of the Army in 1998. A West Point graduate and former army captain, Caldera proved both an enthusiastic and somewhat maverick leader, stressing the need for this branch of the military to provide better educational…
1953(?)– Minister From his base in Houston, Texas, Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell runs an impressive church outreach program that has attracted national attention, and made him an unofficial advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush. Caldwell has turned his Windsor Village United Methodist Church from a struggling congregation of just two dozen members into one of Houston's most dynamic com…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1911. Education: Hunter College High School, New York; Barnard College, New York, A.B. in philosophy 1932. Career: Adjunct professor of English, Barnard College, 1956-57; visiting professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1957, 1959-60, Stanford University, California, 1958, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1962, and Brandeis University, Wal…
Nationality: British. Born: Birmingham, 1924. Education: Coventry Technical College, 1937-39; St. Luke's College, Exeter, Devon, 1968-70, Teacher's Certificate 1970. Career: Engineering apprentice and toolmaker, Coventry Gauge and Tool Company, 1940-48; clerk, Ministry of Works and Minstry of Supply, 1949-51; clerical assistant, South West Electricity Board, Plymouth, 1951-66; Arts C…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Sydney, 1948. Marion Campbell is one of Australia's most powerful intellectual and postmodern writers and has an impressive reputation on the basis of three novels. Her first novel, Lines of Flight, is a work of luminous and startling intelligence, both elegant and playful. Through rival narrative modes, it is the story of Rita Finnerty, a young Australian ar…
Born 1956, in Madison, WI. Ethnicity: "Arab-American." Education: A.M.L.S. (library science). Hobbies and other interests: Fossilized insects, martial arts films, swimming, running, exploring, music, making art out of seeds and toy robots out of "junk." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Librarian and…
Born 1944, in Fort Worth, TX; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. Education: Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, guitar. Agent—Bonnie Solow, New Media Marketing, 1007 Montana Ave., Ste. 133, Santa Monica, CA 90403. Motiv…
Born 1954, in London, England; Education: Kent University, B.A., 1977, M.A., 1978. Politics: "Left." Religion: "Broad." Hobbies and other interests: "Running, reading, the theatre, my dog, long conversations, wine, and most of all, friends and family." Agent—Clare Conville, 2 Ganton Street, London WIF 7QL, England. Time Life Books, London, England, …
1946— Casting agent Cannon, Reuben, photograph. Ana Elisa Fuentes/Getty Images. Despite growing up in an inner-city Chicago housing project, Reuben Cannon knew his future lay in the entertainment industry. With luck, pluck, and a lot of hard work, Cannon broke into the competitive field and became the first African-American casting director in Hollywood—and one of the most suc…
Born in Salt Lake City, UT; Education: Brigham Young University, B.A. (English literature), M.A. (English literature). Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, traveling, cooking, knitting, collecting antique dolls. Agent—Adams Literary, 295 Greenwich St., No. 260, New York, NY 10007. Children's book author and journalist. Authors Guild. Delacorte Press Prize for Outstanding First Yo…
1980— Actor, writer, musician A promising young actor who has demonstrated box-office appeal to both black and white audiences, Nick Cannon has been called the Tom Cruise of his generation. In addition to performing, he has also written and produced material for television and film and has written and recorded an album. Attractive, charming, and a self-described workaholic, Cannon "h…
José Canseco: 1964—: Baseball player. As the American League's Rookie of the Year in 1986 and the first player to hit forty home runs and steal forty bases in a single season, José Canseco was one of the outstanding baseball players of his day. Named the Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1988 during his first stint with the Oakland Athletics (A's…
Born 1966, in Newark, OH; Education: Attended Columbus College of Art & Design. Office—753 South Third St., Columbus, OH 43206. Illustrator. Exhibitions: Society of Illustrators National Scholarship Competition & Exhibition, New York, 1988; Mazza Collection, University of Findlay, Ohio; James Thurber Center, Columbus, OH, 1995; Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1997; Museum of Nort…
Born 1957, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A. Agent—Liza Voges, Kirchoff/Wohlberg, 866 U.N. Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Dancer, teacher, and author. Currently teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Authors Guild, Authors League. American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists designation…
