Born 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Education: Attended Julian Ashton Art School (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1964-68. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books, 97 Vauxhall Wall, London SE11 5HJ, England. Author and illustrator. New South Wales Government Printers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, artist, 1973-75; Department of Technical Education, Sydney, resource des…
Nationality: British. Born: Victoria Park, Manchester, 1910. Career: Chair, Society of Authors, London, 1967-69. Awards: Crime Writers Association prize, 1956. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, 1968. O.B.E. (Officer, Order of the British Empire), 1983. Agent: A.M. Heath, 79 St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AA. I look on myself simply as a novelist. I have written—always—wha…
1902-1989 Author In the 1930s, when Lorenz Graham began writing stories, black characters in children's literature were typically portrayed in negative stereotypes. Graham changed that. In a writing career that spanned more than 50 years, Graham introduced authentic black characters into literature for children and young adults. His collection of biblical tales, How God Fix Jonah, written i…
(Lynda Barber, Lynda Graham Barber, Linda Graham) Born 1944, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1967; also attended New School for Social Research and Juilliard School. Religion: Protestant. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Houghton Mifflin, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. American Field Service, New York, NY, area supervisor, 1967-69; Crown Publishers, I…
Born in New York, NY. Education: Parsons New School for Design, graduated; studied at Wayne State University and Harvard University. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Philomel, Putnam Berkley Group, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Writer and illustrator. Cricket magazine, staff artist for fourteen years; freelance illustrator and writer. Also creates plays, music, cartoons, and experimental mul…
Born 1949, in Glendale, CA; divorced; Education: Graduated from University of the Americas, 1971; Lesley College, M.Ed. Office—Flowery School, 17600 Sonoma Highway, Sonoma, CA 95476-3670. Affiliated with American School Foundation of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 1984–90; Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Sonoma, CA, bilingual teacher, 1991–. National Associa…
Born 1950, in Medford, MA; moved to Canada, 1974, maintaining dual U.S./Canadian citizenship; Linda Granfield Education: Studies at Oxford University, 1971; Salem State College, B.A., 1972; Northeastern University, M.A., 1974; attended University of Toronto, 1974-76. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, gardening, needlework, art. Writer. Worked as an assistant children's librarian a…
Born 1969, in Eskilstuna, Sweden; Education: Attended Örebro Konstskola; Konstfack (national college of art, craft, and design), Stockholm, Sweden, M.F.A. Agent—c/o Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Artist and illustrator of children's books. Has worked as a medical illustrator for AMREF. Exhibitions: Paintings exhibited at University Gallery, Ne…
Born 1938, in United Kingdom; Education: St. Johns College, Cambridge, B.A., 1961. Office—c/o Author Mail, McGraw-Hill Children's/Peter Bedrick Books, 8787 Orion Place, 4th Fl., Columbus, OH 43240. Author. American People Encyclopedia, New York, NY, associate editor, 1962-67. Benjamin Disraeli: Prime Minister Extraordinary, F. Watts (London, England), 1969. Charles V: Holy Roman Empe…
Nationality: American. Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, 1930. Education: Booth School, Montgomery, Alabama, 1938-45; Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, 1945-46; Sophie Newcomb College, Tulane University, New Orleans (associate editor, Carnival; Lazarus Memorial medal, 1949), 1946-50, B.A. 1950 (Phi Beta Kappa); graduate study, Tulane University, 1950-51. Career: Creative writing teacher, University of Ne…
Born 1942, in Alexandria, VA; Education: University of Oregon, B.A., 1965; Catholic University of America, M.S.W., 1969; City University of New York, Ph.D., 1981. Office—55 W. 70th St., New York, NY 10023. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, medical social worker, 1969–70; Greenwich House Counseling Center, New York, NY, therapist, 1970–75; Hunter College of the City U…
1922-2004 Naval officer Gravely, Samuel L., photograph. Getty Images. At the peak of his career, Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. was the highest-ranking African American officer in the U.S. Navy, a three-star vice admiral. Even after his retirement, he maintained the commanding presence that he had honed during his 38 years in the military. Throughout his long career, Gravely was not only the first …
Hobbies and other interests: Befriending armadillos. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Philomel, Putnam Berkley Group, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Artist, illustrator, and writer. Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1999. Pet Boy, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 2000. Uncle Blubbafink's Seriously Ridiculous Stories, Scholastic Press (New…
1969— Film and video director Gray, F. Gary, photograph. © Frank Trapper/Corbis. "I'm single-minded," F. Gary Gray told The Source magazine. "When I'm working on a project all my attention is there." Gray has the been the object of a fair amount of attention himself, having earned more awards than perhaps any other video director for his…
Born 1945, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; divorced. Ethnicity: "Scottish, Irish, German, Jewish, and French." Education: Attended Boston University, 1977. Hobbies and other interests: Cooking, cartooning, traveling, swimming, animals, reading, art, movies. Agent—Anne Elizabeth Suter, Gotham Literary Agency, 25 Tudor City Pl., New York, NY 10017. Freelance recipe developer, 1987&…
Born in Grimsby, England. Education: Attended Humberside Polytechnic (now University of Lincolnshire and Humberside). Hobbies and other interests: Traveling. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Barrington Stoke, Sandeman House, Trunk's Close, 55 High St., Edinburgh EH1 1SR, Scotland. Writer. Lecturer at University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Worked variously as a waiter, truck driver, barten…
Nationality: Scottish. Born: Glasgow, 1934. Education: Whitehill Senior Secondary School, 1946-52; Glasgow Art School (Bellahouston traveling scholarship, 1957), 1952-57, diploma in mural painting and design 1957. Career: Art teacher, Lanarkshire and Glasgow, 1958-61; scene painter, Pavilion and Citizens' theaters, Glasgow, 1961-63; freelance painter and writer, Glasgow, 1963-76; artist rec…
Nationality: South African. Born: Cape Town, South Africa, 1941. Education: St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown; University of Cape Town; Cambridge University, B.A. in English, M.A. in English; University of Iowa, M.F.A. in creative writing; Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, D. Litt and d. Phil., 1978. Career: Lecturer in English, Aix-en-Provence, two years; professor of English, Rand …
1972– Basketball coach Gray, Yeshimbra, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Yeshimbra "Shimmy" Gray's increasingly successful career as a basketball coach has its roots not only in her love of the sport, but also in her desire to contribute to her community and to teach the values of honesty, hard work, fairness, and compassion that have guided her own life. Inspired by h…
