Biographies: James Heneghan (1930-) Biography - Personal to Rick Jacobson Biography - Personal

Brief Biographies

James Heneghan (1930-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

(B. J. Bond, a joint pseudonym) Born 1930, in Liverpool, England; immigrated to Canada, 1957; naturalized Canadian citizen, 1963; Education: Simon Fraser University, B.A., 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Jogging, reading, fishing, music, movies, and the theater. Writer and educator; formerly a policeman in Liverpool, England; Vancouver Police, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, fingerprint sp…

13 minute read

Kevin Henkes (1960-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1960, in Racine, WI; Education: Attended University of Wisconsin—Madison. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Green-willow Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Writer and illustrator. Children's Choice Book selection, Children's Book Council/International Reading Association, 1986, both for A Weekend with Wendell; Library of Congress Best Books of the Year ci…

26 minute read

Emile F. Henriquez (1937–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Illustrator, Sidelights

Born 1937, in New Orleans, LA; Education: Attended John McCrady Art School, 1955–60, and Tulane University, 1966–68. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, exercise, collections, reading, drawing. Illustrator and graphic artist. Boeing Company, New Orleans, LA, graphic illustrator, 1963–74; Schwegmann's Supermarkets, New Orleans, newspaper advert…

2 minute read

Lenny Henry Biography - Selected works

1958— Comedian, actor, "Comic Relief" campaigner Naming him one of the 50 funniest people in Britain in 2003, the Observer newspaper described Lenny Henry as "a comic genius with a highly effective social conscience." Henry is one of the most successful British comedians of the "alternative comedy" generation that emerged in the 1980s, enjoying a 30…

6 minute read

Calvin Hernton Biography - Worked In Welfare Office, Traced Sexual Tensions To Slavery, Mentored Avery Brooks - Selected writings

1932-2001 Social critic, poet, novelist Though less well known than some of his African-American contemporaries, Calvin Hernton was a writer who stood at the center of several of the cultural developments during the Vietnam War era. Hernton's groundbreaking Sex and Racism in America (1965) was a frank look at the role sexual tensions played in the American racial divide, and it helped set t…

2 minute read

Carolina Herrera: 1939—: Fashion Designer Biography - Married Twice Into Venezuelan Elite, Built Successful Fashion Line, Expanded Business In New Directions

Carolina Herrera: 1939—: Fashion designer. Carolina Herrera's designs offer a certain chic, well-heeled style, with a classic feminine sensibility, for her devoted base of women clients. The Venezuelan-born couturier, who led a life chronicled in the pages of fashion magazines well before her first dress went out on a runway, creates suits, sportswear, formal gowns, and all mann…

1 minute read

Steven Herrick (1958-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1958, in Brisbane, Australia; Education: University of Queensland, B.A., 1982. Hobbies and other interests: Playing soccer, coaching youth soccer. Office—P.O. Box 116, Hazelbrook, 2779, Australia. Agent—Glen Leitch Management, 332 Victoria St., Darlinghurst, 2010, Australia. Poet, 1988—. Presenter and readers at numerous schools throughout Australia. Poets Union. Austral…

7 minute read

Esther Hershenhorn (1945-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1945, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: Attended the University of Pennsylvania. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave. #12, New York, NY 10017. Writer and educator. Previously worked as an elementary school teacher in Illinois. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (regional advisor, 1994—). Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers, Assoc…

9 minute read

Kimberley Heuston (1960–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Kimberley Burton Heuston) Born 1960, in Provo, UT; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Harvard University, A.B., 1981; Vermont College, M.F.A., 2000. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). Office—Waterford School, 1480 E. 9400 S., Sandy, UT 84093. Waterford School, Sandy, UT, teacher, 1984–. Utah Children's Writers…

5 minute read

(Nancy) Eileen Heyes (1956-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1956, in Los Angeles, CA; Education: California State University, Long Beach, B.A., 1980. Politics: "Generally leftie-progressive but not knee-jerk." Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, running, family tree climbing. Agent—Sterling Lord Literistic, 65 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012. Editor and staff writer for newspapers, 1979-2004, including Los Angeles Times, The…

4 minute read

Barbara Jean Hicks (1953–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1953, in Bellingham, WA. Education: Los Angeles Baptist College, B.A. (English); Oregon College of Education, secondary teaching certificate (language arts). Hobbies and other interests: Sailing, travel. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 19 Union Square W., New York, NY 10001. Writer, editor, and educator. Educational consultant; worked variously as a nanny, waitress, ba…