Josefina G. Carbonell: 1950—: Head of U.S. Administration on Aging. The top U.S. official serving the elderly, Josefina G. Carbonell has become a national leader in innovative community services. When she accepted this position in 2001, she became the highest-ranking Hispanic-American appointee to the Department of Health and Human Services. Carbonell has earned respect from Republicans…
Ernesto Cardenal: 1925—: Poet. It is nearly impossible to separate Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal from his country, or his poetry from his politics. He rose to prominence during the dark days of the four-decade-long dictatorship of the Somoza family. Cardenal used his pen as a sword to help undermine the Somoza regime, exposing its atrocities to the world. Some of his most renowned wo…
Fernando Cardoso: 1931—: Sociologist, politician. Fernando Henrique Cardoso became the first reelected president of Brazil, based on the strides he made in modernizing the nation. During his terms, he emphasized economic reform, privatization, foreign investment, and funding for social services and education, and did so without a hint of the corruption that had plagued Brazil's f…
Born 1951, in Norfolk, VA; Ethnicity: "Euro-American." Education: University of Virginia, B.A. (English), 1973; Virginia Tech, M.A. (history), 1995. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Canoeing, kayaking, miniature wargaming. Freelance writer, 1996–. Adjunct history instructor at colleges, including Central Virginia Community College, 199…
1970- Singer, actor Mariah Carey has displayed each of the characteristics that commonly describe a diva. She possesses both a five-octave vocal range and award-winning music business skills. She co-wrote all but one of her No.1 songs (which was a cover of a Jackson 5 song) and co-produced of all of her chart-topping hits. She was named the world's top selling female artist of the millenniu…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, 1943. Education: Geelong Grammar School; Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 1961. Career: Worked in advertising in Australia, 1962-68 and after 1970, and in London, 1968-70; partner, McSpedden Carey Advertising Consultants, Chippendale, New South Wales, until 1988. Currently teacher, New York University and Princeton University. Lives in N…
Born 1929, in Syracuse, NY; Education: Graduated from Akademie der bildenden Künste (Stuttgart, Germany), 1950. U.S. Information Center, Stuttgart, Germany, poster designer, 1950-52; New York Times, New York, NY, graphic designer, 1952-56; L. W. Frohlich & Co., New York, NY, art director, 1956-63; freelance writer, illustrator, and designer, 1963—. Guest instructor, Pratt Instit…
Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim: 1927-1994: Musician. Antonio Jobim was a writer, composer, and arranger whose music spurred a revolution in sound in the late 1950s, both in South America and around the world. Although he modestly credited João Gilberto with creating the bossa nova (new wave), Jobim became its most innovative practitioner, writing nearly 400 compositions. Mark …
Born 1948, in Washington, PA; Education: Wheaton College, B.A., 1970; studied at Harvard Extension and Radcliffe College, 1974-76. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, swimming, walking our dog. Agent—Elizabeth Harding, Curtis Brown Ltd, 10 Astor Pl., New York, NY 10003. Writer, 1983–. A. Leo Weil Elementary School, Pittsburgh, PA, teacher, 1970-72; Plum Cove El…
Education: College graduate (economics). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Writer and entrepreneur. Founded four businesses, including an advertising agency. Beyond the Valley of Thorns, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 2005. The Dark Hills Divide, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 2005. The Dark Hills Divide was adapted as an audiobook, Brilliance Audio, 2…
Agent—c/o Star Bright Books, Star Building, 42-26 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101. Freelance designer and illustrator, Israel, 1972-85; freelance illustrator, New York, NY, 1985—. Israel Institute of Technology, teacher of illustration, 1983-84, and typography, 1984. Military service: Served in Israeli Army, 1962-65. Israeli Association of Graphic Designers (Central Committe…
Born 1958, in Australia. Education: B.A. (literature and philosophy). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Writer. Formerly worked in journalism and public relations. Australia Council Literature Board grant; Australian Children's Book Council shortlist, 1988, for Obernewton; Australian Children's Book Council honor book, 1991, for The Farsee…
Richard Carmona: 1949—: U.S. Surgeon General. In April of 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Dr. Richard Carmona for the position of U.S. Surgeon General. Before the U.S. Senate confirmed him, the nation learned that their "Top Doc" had a resume that read like the remarkable biography of an action hero. The high school dropout from a poor, Puerto Rican family, Carmon…