1935–1979 Jazz guitarist Green, Grant, photograph. © Mosaic Images/Corbis. Although Grant Green recorded more than 100 albums, including 30 as the group leader, his career was overshadowed by more successful jazz guitarists, particularly Wes Montgomery and George Benson. Known for his clear, single-note, melodic style of playing with a pick, Green avoided the chords and octaves favor…
Born 1978. Education: Graduated from college in 2000. Agent—c/o Dutton Children's Books Publicity, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Worked as a chaplain in a children's hospital; Booklist, Chicago, IL, production editor and book reviewer. Looking for Alaska (young-adult novel), Dutton Children's Books (New York, NY), 2005. Contributor of scripts to radio, including …
1955— Artist Green, Jonathan, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. The first individual of Gullah ancestry to train at a professional art school, Jonathan Green has created an acclaimed body of work that documents this rural culture, which emerged among West African slaves who lived on the Sea Islands or along the adjacent coast of South Carolina and Georgia. Descendants of these people…
1946— Singer, Songwriter, Minister Considered by music writers as the last true successor of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Al Green has enjoyed a long and rewarding career as a pop and gospel singer. His pop and religious works have earned consistent praise from musicians and critics alike. Unlike the great R&B shouters and early soul singers, Green has a voice that, although capable o…
Born 1934, in New York, NY; Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., 1956. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Jewish. Agent—Harriet Wasserman Literary Agency, 137 E. 36th St., New York, NY 10016. Sheila Ellen Green Writer and illustrator. PEN, Authors League. A Metropolitan Love Story, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1962. Willie Bryant and the Flying Otis, Grosset (New York, NY), 1971. The Hot…
Pseudonym: Hannah Green. Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1932. Education: American University, Washington, D.C., B.A. Career: Medical officer, Lookout Mountain Fire Department; certified emergency medical technican. Since 1983, adjunct professor of anthropology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden. Awards: Frieda Fromm-Reichman memorial award, 1967; National Jewish Welfare Board Harr…
Born 1955, in Salem, IL; Education: Northern Kentucky University, B.A. (with honors), 1977; Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH), M.Ed., 1983. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, playing the piano, flower gardening. Agent—Marilyn E. Marlow, Curtis Brown Ltd., 10 Astor Pl., New York, NY 10003. Writer, 1985—. Goodridge Elementary School, Hebron…
First name pronounced BET-tee; born 1934, in Memphis, TN; Education: Attended Alliance Française (Paris, France), 1954, Columbia University, 1955, and Harvard University, 1972. Agent—Susan Schulman, 454 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036. Writer. Hebrew Watchman, Memphis, TN, reporter, 1950; Memphis Commercial Appeal, reporter, 1950–52; United Press International, Memphis, repo…
Born 1929, in Parmele, NC; Education: Attended Miner Teachers College (now University of the District of Columbia), 1947-49. Hobbies and other interests: Listening to music, playing the piano. Office—P.O. Box 29077, Washington, DC 20017. Agent—Marie Brown, Marie Brown Associates, 412 West 154th St., New York, NY 10032. Author and poet. U.S. Patent Office, Washington, DC, clerk-typist…
1930— Writer, broadcaster Best known for his novels The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969) and Baghdad Blues (1976), Sam Greenlee is a controversial writer and political activist. His work has always faced opposition because of its confrontational style and troubling imagery, but it has also attracted a large audience of activists, rebels, and radicals. Greenlee makes commercial publishers ne…
Born 1959, in New York, NY; Education: Boston University, B.F.A., 1981; Pennsylvania State University, M.F.A., 1985. Religion: Jewish. Author and illustrator of children's books, 1992—. Has worked as a college professor, a pastry chef, and a sculptor. Presenter of workshops on book production and creative writing/illustrating in elementary schools. Authors Guild, Authors League of Am…
1932— Comedian, Activist, Advocate Dick Gregory has made a name for himself in many areas: as an athlete, comedian, civil rights activist, author, nutritionist, outspoken defender of peaceful solutions to overseas conflicts, and, in the 2000s, elder statesman of every issue he has ever taken on. Perhaps his greatest success, however, was simply in overcoming the extreme poverty into which h…
1941— Astronaut, NASA administrator Colonel Frederick D. Gregory became the first black to pilot a space shuttle when he led the Challenger on a seven-day mission in 1985. As an astronaut he has spent more than 455 hours in outer space, and he commanded three major space missions from 1985 to 1991. Colonel Gregory was a decorated helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War and a jet test pilot …
Born 1944, in Boston, MA; Education: University of British Columbia, B.A. Hobbies and other interests: Kayaking, drawing, watercolor painting, clowning. Office—4143 West 15th Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia V6R 3A4, Canada. Professional storyteller, 1984—; children's author, 1995—. Writer's Union of Canada; Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustr…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Kate Gee in Sydney, Australia, 1950. Education: University of Sydney, B.A. 1972; University of Colorado, M.A. 1982. Career: Arts administrator, Australia Council, Sydney, 1973-74; documentary film production assistant, Film Australia, Sydney; freelance film editor and writer, London, 1974-80; subtitle editor, Multicultural TV, Sydney, 1983-85; instructor in writing, …
Born 0027;s name Tony. Education: University College, London, B.A. (English); studied theatre design; University of Brighton, M.A. (sequential design). Hobbies and other interests: Running, cycling, playing electric piano. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Jonathan Cape, Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd., London SW1V 2SA, England. Author and illustrator. Formerly worked as a puppet maker; teacher i…
Born 1946, in Maidstone, Kent, England; Education: Sussex University, B.Sc., 1966, M.Sc., 1967; Cambridge University, Ph.D., 1971. Agent—David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1F 9HA, England. Staff writer for Nature, 1970-75; University of Sussex, Brighton, England, member of science policy research unit, 1975-78. Physics consultant to New Scientist, 1978-98; …
Born 1962, in Princeton, NJ; Education: Purdue University, B.S. (electrical engineering), 1984. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, gardening, astronomy, "watching good movies, and spending time with my kids." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hough-ton Mifflin, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. Delco Electronics, Kokomo, IN, test engineer, 1984–88; writer. Society of Ch…
Born 1970, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of John Joel Berg (a business manager) and Priscilla Sands Adele Griffin Watson (a school principal); Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1993. Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Movies. Office—215 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10003. Agent— Charlotte Sheedy, c/o Sterling Lord Literistic, 65 Bleecker St., New York, N…
Singer 1967— LaShell Griffin, a stay-at-home mother of five, devoted wife, and devout Christian who loves to sing in the church choir, once told her children that one day she would appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She did not know how or why, but she believed it would happen. In the fall of 2003 Griffin's dream came true when she was selected as one of the finalists in Winfrey…