3 minute read

Edward Hidalgo: 1912-1995: U.S. Secretary of the Navy Biography

Edward Hidalgo: 1912-1995: U.S. Secretary of the Navy. Edward Hidalgo was the first Hispanic to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Navy. He was named to the position in October of 1979 after a long and distinguished legal and naval career. Although his tenure as secretary was short (15 months), he nonetheless made significant contributions to the Navy Department. In particular, he advocated recrui…

6 minute read

Aidan Higgins Biography

Nationality: Irish. Born: Celbridge, County Kildare, 1927. Education: Celbridge Convent; Killashee Preparatory School; Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. Career: Copywriter, Domas Advertising, Dublin, early 1950s; factory hand, extrusion moulder, and storeman, London, mid-1950s; puppet-operator, John Wright's marionettes, in Europe, South Africa, and Rhodesia, 1958-60; scriptwriter, Fi…

6 minute read

Tomson Highway Biography

Nationality: Canadian. Born: Northwestern Manitoba, Canada, 1951. Education: Attended University of Manitoba; University of Western Ontario, B. Mus. 1975, B.A. 1977. Career: Member, De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group, West Bay, Ontario; artistic director, Native Earth Performing Arts, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, until 1992; associated with numerous Native support groups; playwright. Awards: Chalmers Award…

5 minute read

Oscar Hijuelos Biography

Nationality: American. Born: New York, New York, 1951. Education: City College of the City University of New York, B.A. 1975, M.A. 1976. Career: Advertising media traffic manager, Transportation Display, Inc., Winston Network, New York, 1977-84; writer, 1984—; professor of English, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1989—. Awards: "Outstanding writer" citation (Pu…

7 minute read

Oscar Hijuelos: 1951—: Novelist Biography - Worked In Advertising Firm, Novel Featured Desi Arnaz As Character

Oscar Hijuelos: 1951—: Novelist. The novel of immigrant life is a durable and extremely significant tradition in American literature, and Cuban-American writer Oscar Hijuelos has emerged as one of its top recent practitioners. His 1989 novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love was both a prizewinner and a bestseller; in that work and in several other substantial novels Hijuelos has explo…

1 minute read

David Hill (1942-) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1942, in Napier, New Zealand; Education: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, M.A. (with honors), 1964. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, tramping, traveling, "cheering for the All Blacks" (the New Zealand national rugby team). High school teacher in New Zealand and England, 1968-82; writer, 1983—. Visits schools as part of New Zealand Book Council's…

12 minute read

Laban Carrick Hill Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Male. Education: Bernard M. Baruch College, B.A. (English; cum laude), 1986; Latin and Greek Institute of the City University of New York, certificate (summa cum laude), 1986; Columbia University, M.F.A., 1989. Agent—Susan Cohen, Writers House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010. Poet, children's writer, lecturer, and educator. New Yorker, New York, NY, senior copywriter and marketi…

6 minute read

Carol Hill Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Carol DeChellis, New Jersey, 1942. Education: At Chatham College, Pittsburgh, 1957-61, B.A. in history 1961. Career: Publicist, Crown Publishers, 1965-67, and Bernard Geis Associates, 1967-69, both New York; publicist, 1969-71, and editor, 1971-73, Pantheon Books, New York; publicity manager, Random House, New York, 1973-74; senior editor, William Morrow, publishers, N…

6 minute read

Susan (Elizabeth) Hill Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Scarborough, Yorkshire, 1942. Education: Grammar schools in Scarborough and Coventry; King's College, University of London, B.A. (honours) in English 1963. Career: Since 1963 full-time writer: since 1977 monthly columnist, Daily Telegraph, London. Presenter, Bookshelf radio program, 1986-87. Awards: Maugham award, 1971; Whitbread award, 1972; Rhys Memorial prize,…

8 minute read

Anthony R. Hill (1942-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Anthony Robert Hill) Born 1942, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Education: Attended Melbourne University, 1960–63. Politics: "Swinging voter." Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Music, Scottish dancing, antique collecting, golf. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books, P.O. Box 257, Ringwood, Victoria 3134, Australia. Journalist and writer. Melbourne He…

6 minute read

Wendy Hilliard Biography - Was Drawn to Artistry of Rhythmic Gymnastics, Started Program in Harlem

Hilliard, Wendy, photograph. Tony Duffy/Getty Images. 196?- Gymnast and founder, Wendy Hilliard Foundation The first African-American rhythmic gymnast to represent the sport on a U.S. national team, Wendy Hilliard has won several medals in international competition. She has also gone on to promote the sport among inner-city children. The Wendy Hilliard Foundation, which she formed in 1995, provide…

5 minute read

Thomas Hinde Biography - Thomas Hinde comments:

Pseudonym for Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, Baronet. Nationality: British. Born: Thomas Willes Chitty in Felixstowe, Suffolk, 1926; succeeded to the baronetcy, 1955. Education: Winchester School, Hampshire; University College, Oxford. Military Service: Served in the Royal Navy, 1944-47. Career: Worked for Inland Revenue, London, 1951-53; staff member, Shell Petroleum Company, in England, 1953-58, and …

8 minute read

(Melvin) Barry Hines Biography - Barry Hines comments:

Nationality: British. Born: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1939. Education: Ecclesfield Grammar School, 1950-57; Loughborough College of Education, Leicestershire, 1958-60, 1962-63, teaching certificate. Career: Teacher of physical education in secondary schools in London, 1960-62, Barnsley, 1963-68, and South Yorkshire, 1968-72; Yorkshire Arts Fellow in Creative Writing, University of Sheffield, 1972…

7 minute read

María (de Lourdes) Hinojosa: 1961—: Journalist Biography - Award-winning Journalist, Author, Found New Challenge In Motherhood, Pushed For Hispanic Reporting At Cnn

In the mid-1980s María de Lourdes Hinojosa became the first Latina correspondent on National Public Radio (NPR). Her balanced and incisive stories on Latino life in the United States helped usher in a new era, when multicultural media coverage of American life became more commonplace. Since 1997 Hinojosa has been with the Cable News Network (CNN), based at their New York City bureau, where …

1 minute read

Nigel Hinton (1941–) Biography - Personal, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1941, in London, England; Education: College of St. Mark and St. John, London, B.A., 1966; University of Kent at Canterbury, M.A., 1975. Author and actor. Lintas Ltd., London, England, executive trainee in advertising, 1960–62; Kent Education Committee, Kent, England, English teacher and department head, 1966–74; professional actor, 1974–; appeared in television plays, in…

2 minute read

S(usan) E(loise) Hinton (1950-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1950, in Tulsa, OK; Education: University of Tulsa, B.S., 1970. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viking, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer. Actor in film adaptations of her novels, including (Mrs. Barnes) Tex, 1982; (hooker on strip), Rumble Fish, 1983; and (nurse) The Outsiders, 1983. New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books citation, 1967, Chicago Tribune Book World…

18 minute read

Demi (Demi) Hitz (1942-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1942, in Cambridge, MA; Education: Attended Instituto Allende and Rhode Island School of Design; Immaculate Heart College, B.A., 1962; University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, Master's degree, 1963; additional graduate study at China Institute. Hobbies and other interests: Travel (has been to Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, England, and Japan). Agent—Julian Bach, Inc., 747 Third …

28 minute read

Edward (Morley) Hoagland Biography

Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1932. Education: Deerfield Academy; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-54, A.B. 1954. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1955-57. Career: Taught at the New School for Social Research, New York, 1963-64, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1966, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1967 and 1971, City C…

7 minute read

Russell (Conwell) Hoban Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1925. Education: Lansdale High School; Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, 1941-43. Military Service: Served in the United States Army Infantry, 1943-45: Bronze Star. Career: Magazine and advertising agency artist and illustrator; story board artist, Fletcher Smith Film Studio, New York, 1951; television art director, Batten Barton Dur…

11 minute read

Leigh Hobbs (1953–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1953, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Education: Attended art school. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books Australia, P.O. Box 701, Hawthorn 3122, Victoria, Australia. Illustrator, writer, sculptor, cartoonist, and painter. Art teacher until 2002. Exhibitions: Work exhibited widely, including at UWA Perth International Arts Festival, 2005; has exhibited drawings, paintings, and scul…

5 minute read

Mary Ann Hoberman (1930-) Biography - Career, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Honors Awards, Writings

Born 1930, in Stamford, CT; Education: Smith College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1951; Yale University, M.A., 1985, postgraduate work in English literature. Hobbies and other interests: Biking, gardening, dancing. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Gina Maccoby Literary Agency, P.O. Box 60, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Book Week Poem award from Children's Book Council, 1976; American Book Award, 1983, for …

3 minute read

Deborah Hodge (1954-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1954, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; Education: Simon Fraser University, B.A. (psychology), 1977, graduated from Professional Development Program (teacher training), 1978. Agent—officec/o Author Mail, Kids Can Press, 29 Birch Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1E2. Author and educator. Elementary school teacher in Armstrong and Golden school districts, British Columbia, Canada, 1…

9 minute read

Margaret Hodges (1911–2005) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Margaret Moore Hodges) Born 1911, in Indianapolis, IN; died December 13, 2005, in Verona, PA; Education: Vassar College, A.B. (with honors), 1932; Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), M.L.S., 1958. Politics: Republican. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, reading, folklore, gardening. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, special…