Born 1949; Education: Olivet Nazarene University, B.A.; Valparaiso University, M.A. Author of inspirational and devotional works and editor. Guideposts for Kids, editor; public speaker. There's an Angel in My Locker: Devotionals for Junior Highers, Zondervan Books (Grand Rapids, MI), 1986, 2nd edition published as Angel in My Locker: Devotions for Junior Highers, 1992. Angel in My Backpack,…
Born 1945, in St. Louis, MO; Education: University of Illinois at Urbana, B.A., 1967; M.Ed., 1974; M.S. (library science), 1977. Office—Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature, 5200 N. Barton Ave. M/S ML34, Fresno, CA 93740-8014. Palm Springs Public Library, Palm Springs, CA, director, 1982-99; Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Califor…
Alejo Carpentier: 1904-1980: Writer. One of the most important figures in modern Latin American literature, Alejo Carpentier wrote in a variety of forms that explored the ways that history and politics influenced the region's culture. His fiction, essays, and poetry consider the epic theme of European colonialism and its impact on the region's indigenous peoples. His work, which …
196(?)– Choir director, songwriter, and music producer When secular artists achieve commercial success, it is often followed by a big spike in popularity, accompanied by instant name recognition. Though this does not typically happen to Christian singers, songwriter and choir director Kurt Carr managed to achieve global success with his breakthrough 2001 album, Awesome Wonder. The song �…
1905-1935 Blues singer and pianist In the late 1920s and early 1930s, among the African-American audiences that nurtured the blues, there was hardly a better-known performer than Leroy Carr. He made over a hundred recordings, the first of which, 1928's "How Long, How Long Blues," made him a star who could fill large theaters around the Midwest and South. After Carr's de…
Pseudonym for David John Moore Cornwell. Nationality: British. Born: Poole, Dorset, 1931. Education: Sherborne School, Dorset; St. Andrew's Preparatory School; Bern University, Switzerland, 1948-49; Lincoln College, Oxford, B.A. (honours) in modern languages 1956. Career: Tutor, Eton College, Berkshire, 1956-58; member of the British Foreign Service, 1959-64: second secretary, Bonn Embassy,…
José Carreras: 1946—: Opera singer. With classic Latin good looks and one of the great voices of the twentieth century, José Carreras has lived the image of what it means to be a star operatic tenor. Carreras had already become a success on opera stages and in the world of classical-pop "crossover" music, when he endured a near-death experience in 1987—…
Born 1937, in Sainte-Justine-de-Dorchester, Quebec, Canada; Education: Attended College Saint-Louis; University of Montreal, B.A., M.A., 1961; further study at Sorbonne, University of Paris, 1961–64. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Tundra Books/Livres Toundra, 75 Sherbourne St., 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5A 2P9, Canada. Novelist, poet, dramatist, screenwriter, and author of short fiction. …
Born 1954, in Richmond, VA; Education: James Madison University, B.F.A., 1977; California Institute of the Arts, M.F.A., 1981. Religion: "Religious Science." Agent—Jane Feder, 305 E. 24th St., New York, NY 10010. Illustrator. Visual effects animator for film industry, c. 1983–96; illustrator of children's books, 1997–. mjZOOM (greeting card and gift manuf…
Born 1928, in St. Louis, MO; Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1950; Stanford University, M.B.A., 1956. Computer analyst, consultant, and manager, 1956-68; manager of private trade and technical schools, 1969-95; executive vice president, Bell & Howell schools. American Technical Institute, president; board member, Chicago Community Renewal Society, 1969-87; board member and president,…
Born 1964, in Everett, WA; Education: University of Kansas, B.S., 1987; attended Science and Environmental Reporting Program, New York University, 1990. Mary Kay Carson Freelance writer of books, articles and teaching materials for Newbridge, Science World, Scholastic, Inc., National Audubon Society, KidsBooks, Chicago Review Press, and other educational companies, 1994—. Super-Scien…
1927-1997 Poet One of the most important poets to come out of the Caribbean, Martin Carter has been compared to literary lions such as W.B. Yeats and Pablo Neruda. His most famous work was fueled by the political turmoil that gripped his native Guyana in the 1950s and 1960s. He told fellow Guyanese writer Bill Carr in an interview for the Guyanese magazine Release that politics and poetry were ins…
Born 1957, in Salt Lake City, UT; Education: Attended Utah State University. Hobbies and other interests: Skiing, travel, gardening, tennis. Graphic designer and advertising illustrator, c. late 1970s; Intervisual Communications, Inc., California, artist, paper engineer, and book designer until 1987; freelance author and illustrator of children's books, 1987–. What's in My Poc…