Born 1961, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; marriage ended); (with Groves) Sarah. Agent—Fiona Inglis, Curtis Brown, P.O. Box 19, Paddington, New South Wales 2021, Australia. Writer. Has worked as a musician, English teacher, and book editor and publisher. Andy Griffiths Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) and Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA) Children's Choic…
Born 1959, in Boston, MA; Education: Brown University, Sc.B. (planetary science), 1982, B.A. (philosophy of science), 1982; postgraduate work at University of Arizona, 1989. Religion: "Cosmist." Hobbies and other interests: Performing rock music. Office—Funky Science, 1836 Blake St., Suite 100A, Denver, CO 80211. Agent—Tina Bennett, Janklow & Nesbit, 445 Park Ave…
Nationality: American. Born: Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1955. Education: Mississippi State University, B.S. in accounting 1977; University of Mississippi, LL.D in 1981. Career: Practiced law, Southaven, Mississippi, 1981-91; member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1984-90. John Grisham hit the best-seller lists as a kind of publishing phenomenon, a blockbuster novelist whose books are instant hits…
Nationality: American. Born: Washington, D.C., 1943. Education: University of Alabama, A.B. 1965. Military Service: U.S. Army, 1965-67: served in Vietnam, became captain. Career: Reporter and later columnist, Washington Star, Washington, D.C., 1967-76; full-time novelist, 1976—. Awards: Best fiction award (Southern Library Association), 1980. Agent: Theron Raines, Raines & Raines, 71…
Female. Education: Pacific Lutheran University, B.A. (classics); M.A. (liberal arts). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Tricycle Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707. Student and writer. Tutor for Kitsap Literacy Council. (With Laura J. Henson) Ten Little Elvi, illustrated by Dean Gorissen, Tricycle Press (Berkeley, CA), 2004. "Always something!" Duffy Grooms told SATA: "With …
1944— Engineer Structural engineer Henry R. Grooms has enjoyed a distinguished career of more than thirty years with Rockwell International (now Boeing), where he supervised projects for the Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle programs. He is also noted for his commitment to community programs that promote youth achievement. Described as a "role model for aspiring professionals and stu…
(Philip John Gross) Born 1952, in Delabole, Cornwall, England; Ethnicity: "White/British/Estonian." Education: University of Sussex, B.A. (with honors), 1973; Polytechnic of North London, diploma in librarianship, 1977. Collier Macmillan Ltd., London, England, editorial assistant, 1973–76; Croydon Public Libraries, Croydon, England, librarian, 1976–84; freelance writer …
Born 1964, in Miami, FL; adopted Education: Attended University of Miami. Politics: Republican. Religion: Reformed Baptist. Writer and illustrator. Member, Sumner, WA, Arts Commission, 2001, 2002. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age selection, Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year designation, Washington St…
Education: Self-taught artist. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Philomel, Putnam Berkley Group, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Artist, illustrator, and author. Bruce McGaw Publishing, poster designer. Active in various charities. Exhibition: Work exhibited at galleries in Happy Dog Gallery, Piermont, NY; Long Island, NY, and New York, NY. Happy Dog!, Philomel (New York, NY), 2003. Happy Dog&#…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1918. Education: Washington Square College, A.B. 1939; Cornell University, M.A. 1940. Military Service: U.S. Navy WAVES. Career: Title writer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New York City, 1940-41; proofreader and copyeditor, Time, Inc., 1941-42; associate editor of Architectural Forum, 1942-43; English teacher at Albany Academy for Girls, Rochester, New York, …
Nationality: American. Born: Houston, Texas, 1914. Education: Stanford University, California, B.A. 1934, Ph.D. 1938; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.A. 1936. Military Service: Served in the Psychological Warfare Branch of the United States Army, 1943-45: Technical Sergeant. Career: Instructor in English, Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1935-36; instructor, assistant professor, and…
Born 0027;s name Blair. Education: San Francisco Art Academy, B.F.A.; studied painting at Belgium's Royal Academy of Fine Art. Agent—c/o Author Mail, G.P. Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Illustrator. Pura Belpre award for illustration, Association for Library Services to Children/National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking, 1995, for Chato&#x…
Born 1949, in Durham, England; Education: University of Melbourne, B.A. (with Melanie Guile honors), M.A., and diploma in Education. Politics: "Labour/Green." Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, cats, walking, swimming, sketching. University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, lecturer in English literature, 1972-88, lecturer in children's literature, 1988-94; Royal…
1927— Actor, singer, producer Guillaume, Robert, photograph. © Trapper Frank/Corbis Sygma. Before Robert Guillaume became a popular television actor and Broadway musical star, he was Robert Williams from St. Louis, Missouri: a young man with a golden voice and a future in the accounting field. Fortunately for all his fans, the young man threw caution to the wind and opted for …
Nationality: British (originally Sri Lankan, immigrated to England). Awards: Rathbone prize for philosophy, University of Liverpool, 1976; Writers' Bursary, Arts Council, London, 1991; Yorkshire Post Best First Work award, 1995. On a photo depicting "India's leading novelists" that was printed in a 1997 special issue of the New Yorker on the occasion of the fiftieth ann…
Born 1930, in Jamaica, West Indies; Education: City College (now of the City University of New York), B.A., 1957; University of Guadalajara, graduate study, 1971; Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA, M.S.Ed., 1971. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Methodist. Hobbies and other interests: Interior decorating ("especially refinishing inexpensive items from thrift shops"), cook…
Nationality: Indian. Born: Calcutta, India, 1965. Education: Princeton University, A.B. 1987; London University, Ph.D. 1992. Career: Research assistant, Department of Biology, Imperial College, London, 1988-89, principal investigator for grant, 1989-92; Wellcome Training Fellow in mathematical biology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, England, 1992-95; junior research fellow, Merton Co…
Nationality: American. Born: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1947. Education: Rocky Mount Senior High, 1965; Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, 1965-66; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1970-72. Military Service: United States Navy, 1966-70. Career: Desk clerk and salesperson of art reproductions, 1969-70; night watchman in a vitamin factory, 1970-72; professor of fiction writing, Univer…
Nationality: English. Born: Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), 1948. Education: Earned a Ph.D. Career: Worked as a hospital orderly; lecturer in English and American literature, Rutherford College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England. Abdulrazak Gurnah, born in Zanzibar, had already acquired a reputation as a scholar and critic of African literature and published three novels set in the i…
In the field of criminal law there is no one more renowned than Jimmy Gurulé. During his more than 20 years as a law professional, Gurulé has earned a reputation as a crusader for justice—a man who goes full-tilt in his efforts to use the law as a means to help those victimized by society. Gurulé first gained prominence in the late 1980s as a federal prosecutor in the U…
Nationality: American. Born: Seattle, Washington, 1956. Education: University of Washington, B.A. 1978, M.A. 1982. Career: High school English teacher, Bainbridge Island, Washington, 1984—. Agent: Georges Borchardt, Inc., 136 East 57th Street, New York, New York 10020, U.S.A. David Guterson acknowledges that a few of his early short stories owe a debt to the basic, naturalistic style of Ray…
Carlos M. Gutierrez: 1953—: Corporate executive. When Cuban-born Carlos M. Gutierrez ascended to the top spot at the Kellogg Company in 1999 he became not only the youngest chief executive officer (CEO) in company history but also the firm's first Hispanic CEO. According to Hispanic Online, the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility stated that he was one of just 14 His…
Born 1952, in Lexington, KY; Education: Western Kentucky University, B.A. (Spanish and French), 1973, M.A.T.C., 1975; University of Kentucky, Ph.D. (Spanish literature), 1980. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, family pets, reading. Writer, teacher, naval officer, and translator. University of Georgia, former lecturer in Romance languages, 1980; Spanish teacher at middle-school and high-school…
Born 1957, in Galveston, TX; Education: Rice University, B.A., 1979; University of Houston, J.D., 1988. Hobbies and other interests: History. Attorney in private practice, Round Rock, TX, 2002–; writer. Military service: U.S. Army, first lieutenant, 1981–84. State Bar of Texas, Williamson County Bar, Asociación Bernardo de Gálvez, Texas Connection to the American Revolu…
Alejandra Guzmán: 1968—: Rock singer, songwriter. She's been called the Mexican Madonna and the bad girl of Latin pop. Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzmán indeed gained tabloid notoriety for her flesh-baring displays on stage and for a series of controversial moves and wrong turns in her personal life. Yet another way to regard Guzmán's career would be …
Born 1964, in Idaho Falls, ID; Education: Attending Brigham Young University. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). Freelance illustrator; jewelry and craft designer. Cuffie Award, Publishers Weekly; Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award; Family Fun Toy Awards; Parents' Choice Award. (And illustrator) The Incredible Clay Book: How to Make and Bake a Million-and-One Cl…
See index for SATA sketch: Born March 21, 1928, in Breslau, Germany; died August 28, 2003, in Berlin, Germany. Author. Hacks was an award-winning and popular East German dramatist best known for the play Ein Gespräch im Hau Stein über den abwesenden Herrn von Goethe ("A Conversation in the Stein Home about the Absent Mr. Goethe," 1976). Earning a Ph.D. at the University of …
Born 1962, in Northampton, England; Education: Merton College, Oxford, B.A., 1981; Edinburgh University, M.A., 1984. Hobbies and other interests: Marathon canoeing, abstract painting. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Doubleday, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Author and illustrator. Formerly assisted patients with multiple sclerosis and autism; worked part-time jobs, including at a theater box off…
1973(?)– Gospel singer Emerging from the highly competitive gospel scene in Detroit, Michigan, with its numerous and skillful traditional choirs, Deitrick Haddon has made his mark in progressive gospel styles. Drawing on a range of secular music that extended from classic soul to hiphop, Haddon made a point of using his music as a ministry to the unchurched. Yet his forward-looking style di…
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Washington Children's Book Guild. The Sara Summer, Clarion (Boston, MA), 1979. The Time of the Witch, Clarion (New York, NY), 1982. Mary Downing Hahn Daphne's Book, Clarion (New York, NY), 1983. The Jellyfish Season, Clarion (New York, NY), 1985. Wait till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story, Clarion (New York, NY), 1986. Tall…
Mary Downing Hahn contributed the following autobiographical essay to SATA: Writing an autobiography is a difficult task for novelists. Although we use personal experiences in our books, we don't like to be hemmed in by facts. It's so boring to describe events as they actually occurred. For instance, each time I tell a story about my past, my family accuses me of adding something new…
Nationality: British and Canadian. Born: Luton, Bedfordshire, 1920; emigrated to Canada in 1947: became citizen, 1952. Education: Elementary schools in England. Military Service: Served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, 1939-47: Flight Lieutenant. Career: Office boy and clerk, London, 1934-39; assistant editor, 1947-49, and editor, 1949-53, Bus and Truck Transport, Toronto; sales promotion manage…
Education: Indiana State University, B.S. (elementary education), 1965; Indiana State University, M.S. (elementary education, special education), 1969; Indiana State University, School Administration Specialist certification (special education), 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Children, travel, American antiques. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Reading Realm, P.O. Box 76732, Atlanta, GA 30358-173…
Born 2000; Education: University of Utah, B.A. (English); studied in Mexico and England; University of Montana, M.F.A. (creative writing). Agent—Amy Jameson, A + B Works, 615 Fort Washington Ave., Suite 2E, New York, NY 10040. Writer; Allen Communications, Salt Lake City, UT, former instructional designer. Also volunteered as a missionary in Paraguay. Top Ten Teen Book selection, American …
Born 1939, in Charlotte, NC; Education: Attended Richmond Professional Institute, 1957–59, and University of Virginia, 1960–64. Office—Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Edwin Duncan Hall, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 28608. Agent—Sheldon Fogelman, 10 East 40th Street, New York, NY, 10016. Manuscript Press, New York, NY, vice president, beginning 196…
Nationality: New Zealander (originally English: immigrated to Australia, 1961, then to New Zealand, 1966). Born: Dewsbury, England, 1934. Education: University of Auckland, M.A. in English, 1970. The Sauna Bath Mysteries and Other Stories established Russell Haley's reputation as a pioneering writer of postmodernist experimental fiction with affinities with writers such as Nabakov, Beckett…
Born 1949, in Gloucester, MA; Education: Attended Rhode Island School of Design, 1967–70; Pratt Institute, B.F.A., 1978; Marywood College, M.A., 1993. Hobbies and other interests: Archery, reading, meditation. Worked variously as a painter, museum curator, printer's assistant, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, and fashion illustrator. Freelance illustrator and painter, 1978&#x…
Born 1940, in Canton, OH; Education: Attended University of Illinois; California State University, Los Angeles, B.A.; Appalachian State University, M.A. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, entertaining and cooking for guests, writing, reading, swimming, walking. Agent—c/o Publicity Director, Overmountain Press, Box 1261, Johnson City, TN 37605. Writer. Jungle Aircraft, Suriname, South Afr…