1959(?)- Basketball coach, motivational speaker, entrepreneur Coach Ken Carter's 1999 lockout of his Richmond (California) High School basketball team seemed like a story made for the movies. And indeed, when the story was brought to life by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the 2005 hit film Coach Carter, a fresh new round of publicity came to the man whose daring form of discipline had set a gro…
1931-1992 Educator, author, poet Wilfred George Onslow Cartey is remembered for his work as an author, editor, compiler, and critic of African and Caribbean literature. Blind since he was a young adult, Cartey had a distinguished career as a scholar and lecturer, spending the majority of his career as a professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) and publishing extensively. Cartey was born…
Surname is pronounced Case-ley; born 1951, in Rahway, NJ; Education: Syracuse University, B.F.A. (cum laude), 1973 Agent—c/o Author Mail, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, London, England, receptionist, 1975-80; artist. Exhibitions: Group and solo exhibitions in New York, New Jersey, and London, England; paintings included in private collections in France, Spain, England, Russia, Germany, and the Unit…
Female. Commercial artist and designer. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, card designer; illustrator for children's museums; designer of "Things I Know Tot Tower," for eeBoo toys. I Saw the Sea and the Sea Saw Me, Viking (New York, NY), 2001. What Makes the Seasons?, Viking (New York, NY), 2003. Contributing editor, Nick Jr. family magazine. Commercial artist and designer Me…
Born 1953, in New Haven, CT; Education: University of Michigan, B.A., 1975; Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 1979. Hobbies and other interests: Interior design and decorating, jazz music. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lucent Books, 10911 Technology Pl., San Diego, CA 92127. Attorney, specializing in consumer credit law and real estate, 1980-2000; University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA, …
Born 1952, in London, England; children: one son. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, Ltd., 1-19 New Oxford St., London WC1A 1NU, England. Writer. Worked as a teacher in London, England for nineteen years; also worked in a bank. British Book Trust Teenage Book of the Year designation, and Whitbread Children's Book of the Year shortlist, both 2004, and Carnegie Children's Book A…
Nationality: American. Born: Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1919. Education: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, B.A. 1939 (Phi Beta Kappa), M.A. 1947; the Sorbonne, Paris (Fulbright fellow), 1952-53. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1942-46: Lieutenant. Career: Instructor, University of Iowa, 1948-52; editor, Western Review, Iowa City, 1951-52, Colliers' Encyclopedia, New York, 1953-…
Born 1962, in NY; Education: Marymount College, B.S., 1984; State University of New York—Albany, M.A., 1997. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Williamson Publishing, Church St., Charlotte, VT 05445. Writer. Worked as an environmental educator for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and National Audubon Society; conducts children's workshops and adult ecology programs…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born November 13, 1924, in Toledo, OH; died of congestive heart failure, August 24, 2005, in Washington, DC. Naval officer, government official, and author. Castillo was a retired U.S. Navy captain, where he served as a public affairs officer, and later worked as spokesman for Fairfax County in Virginia. After graduating from Northwestern Universit…
Emerging from the ferment of radical Chicano thought that shaped her ideas as a student in the 1970s, Ana Castillo was long known as a writer who was vigorously critical of the dominant Anglo-American mainstream and who worked to create alternative visions of what American society could become. "I was a Chicana protest poet, a complete renegade—and I continue to write that way,…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Kowloon, Hong Kong, 1950. Education: University of Sidney, M.A. 1976. Career: Teacher, Mt. Druitt High School, New South Wales, 1972-76; assistant in languages, Lycee Technique, Paris, 1976-77; French master, St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, 1978-79; journalist, Asiaweek magazine, Hong Kong, 1983-87. Since 1989 tutor of literary stu…
Fidel Castro: 1927—: President. Fidel Castro has ruled Cuba since his revolutionary forces overthrew dictator Fulgencia Batista in 1959. He introduced agriculture, medical, and education reforms to improve the quality of life for poor Cubans during the 1960s, but was criticized for suspending elections. His socialist philosophy and close ties to the Soviet Union led to tensions with the…