Nationality: American. Born: Midland, Ohio, 1918. Education: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1938-39; University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1938-40; University of Iowa, Iowa City, B.A. 1947, M.A. 1948, Ph.D. 1953; Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1949. Military Service: United States Army, 1941-46. Career: Writer-in-residence, Miami University, 1948-49; instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 19…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Solihull, Warwickshire, England, 1935; immigrated to Australia during his childhood. Education: City of Bath Boys' School; Brisbane Boys' College; University of Queensland, Brisbane, B.A. 1971. Career: Freelance scriptwriter and actor, 1957-67, and film critic, 1966-67, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Brisbane. Tutor, New England University School …
1924— Professor, writer, editor Warren J. Halliburton was one of the first authors to provide access to African-American resources to the American public. Publishing from the 1970s through the early 1990s, Halliburton offered a wide array of materials to his readers, including simply worded biographies of famous black Americans and histories of significant achievement of black Americans aim…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Marion Mildred Crothall, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1940. Education: University College, 1957-62, B.A.(honours) in education 1962. Career: Teacher, Canberra High School, Australian Capital Territory, 1963-65, Canberra Church of England Girls' Grammar School, 1974-86. Since 1993, chair of literature, Board of Australia Council. Writer-in-residence, Charles Stu…
Male. Agent—George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic, 65 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012. Screenwriter and children's book author. Best Book designation, American Bookseller's Association, 1993, and Teachers Choice award, International Reading Association, and Notable Children's Trade Book designation, Childrens Book Council/National Council for Social Studies, both…
19(??)— International Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi, business executive Samuel C. Hamilton, who became the highest office holder in the historically black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi in 2003, has also been recognized as a prominent business and community leader. Through his professional and civic affiliations, he helped to implement such programs as small business funding and development,…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Hugo O'Urmoltaigh in Dublin, Ireland, 1953. Career: Worked in the music business; freelance journalist, Dublin. Lives in County Dublin, Ireland. Awards: Rooney prize for Irish Literature, 1992. Agent: Derek Johns, 20 John Street, London WC1N 2DR, England. Hugo Hamilton was born in 1953 of Irish-German parentage. He grew up with three languages—Irish, English…
Nationality: American. Born: Oak Park, Illinois, 1957. Education: Carleton College, B.A. 1979. Career: Apple farmer, 1979—; freelance writer, 1982—. Lives in Rochester, Wisconsin. Awards: Ernest Hemingway Foundation award (PEN American Center), 1989. Agent: c/o Doubleday Publishers, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, U.S.A. Jane Hamilton is a best-selling author whose novels de…
1948— Actor, festival director Hamlin, Larry Leon, photograph. Sebastian Artz/Getty Images. In head to toe purple, Larry Leon Hamlin is a hurricane-strength force on the stage of black theater. He is the vision, the fury, and the power behind the National Black Theatre Festival, the world's largest gathering of black theater professionals. Every other summer, the festival draw…
1957— Author, motivational speaker A successful advertising executive up to the mid-1990s, Michelle McKinney Hammond then invented a new career providing insights into how to be a single Christian woman in pursuit of a healthy, fulfilling life, with or without a husband. McKinney Hammond published her first book, What to Do until Love Finds You: Getting Ready for Mr. Right, in 1997 and has …
Born 1977, in New York, NY; Education: Guilford College, B.A., 2000. Religion: "Jewish/agnostic." Hobbies and other interests: "Baseball, people, musical discovery, reminiscing, staying up late, throwing things, playing with kids at grown-up parties, sesame chicken, Arkanoid, singing the instrumental part, hand-eye coordination, Scrabble, dissing people in my journal, going th…
Born 1963. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02140. Journalist and author. United Press International (UPI), cub reporter in Dallas, TX, 1963, then foreign correspondent; New York Times, New York, NY, editor. Blue Ribbon Award, 1997, Young Adult Library Services Association Editor's Picks for Reluctant Readers designation, 1998…
Born 1957, in San Diego, CA; Education: Catholic University of America, B.A., 1984. Religion: Roman Catholic. Agent—Martha Millard Literary Agency, 204 Park Ave., Madison, NJ 07940. National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, archival researcher, 1979–86, and co-founder of archival videodisc program; writer. Philip K. Dick Award finalist, for Winterlong, …
Pseudonym: Henry Calvin. Nationality: British. Born: Glasgow, Scotland, 1922. Education: Eastbank School, Glasgow. Conscientious objector in World War II. Career: Reporter, Scottish Newspaper Services, Glasgow, 1940-45; sub-editor, Scottish Daily Record, Glasgow, 1945-57; feature writer, TV Guide, Glasgow, 1957-58; director, Glasgow Films Ltd., 1957-63; columnist, Glasgow Evening Citizen, 1958-60;…
Nationality: American. Born: Meridian, Mississippi, 1942. Education: Mississippi College, Clinton, B.A. 1964; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, M.A. 1966, M.F.A. 1967. Career: Member of the Department of English, Clemson University, South Carolina, 1967-73; writer-in-residence, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1974-75; member of the Department of English, University of Alabama, University, 1975-80…
Born 1987, B.F.A (painting), 1997; Rochester Institute of Technology, M.F.A (painting), 1991. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Greenwillow Press/HarperCollins Childrens, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Educator and writer. Head Start, former education coordinator; instructor at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, and Niagara County Co…
Born 1949, in Yankton, SD; Education: Augustana College, B.A., 1971; College of Visual Arts, B.F.A., 1973. Hobbies and other interests: Music, reading, travel. Author and illustrator of children's books. Advertising agency art director in Bloomington, MN, 1973-74; program presenter. A Is for Adult: An Alphabet Book for Grown-Ups, Waldman House Press (Minneapolis, MN), 1993. The Next Place, …
Born 1951, in Rochester, MN; Education: Attended Wheaton College; Indiana University, B.A.; University of Minnesota, M.A. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Figure skating. Office—Author's Mail, c/o Kregel Publications, 733 Wealthy St., SE, P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2607. Librarian at Good Shepard School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1976-77, Faculdade Teologica…
Born 1936, in Palestine (now Israel); Ethnicity: "Jewish." Education: Tel-Aviv University, B.A., M.A., 1982. Religion: Jewish. Office—Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature, P.O. Box 10051, Ramat-Gan 52001, Israel. Teacher, elementary and high school, 1960-72; Israeli Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, 1972-75; Pilon (children's magazine), editor, 1976-78; M…
1965— Actor Harewood, David, photograph. Will Conran/Getty Images. British actor David Harewood starred in Babyfather, a hit British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television series that followed the exploits of a quartet of black men and their struggles with romance, fidelity, and parenthood. Harewood played Augustus "Gus" Pottinger across eight episodes in 2001 and 20…