Ida Castro: 1953—: Public official, lawyer. Ida Castro rose through the ranks of the U.S. Department of Labor before being named the first Latina to head the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 1998. Over the course of her three years as the agency's leader, Castro implemented numerous changes and initiatives that improved its ability to provide quality services to th…
Born 1956, in Syracuse, NY; Education: State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S., 1978; State University of New York at Oswego, M.A., 1988; Syracuse University, M.F. A., 1991. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, camping, canoeing, cooking, woodworking, toy making. Children's book illustrator and author. Cat Graphics Design and Illustration, Syracuse, NY, owner, artist, and creative di…
Surname is pronounced "KA-ta-la-NOT-to"; born 1959, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: Pratt Institute, B.F.A., 1981. Hobbies and other interests: Basketball, reading. Peter Catalanotto Freelance illustrator in New York, NY, 1982-87; freelance writer and illustrator of children's books, 1987—. Exhibitions: Work displayed with Mazza Collection, Findlay, OH; and at Keene …
Born 0027;s name Deborah; Education: Attended Kent State University. Hobbies and other interests: Bicycling, birdwatching, painting. Office—Springfield News-Sun, 202 North Limestone St., Springfield, 45503. Cartoonist, painter, and commercial illustrator. Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, OH, editorial cartoonist, 1984—; Copley News Service, syndicated cartoonist, 1988—. Wor…
(Antonia Forest) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born May 26, 1915, in London, England; died November 29, 2003, in Bournemouth, England. Author. Best known by her pen name, Antonia Forest, Rubinstein was the author of the popular children's books featuring the Marlow family. After studying journalism at London University, she worked as a clerk in the British Civil Service …
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born August 24, 1917, in Launceston, Cornwall, England; died November 4, 2003, in Launceston, England. Educator and author. Strongly influenced by folk songs and ballad forms, Causley was a prolific, award-winning author of poetry for children and adults. Educated at Launceston College, he was interested in poetry as a young man, though he never co…
Nationality: British. Born: Alexandria, Egypt, 1936. Education: Edinburgh Academy; Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire; Wadham College, Oxford, M.A. in modern history, D. Phil. 1963; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Henry fellow), 1960-61. Military Service: Served in the British Army, in Africa, 1955-56. Career: Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, 1959-65; visiting professor, New…
Richard E. Cavazos: 1929—: U.S. Army general. In 1976 Mexican American Richard E. Cavazos made military history by becoming the first Hispanic to attain the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army. Less than 20 years later, the native Texan would again make history by being appointed the Army's first Hispanic four-star general. It was a long way from Cavazos' d…
Born 1938, in Oakland, CA; Education: St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA, B.A., 1960; attended Fresno State College (now California State University, Fresno), 1960-61; San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University), teaching credential, 1961; attended University of California, Berkeley, 1962; Sonoma State College (now California State College, Sonoma), M.A., 1971; Pacific Unio…
Education: California State University, Long Beach, B.F.A., 1992. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Commercial artist and illustrator. Clients include Health Net, Hilton Hotels, Land's End, and Unocal. Lecturer at schools. Graphic Artist's Guild. Recognition of Merit Award, George G. Stone Center for Children's Books, 2000; Pura…
Orlando Cepeda: 1937—: Baseball player. The life of Orlando Cepeda was played out in two very different places. One was on the baseball field where he demolished the competition, hitting a career average .297 consisting of 2,351 hits. He racked up 417 doubles, 27 triples, and 379 home runs all contributing to an outstanding 1,131 runs and 1,365 Runs Batted In (RBI). He was known to many…
1913— Writer, politician Césaire, Aimé, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission The West Indian playwright and politician Aimé Césaire emerged as one of the leading voices in the négritude movement in the 1930s. Searching for a way to unite the peoples of the African diaspora, Césaire and future Senegalese President Léopold Sé…
Born 1924, in Jerusalem; immigrated to United States, 1925; Education: Attended high school Miriam Chaikin in Brooklyn, NY. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, study, walking, looking, listening, good company, good food, pottery. Agent—Regina Ryan, 1 West 85th Street, New York, NY 10024. Worked for U.S. arm of Irgun (Jewish underground), New Y…
Born 1975; University of Minnesota, M.A., 1984. Office—Department of Communication and Writing, Metropolitan State University, Suite 205, Energy Park Place, 1380 Energy Lane, St. Paul, MN 55108. Adult Options in Education, Hopkins and St. Louis Park, MN, adult literacy instructor, 1983-2002; Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN, community faculty instructor in creative writing, 1998…
1936-1999 Basketball player Few individual athletes have ever excelled at a sport as spectacularly as Wilt Chamberlain, the 7' 1" center who dominated professional basketball for more than 14 seasons beginning in 1959. Chamberlain, or "Wilt the Stilt" as he was often known, is enshrined in record books and memories for a legendary 1962 performance in which he scored 100…
1988— Musician Canada's Keshia Chanté is a teen pop star—but her background does not fit the typical pattern of other young performers who have emerged in recent years in either Canada or the United States. "She was not a contestant on either American Idol or Canadian Idol," noted the Edmonton Sun. "She is not a former star of a popular children…
Born 1963, in Los Angeles, CA; Education: DePauw University, B.A., 1985. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, watching films, cooking, playing games, drawing and graphic design, travel. Mayfield Publishing, Mountain View, CA, editorial assistant, 1985-87; Windsor Publications, Northridge, CA, photography editor, 1987-88; Dushkin Publishing, Guilford, CT, annual editions editor, 1988-89; freelance…
1973— Actor, writer, comic From a very early age, Dave Chappelle could make people laugh. Chappelle realized the power of his natural talent and made some very serious goals for his art. As a teenager, he crafted his standup comedy act out of the realties of his life growing up black in the capital city of the United States. Racism and racial division became his main targets, and he approac…
1954-2004 Prime Minister of Dominica Charles, Pierre, photograph. UN photo by Michelle Poire. Reproduced by permission. On October 1, 2000, Roosevelt "Rosie" Douglas, prime minister of the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, died of a heart attack after less than a year in office. Two days later Pierre Charles—popularly known as Pierro and deputy leader of the Dominica…
1919–2005 Prime minister Mary Eugenia Charles led an extraordinary life as a pioneer among women and a leader of men. In 1949 she began the first female lawyer in the Caribbean. In 1980 Mary Eugenia Charles became the first woman to come to power in the Caribbean. As prime minister of Dominica (pronounced "Dom-i-NEE-ka"), she was the first woman to lead an independent nation. …
1930-2004 Musician, singer, composer, arranger Charles, Ray, photograph. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images. Above all his many talents, singing great Ray Charles had the ability to interpret and sing songs in such a way as to fill the words from the depths of his own heart, carrying this emotion to the listener. "I sing the songs for what they mean to me," Charles was quoted in Joe…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1937. Education: Columbia University, New York, B.A. (cum laude) 1959 (Phi Beta Kappa). Career: Recreation leader, New York City Department of Parks, early 1960s; English teacher, High School of Music and Art, and School of Performing Arts, both New York, 1962-64; Lecturer in English, City College, New York, 1965; assistant professor of English, Stanfor…
1956(?)— Entertainment executive Chase, Debra Martin, photograph. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images. Film producer Debra Martin Chase is one of just a handful of minority women who wield power among the back offices at the major Hollywood studios. Chase's job entails overseeing the production of new movies on their way to the multiplex, and she scored her first genuine hit in 20…
Nationality: Indian. Born: Bihar, India, 1959. Career: Currently, officer, Indian Administrative Service. The corpus of Upamanyu Chatterjee is not vast but his is a powerful emergent voice in Indian postcolonial literature. Thus far he has published "The Assassination of Indira Gandhi" in 1986 and two novels, English, August: An Indian Story in 1988 and The Last Burden in 1993. Crit…
Linda Chavez-Thompson: 1944—: Labor leader. As the number three person at the American Federation of Labor and Congress Industrial Organizations, better known by the acronym AFL-CIO, Linda Chavez-Thompson is in a powerful position. She can turn the ears of politicians, labor union leaders, and the media. She can also put fear into corporate leaders dead set against unionism. When Chavez…
Dennis Chavez: 1888-1962: Legislator. As the first native-born Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Senate, Dennis Chavez burned with a desire to provide minorities with equal protection under the law. Long before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus, and years before Martin Luther King, Jr., had his dream, Dennis Chavez, the gentle liberal, was demanding equality for all. As early as 19…