Born 1947, in Huddersfield, England; Education: Cambridge University, B.A.; Newcastle University, M.A.; attended Sydney University; University of New South Wales, Ph.D. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Australia, 250 Camberwell Rd., Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia. Writer, 1997—. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, tutor; University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Austra…
Agent—c/o Author Mail, Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Children's book author. Redevelopment Authority, Wilmington, MA, administrative assistant, 1967-73; special-needs secretary of public schools in Littleton, MA, 1977-78; Institute of Children's Literature, instructor, 1981-2002. Society of Children…
(Dan Harmon) Offıce—Hornpipe Publications, P.O. Box 18428, Spartanburg, SC 29318. Author and editor. Sandlapper: The Magazine of South Carolina, Lexington, SC, assistant editor, 1971-73, associate editor and art director, 1989—; Dispatch-News, Lexington, reporter and editor, 1973-83; RPW Publishing Corp, Lexington, editor, 1983-97; freelance editor, beginning 1997. Daniel…
1980(?)— Pageant winner Harold, Erika, photograph. Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images. Erika Harold won the Miss America crown in 2003, becoming one of just a handful of African-American women to win the honor in its eight-decade history. But Harold became embroiled in a minor controversy during her first month as Miss America, when she asserted that pageant officials had tried to stop her…
Born 1966, in Romford, Essex, England; Education: Sheffield University, B.A. (ancient history and classical civilization; dual honours), 1988. Politics: Labour. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: "Ancient and classical history, listening to music, mountain climbing, eating vast amounts of chocolate." Author and illustrator of children's books,…
Born 1932, in Lockney, TX; Education: Texas Tech University, B.A., 1951, M.A., 1964; Pennsylvania State University, doctoral study, 1970–71; also attended Columbia University, 1977, Escuela Internacional Sampere (Madrid, Spain), 1974, Inter-American University (Saltillo, Mexico), 1978, Cuernavaca Language School (Cuernavaca, Mexico), 1979, and University of Texas at Austin. Agent—Eri…
Born 1949, in Chicago, IL; Education: Attended Sarah Lawrence College. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, photography. Offıce—Harpco Music, 2337 Roscomare Rd., #2, PMB #244, Los Angeles, CA 90077. Actress, author, and songwriter. Actress in movies, including Stardust Memories, Pennies from Heaven, My Favorite Year, and Minority Report; actress in television programs, including Th…
Born 1931, in Lamar, MO; married Larry Harrah (a physical chemist Madge Harrah and spectroscopist), June 5, 1952; Education: University of Missouri, Columbia, B.S.; studied playwriting at Antioch College, 1963. Politics: Independent. Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Astronomy, music. Agent—Robin Rue and Emily Sylvan, Writers House, 21 West 26th St., New York, NY 1001…
Nationality: American. Born: Mark Harris Finkelstein in Mount Vernon, New York, 1922. Education: The University of Denver, B.A. in English 1950, M.A. in English 1951; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Ph.D. in American Studies 1956. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1943-44. Career: Reporter, Daily Item, Port Chester, New York, 1944-45, PM, New York, 1945, and International N…
Nationality: British. Born: New Amsterdam, British Guiana, now Guyana, 1921. Education: Queen's College, Georgetown. Career: Government surveyor in the 1940s, and senior surveyor, 1955-58, Government of British Guiana; moved to London in 1959. Visiting lecturer, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1970; writer-in-residence, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, and Scarboroug…
Born 1935, in Bristol, England; Ethnicity: "Anglo Saxon." Education: Educated in Bristol, Switzerland, and London. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: Historical research, music (particularly opera), gardening, traveling. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books Ltd., 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ, England. Novelist. Worked variously as a theatr…
1976– Actor Harris, Naomie, photograph. UPI Photo/John Angelill/Landov. Naomie Harris may be best known to American audiences for her starring role in the 2002 sci-fi thriller 28 Days Later, but the British actress is a veteran of several U.K. television series and projects dating back to the late 1980s. Harris jets between her home base in London, England, to and from Hollywood and various…
(Arthur Kennon Graham, Kennon Graham) Born 1937, in Springfield, MO; Education: Drury College, A.B., 1959; Emory University, M.S., 1960; Evansville University, graduate studies, 1960-63. Office—928 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65802. Mead Johnson Co., Evansville, IN, pharmacologist, 1960-63; Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, MO, editorial manager, 1963-73; Glenstone Block Co. (manufacturer …
Born 1970, in Summit, NJ; Education: Brigham Young University, B.A., M.A.; Princeton University, Ph.D., 1995. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Agent—Barry Goldblatt, PMB 226, 320 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Writer. The Monster in Me, Holiday House (New York, NY), 2003. Mirror, Mirror, a young adult fantasy for Viking (New York, NY). Middle-grades author Mette Ivie H…
Nationality: American. Born: James Thomas Harrison in Grayling, Michigan, 1937. Education: Michigan State University, East Lansing, B.A. in comparative literature 1960, M.A. in comparative literature 1964. Family: Married Linda King in 1959; two daughters. Career: Assistant professor of English, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1965-66. Lives in Michigan. Awards: National Endowment for …
Nationality: Australian. Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 1928. Career: Lived in London 1951-58; worked for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1959-60; reviewer, Sydney Morning Herald, 1960; worked for Macmillan and Company Ltd., publishers, Sydney, 1961-67. Awards: Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship, 1968; Australian Council for the Arts fellowship, 1974. An ideal introduction to E…
Born 1954, in Mansfield, OH; marriage ended); (second marriage) Renee. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of Oregon, B.A.; University of Florida, M.A. Politics: Democrat. Freelance photographer in Hawaii, 1984-88; Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, adjunct professor, 1992-93; Beyond Essence (literary magazine), Eugene, OR, editor, 1993-94; Humphreys, Inc., office man…
Born 1990. Agent—c/o Illustrator Correspondence, Viking Press, 40 W. 23rd St., New York, NY 10010. Full time illustrator of children's books, 1998—. Has worked in advertising, design, and photography. Managing director, PictureBook Artists.com. Graphic Artist Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1999, for Dear Juno. Soyung …
Agent—c/o Wendy Schmalz Agency, Box 831, Hudson, NY 12534. Teacher and author. Worked variously as a professional fund raiser and community organizer. Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York City, therapist, 1982-86; author of books for children, 1982–; private practice in psychotherapy, 1984–. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,…
(Jim Haskins) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for CA sketch: Born September 19, 1941, in Demopolis, AL; died of complications from emphysema, July 6, 2005, in New York, NY. Educator and author. Haskins was a prolific author of nonfiction works for children, many of which focused on drawing attention to black history and biography. After being expelled from Alabama State University because he part…
1941-2005 Writer, college teacher, teacher For writers of children's books, celebrity is frequently elusive, and most often it is children's fiction that dominates the news. Nonfiction earns far less public acclaim. Author James Haskins managed to defy these conventions by publishing nearly 150 nonfiction works that chronicled and celebrated the black experience. For many years, his …
Nationality: Australian. Born: Canberra, 1942; son of the politician and diplomat Sir Paul Hasluck. Education: The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, 1960-63, LL.B. 1963; Oxford University, 1964-66, B.C.L. 1966. Career: Lawyer, admitted to Supreme Court of Western Australia as barrister and solicitor, 1968. Deputy Chairman, Australia Council, 1978-82. Awards: The Age Book of the Year award…
Born 1958, in Quincy, MA; married John Hassett (a writer and illustrator). Author and illustrator of children's books. Blue Ribbon Award, and Booklist Editors' Choice designation, both 1998, and Parents' Choice Foundation Picture Book Recommendation, 1999, all for Cat up a Tree; Virginia Young Readers Primary Book Award, 2000–05, for The Three Silly Girls Grubb. Moose o…
wife's name Ann (an author and illustrator). Author and illustrator of children's books. (With wife, Ann Hassett) Blue Ribbon Award, and Booklist Editors' Choice designation, both 1998, and Parents' Choice Foundation Picture Book Recommendation, 1999, all for Cat up a Tree; Virginia Young Readers Primary Book Award, 2000–05, for The Three Silly Girls Grubb. Moose…
Nationality: American. Born: Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1933. Education: St. John's University, B.A. 1955; University of North Dakota, M.A. 1961. Career: High school teacher of English for ten years; faculty member, Bemidji State University and Brainerd Community College. Since 1980 writer-in-residence, St. John's University. Awards: Friends of American Writers Novel of the Year, 1978, …
1933– Politician A civil rights activist, lawyer, and from 1968 one of the first African American mayors of a major American city, Richard G. Hatcher became one of the most influential black Americans of the 1970s and 1980s. Born into poverty and blind in one eye, Hatcher began his political career while studying law at Valparaiso University, where he joined sit-ins and worked with the Nati…
Born in New York, NY. Education: High school graduate. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Houghton Mifflin, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. Retired healthcare worker; writer. Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, 2005, for Missy Violet and Me. In Hathaway's debut novel, eleven-year-old Viney learns some important lessons about life and gains a sense of her own strengths …
(Elizabeth Hathorn) Full name, Elizabeth Helen Hathorn; surname is pronounced "hay-thorn"; born 1943, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; Education: Attended Balmain Teachers' College (now University of Technology). Agent—Fran Moore, Curtis Brown, Level 1/2 Boundary Street, Paddington 2021 Australia; fax: 612-93616161. Teacher and librarian in schools in Sydney, A…
Founder of Latina, the first bilingual magazine for Hispanic women, Christy Haubegger had noted the visible lack of Hispanic role models in the media even as a child. As an adult she was determined to change this. Rather than pursue a career in law, Haubegger decided to pursue her dream of creating a women's magazine that dealt with health, beauty, political, and lifestyle issues from a His…
Nationality: American (originally French; granted U.S. citizenship, 1944). Born: Sreasbourg, Alsace, France, 1910. Education: University of Berlin; Sorbonne. Career: Journalist, French and Swiss newspapers and periodicals; lecturer, Department of English, Queens College, New York, 1962-79; held various teaching positions, including positions at New York University and New School until 1988. Awards…
Born 1955, in Wau, New Guinea; Ethnicity: "European." Education: Edith Cowan University, B.Ed., 1999. Politics: "Democracy." Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Surfing. Agent—Jenny Dorling & Associates, P.O. Box 413, Toorak, Victoria, Australia. Education Department of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia, primary teacher, 1980&#…
(Jennifer Havel) Born 1949, in Evansville, IN; Education: Attended Université de Rouen, 1969-70; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 1971, M.A., 1973. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Theater, cinema, listening to piano music, reading philosophy and biography, walking, and swimming. Freelance writer, 1981—. Translator for compan…
Born 1953, in Penola, South Australia, Australia; Education: Salisbury College of Advanced Education, teaching diploma, 1975; Moody Bible College, diploma, 1985; University of South Australia, English as a second language graduate diploma, 1988, information studies graduate diploma, 2000; University of Adelaide, B.A. (with honors), 2001, Ph.D., 2005. Hobbies and other interests: Cornish studies, m…
Born 1959, in Sherman, TX; Education: Utah State University, B.A., 1985. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). Hobbies and other interests: Bicycling, playing soccer, reading, gardening, painting furniture. Illustrator and author. Xam, Inc., Midvale, UT, animation assistant, 1985; Gibby Studios, Ogden UT, photo re-toucher, 1985-86; book store clerk in Boston, MA, 1986-87…
Born 1945, in England; Education: Attended Blackpool Art School. Agent—c/o Author Mail, DK Publishing Inc., 95 Madison Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Author and illustrator. Daily Express, London, England, reportage illustrator, 1971; teacher at Medway and Norwich, England, Art Schools. Witches (also see below), Granada (London, England), 1981, Silver Burdett (Morristown, NJ), 1985. It…
Born 1968; Education: Attended Goldsmiths College. Agent—c/o Author Mail, DK Publishing Inc., 95 Madison Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Author and illustrator. Witches (also see below), Granada (London, England), 1981, Silver Burdett (Morristown, NJ), 1985. It's a Fact and It's Very Funny, ITV Books (London, England), 1982. How to Look after Your Cat, Evans (London, Engla…
1960— Businessman, restaurateur Few people have risen so far—or fallen so fast—as businessman and restaurant owner La-Van Hawkins. In 2003, Hawkins was on top of the world: born in the ghettos of Chicago, he had become the owner of more than 100 Pizza Hut franchises in Michigan and the owner-operator of one of Detroit's swankiest new eateries, Sweet Georgia Brown, and t…
Education: Pacific Lutheran University, B.A., 1986; University of California, San Diego, M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1994. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, playing music, jogging, water sports, graphic design. Office—Department of History, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182. Educator and author. University of California, San Diego, teacher, 1994-99; San Diego …
Born 1951 in Livingston, MT; Education: Whitman College, B.A. (biology and chemistry), 1972; Eastern Montana College, M.S. (special education), 1973; doctoral study at University of Minnesota, 1975-79. Hobbies and other interests: Opera, classical theatre, classical music, ancient history, archaeology, farming, cosmology, physics. Agent—P. Ginsberg, Curtis Brown Associates, Inc., 10 Astor P…
1952— Library director Carla D. Hayden served as president of the American Library Association for a one-year term beginning in 2003. A veteran of the Chicago and Baltimore public library systems, Hayden won praise for taking a tough stance against the Patriot Act of 2001, a federal law which forced public libraries to comply with Federal Bureau of Investigation requests about patrons…