Linda Chavez: 1947—: Civil rights advocate, columnist, commentator. Bowed but far from broken by the 2001 derailment of her nomination to serve as labor secretary in the administration of George W. Bush, Linda Chavez remains as outspoken as ever in support of the conservative ideals she champions. At one time almost as passionate about liberal causes, Chavez—like thousands of oth…
Born 1972, in Pittsburgh, PA; Ethnicity: "Polish, Slovack, Irish, Scotch." Education: University of Southern California, B.F.A., 1992. Agent—Jeff Gorin, William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Screenwriter, television writer, and stage writer. Director of film The Four Corners of Nowhere, 1995. (And director) The Four Corners of Nowhere (screenp…
1964— Actor, director, writer, musician Don Cheadle has carved as unique niche for himself in Hollywood. He is, as Esquire dubbed him, "the thinking man's character actor." Cheadle selects his roles with care, relishing the opportunity to try new things. Cheadle has won extensive critical acclaim for his vast array of characters, including his turns as a district attorn…
1956— Professional basketball player and coach Cheeks, Maurice, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Maurice Cheeks played point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 15 years. During his long career, the 6-foot, 1-inch tall Cheeks was known for his speed, his ability to handle the ball, his consistent play, and his work ethic. Never one to seek out the spotlight, he wa…
Born 1975, in Pingtung, Taiwan; Education: Attended three years of college. Freelance children's book illustrator, 1999—. Memories, Hsin Yi Publications, 2000. On My Way to Buy Eggs, Kane/Miller Book Publishers (La Jolla, CA), 2001. A Day Presents Are a Must, Heryin, 2003. Guji Guji, Kane/Miller Book Publishers (La Jolla, CA), 2004. Taiwanese artist Chih-Yuan Chen is the author and i…
Born 1941, in Casper, WY; Education: Colorado College, B.A., 1963; University of Colorado, M.A., 1964; University of Wisconsin, Madison, Ph.D., 1970. Politics: Republican. Religion: Methodist. Office—American Enterprise Institute, 1150 17th St. NW, Ste. 1100, Washington, DC 20036-4603. Agent—Bill Adler, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Freelance writer, 1970-83; Georg…
Surname pronounced chur-ip-ko; born 1951, in West Point, NY; Education: Attended Orange County Community College, 1970-72; St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkhill, NY), B.A., 1974. Politics: Conservative. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, bird-watching, volleyball. office—c/o Boyds Mill Press, 815 Church St., Honesdale, PA 18431. Author and editor. Sullivan Count…
Male. Author and illustrator. Rainy Day Dream, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1992. Archibald Frisby, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 1994. Monsters on the Loose, WhistleStop (Mahwah, NJ), 1996. Alphaboat, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (New York, NY), 2002. Dwight L. Holden, Gran-gran's Best Trick, Magination Press (New York, NY), 1989. Roberta Chaplan, Tell Me a Story, …
Nationality: American. Born: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 1940. Education: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, B.A. 1961, Ph.D. in comparative literature 1974. Career: Toll taker, New Jersey Turnpike, 1961-62; speechwriter, 1965; reporter, Fairchild Publications, 1966; instructor in literature, Bennington College, Vermont, 1970-78; visiting writer, University of the South, 1984, University …
Born 1965, in Berkshire, England; father an artist and art teacher, mother an infant and primary teacher. Education: Attended Manchester Polytechnic, 1985-86; studied decorative arts with City and Guilds London, 1987-88. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Writer and illustrator. Founder of Chandeliers for the People (lampshade designers); …
Nationality: American. Born: Monroeville, Alabama, 1957. Education: Attended Louisiana State University, Shreveport, 1974-75; University of Alabama, 1974-78. Career: Writer, Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama, 1977-80; features editor, Southern Living, Birmingham, Alabama, 1980-84; regional editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1984-85. Agent: Frederick Hill Associates, 1842 Union Street, San Fr…
1943– President, trade unionist Frederick Chiluba was elected president of Zambia in 1991 in the country's first multiparty elections. A landlocked country in Africa, Zambia is heavily dependent on a single export commodity, copper, and as such has one of the highest levels of industrialization on the continent, and the most developed trade union movement, apart from that in South Af…