1951— Attorney Hayes, Dennis, photograph. Kevin Winter/Getty Images. Think of civil rights and several names pop instantly to mind—Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Emmett Till. These are people who have transcended their own humble humanity to become cultural, social, and historical icons. We know their stories and live with their legacies. But for each …
Born in Berkshire, England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hodder Headline, 338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, England. Writer and publisher; children's writing consultant. Kathleen Fidler Award runner up, 1988, for Race against Time; Three-M Talking Book Award shortlist (Australia), 1995, for Herbie's Place; Alternative award for Seal Cry; West Australian award for The Silver Fox. Race…
Rita Hayworth: 1918–1987: Actor, dancer, producer. Called "the fiery epitome of screen sensuality," by People magazine, Rita Hayworth became one of America's most popular and famous actresses of the 1940s and beyond, known for her grace, her beauty, and her amazing dancing ability. Born Margarita Cansino on October 17, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY, Hay-worth was part of a f…
1949— Automotive executive Hazel, Darryl B., photograph. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images. President of the Lincoln Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company Darryl Hazel knows how to make the most out of his opportunities. Growing up as the only child of parents who had been young adults during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Darryl Hazel learned early the importance of hard work and …
Nationality: American. Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1931; became U.S. citizen. Education: Queenwood School, Sydney. Family: Married the writer Francis Steegmuller in 1963 (deceased 1994). Career: Staff member, Combined Services Intelligence, Hong Kong, 1947-48, United Kingdom High Commissioner's Office, Wellington, New Zealand, 1949-50, and United Nations Headquarters, New Yor…
Born 1978, in Jackson, MS; Ethnicity: "Caucasian" Education: Regents College, B.A. (liberal arts), 1996; California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.A. (humanities), 2000; doctoral study at Edith Cowan University. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Unitarian Universalist/Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, meditation, cooking, conversation, volunteer…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Finea, County Westmeath, Ireland, 1947. Career: Worked as laborer and insurance underwriter in England and Ireland; owner and editor, Drumlin magazine, 1978-79; director, Hacklers Drama group, 1980-81. Awards: Hennessy Literary Awards, 1974, 1976; Tom Gallan Award (Society of Authors), 1983; All-Ireland Athlone Award. Agent: c/o Allison & Busby Ltd., 6A Noel Street…
Born 1954, in Hampshire, England. Education: Hull College of Art, B.A. Hobbies and other interests: Riding motorcycles, travel. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Author and illustrator, 1991—. Has also worked in book design and publishing. Nestle Smarties Book Prize, 1998, for Cowboy Baby. Fraser's Grump, Julia MacRae Books …
Female; Education: Earned B.A. (English); Oxford University, M.St. (women's studies). Hobbies and other interests: Gardening. Julie Hearn Agent—c/o Author Mail, Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon St., Oxford OX2 6DP, England. Writer, editor, and educator. Worked as a journalist in Australia, Spain, and England. Presenter at workshops for children. Follow Me Down, Oxford …
Nationality: Guyanese. Born: British Guiana, now Guyana, 1926. Education: Central High School, Georgetown; University of London, 1952-56, B.A. (honours) in French 1956; called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1964. Family: Married Aemilia Oberli; three children. Career: Treasury clerk, Georgetown, 1944-51; clerical worker, London, 1951-58; primary school teacher, Inner London Education Authority…
Born 1949, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Education: University of New England, B.A., Dip. Education, B.Ed., and M.A. (with honors; education). Writer, grazier, and farmer. Notable Book Award, Children's Book Council of Australia, for Spud; Environmental Award for Children's Literature shortlist, Wilderness Society, for Rachael's Forest; Australian Children's Bo…
Nationality: German-American. Born: Ursula Koch in West Germany (emigrated to United States, 1965; naturalized citizen, 1970), 1946. Education: University of New Hampshire, B.A. 1978, M.A. 1979. Career: Lecturer in English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1978—. Agent: Gail Hochman, Paul R. Reynolds, Inc., 12 East 41st Street, New York, New York 10017, U.S.A. There are three dominant …
(Lofo) Born 1940, in Dresden, Germany; immigrated to Australia, 1959; Education: Studied at graphic art studios in Frankfurt, Germany, 1956–57. Politics: Australian Green Party; "Pacifist." Hobbies and other interests: Languages, marine ecology. Writer, cartoonist, and illustrator. Worked variously as a fruit picker, railway worker, and factory worker, c. 1960s; Unigraphic (gr…
(Andy Helman) Born 1946, in Columbus, OH; Education: Ohio University, B.S. (journalism), 1968. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Jewish. WOUB Radio, Athens, OH, writer, talent, and producer, 1964-68; Columbus Citizens Journal, Columbus, OH, city desk reporter, 1966; Jewish Chronicle, Pittsburgh, PA, reporter, 1968; Halle Brothers (retail chain), Cleveland, OH, advertising copy write…
Born 0027;s name Gary; Hobbies and other interests: Reading, travel, collecting and crafts. Author of books for children and young adults. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers, Canadian Children's Book Center, Society of Book Writers and Illustrators, Burlington Storytellers' Guild. Second prize, Children's Writer science article writing c…
Nationality: American. Born: New York, New York, 1947. Education: Harvard University, A.B. 1969, A.M. 1972; postgraduate study at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, 1976-77. Military Service: British Merchant Navy; infantrymen, Israeli Army, and field security officer, Israeli Air Force, 1972-73; British Merchant Navy. Career: Instructor, Harvard University; senior fellow, Hudson Institute; a…
1942- Poet, author A well-respected though perhaps under-recognized poet, David Henderson was a founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s. He has been an active member of New York's Lower East Side art community for more than four decades. Henderson has published four volumes of poetry, and his work has appeared in numerous literary publications and anthologies. A revised and expanded…
Born 1949, in Oxford, England; partner, Nick Davidson (a writer and filmmaker) since 1976; Education: Somerville College, Oxford, B.A. (with honors), 1969; attended Chelsea College Centre for Science Education and Technology, London, 1974-75. Hobbies and other interests: Music, walking, skiing, gardening, looking at pictures, reading. office—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury Publishing, 38 Soho S…
1944– Singer, songwriter Hendryx, Nona, photograph. Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. Since her teens, Nona Hendryx has written and performed pop songs that span a range of genres. She attained stardom in the 1970s as a member of the soul trio Labelle, and then went on to build a solo career that included guest performances with a variety of rock and soul bands as well as solo recordings. He…
195(?)— Fashion Designer Hendy, Francis, photograph. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com Since learning the art of sewing at his mother's knee in Trinidad, Francis Hendy has been quietly building a fashion legacy. Known for his innovative mix of materials and skins, Hendy has dressed everyone from fellow Trinidadians to Carnival goers, rap stars to New York fashionistas. All have been se…