Nationality: Zimbabwean. Born: Gweru, Zimbabwe, 1957. Education: University of Zimbabwe, B.A. (honors) in English 1979; University of Iowa, M.A. in creative writing 1985. Career: High school teacher, 1981-81; curriculum developer, 1983-87; editor, publisher and author, 1988-94; Dana Visiting Professor of creative writing, St. Lawrence University, 1995-96. Awards: Commonwealth Writers prize (Africa…
Female. Education: Boston University, B.A., B.Mus., 1992. Hobbies and other interests: Trading-card, role-playing, and board game enthusiast. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Enslow Publishers, Box 398, 40 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398. Writer, editor, and musician. Violin teacher, 1992—; TV Guide, editorial assistant, 1992-93; American Association for Cancer Research, Phil…
1924-2005 Politician, writer, educator In becoming the first black, as well as the first woman, to ever seek a major political party's nomination for the U.S. presidency, former New York congresswoman Shirley Chisholm demonstrated that aspirations for the nation's executive office need not be the exclusive domain of white males. Chisholm's unsuccessful 1972 campaign for the De…
1939– President President Joaquim Chissano devoted 40 years of his life to carving a stable, independent Mozambique from a former Portuguese colonial backwater. Chissano is responsible for Mozambique's foreign policy of political nonalignment, which earned him firm friendships with both western and Marxist regimes and enabled him to replace neighboring South Africa's hostility…
Born 1958, in Spartanburg, SC; Education: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1980; Tulane University, M.F.A., 1988. Agent—c/o Pippin Properties Inc., 155 East 38th Street, Ste. 2H, New York, NY 10016. Artist, author, and illustrator, 1998—. Formerly worked at Christie's Auction House, Los Angeles; art teacher in Pensacola, FL, elementary schools, at University of West Florida…
Female; children. Office—3018 45th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98116. Artist, author, and children's book illustrator. Creator of cover art for books, including Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. Caldecott Honor Book designation, 2004, for Ella Sarah Gets Dressed. Margaret Chodos-Irvine Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 2003. Ursula Le Guin, Always Coming H…
Surname is pronounced "shoe-row"; born 1936, in Elkhart, IN; Education: Wheaton College, B.A., 1958; graduate study at Chelsea School of Art, 1958–59; studied book illustration at School of Visual Arts, 1966–68. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Harcourt International, 6277 Sea Harbor Dr., Orlando, FL 32887. Artist; illustrator and writer of children's books. Freelan…
Born 1951, in Riverside, NJ; Education: Rutgers University, B.A., 1972; Montclair State College, M.A. (American literature), 1974; City University of New York, M.A. (English literature), 1983. Hobbies and other interests: Surfing, transcendental woodsplitting. Office—Pottersfield Press, 83 Leslie Rd., East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia B2Z 1PG, Canada. Writer, publisher, educator, musician, and…
Born 1951, in Saranac Lake, NY; Education: University of Vermont, B.A. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, printing history, playing violin. Agent—Marcia Wernick, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, 10 East 40th St., New York, NY 10016. Author, illustrator, and playwright. Formerly worked for New York theatre, then Screen Actors Guild and Paramount Pictures. St. Michael's College, Colchester,…
1944- Politician Christie, Perry, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. Perry Gladstone Christie became prime minister of the Bahamas in May of 2002 after a long career in his Caribbean island-nation's main legislative body, the National Assembly. Christie heads the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of the Bahamas, which dominated the political landscape even before the …
Born 1951, in Harare, Zimbabwe; Education: Attended Durban School of Art and California Institute of the Arts. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bodley Head, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd., London SW1V 2SA, England. Freelance illustrator, 1976—; also worked in advertising agencies in Cape Town, South Africa, London, England, and Los Angeles, CA. Exhibitions: Mazza Collection Galleria, University of Fi…
Nationality: American. Born: Born Carolyn Penny in Portland, Maine, 1947. Education: Attended University of Southern Maine, 1972-78. Career: Variously professions, including waitress, chicken factory worker, hospital floor scrubber, shoe factory worker, potato farm worker, tutor, canvasser, teacher, social worker, and school bus driver, 1970s-1980s; part-time suburban correspondent, Portland Eveni…
César Chávez: 1927-1993: Labor leader. From his birth into brutal poverty as the son of Mexican immigrants, César Estrada Chávez dedicated his life to improving the lot of migrant farm workers in the United States. Through his courage and devotion to "La Causa," he created the first union to successfully represent the interest of the farm laborers who …