22 minute read

C(yril) Walter Hodges (1909-2004) Biography - OBITUARY NOTICE—

See index for SATA sketch: Born March 18, 1909, in Beckenham, Kent, England; died November 26, 2004, in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. Illustrator and author. Hodges was an award-winning illustrator of children's books whose love of history and the theater were often evident in his work. After attending Dulwich College, he studied for three years at Goldsmith's College of Art. Alw…

2 minute read

Jack Hodgins Biography - Jack Hodgins comments:

Nationality: Canadian. Born: John Stanley Hodgins in Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1938. Education: Tsolum School, Courtenay, British Columbia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1956-61, B.Ed. 1961. Career: Teacher, Nanaimo District Senior Secondary School, British Columbia, 1961-80; visiting professor, University of Ottawa, 1981-83; visiting professor, 1983-85, and cu…

15 minute read

Syd(ney) Hoff (1912-2004) Biography - OBITUARY NOTICE—

See index for SATA sketch: Born September 4, 1912, in New York, NY; died of pneumonia, May 12, 2004, in Miami Beach, FL. Cartoonist, illustrator, and author. Hoff turned his original career as a cartoonist into an even more successful career as a children's book author and illustrator best known for such books as Danny and the Dinosaur (1958) and Sammy, the Seal (1959). Showing a talent for…

1 minute read

Mary (King) Hoff (1956-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings

Born 1956; chidlren: Tony, Kate, Daniel. Education: University of Wisconsin, B.S. 1978; University of Minnesota, M.A., 1984. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, camping, reading, cooking, canoeing, gardening, knitting. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Creative Education, Inc., 123 South Broad St., Mankato, MN 56001. Writer. Free-lance communicator specializing in science and medical communication. O…

less than 1 minute read

Mat Hoffman (1972-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1972, in Oklahoma City, OK; Hobbies and other interests: Sky diving and other extreme sports. Office—Hoffman Enterprises, P.O. Box 18931, Oklahoma City, OK 73154. Agent—Brian Dubin, William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Amateur freestyle BMX stunt bicyclist, 1984-88; professional freestyle BMX vert-ramp bicyclist, 1988—. Ten-time vert wor…

4 minute read

Elizabeth P(arkinson) Hoffman (1921-2003) Biography

OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born March 23, 1921, in Pittsburgh, PA; died of a neurological disease July 16, 2003. Librarian, educator, and author. Hoffman was a librarian whose interest in ghosts led to her writing several books for children and young adults. Finishing her undergraduate degree at Dickinson College in 1942 and her library-science degree at Drexel University in…

1 minute read

Nina Kiriki Hoffman (1955-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1955, in San Gabriel, California; Education: Santa Barbara City College, A.A., 1977; University of Idaho, B.A., 1980. Agent—Matthew Bialer, Trident Media Group LLC, Carnegie Hall Tower, 152 West 57th St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Writer; teacher of short story classes at a community college; B. Dalton bookstore, bookseller; Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, production wor…

12 minute read

Alice Hoffman Biography

Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1952. Education: Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, B.A. 1973; Stanford University, California (Mirelles fellow), M.A. 1975. Awards: Bread Loaf Writers Conference Atherton scholarship, 1976. Alice Hoffman's female protagonists have much in common. They are all drawn to dangerous men: a saboteur, a gang leader, a drug-dealing older brother…

7 minute read

Beverly Wade Hogan Biography - Encouraged to Better Society as a Child, Turned Talents to Politics

1951— College president Hogan, Beverly Wade, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. When Mississippi's Tougaloo College was looking for a president in 2002, it did not have to look far. Lifelong Mississippian and Tougaloo alumna Beverly Wade Hogan had served six years on the school's board of trustees and five in its administrative ranks. She also h…

9 minute read

Desmond Hogan Biography

Nationality: Irish. Born: Ballinasloe, County Galway, 1950. Education: Garbally College, Ballinasloe, 1964-69; University College, Dublin, 1969-73, B.A. in English and philosophy 1972, M.A. 1973. Career: Writer and actor with Children's T. Company theatre group, Dublin, 1975-77; moved to London, 1977: teacher, 1978-79; writer-in-residence, University of Glasgow, 1989. Awards: Hennessy award…

7 minute read

Alan Hollinghurst Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Stroud, Gloucestershire, 1954. Education: Magdalen College, Oxford, B.A. in English 1975, M. Litt. 1979. Career: Lecturer of English, Magdalen College, 1977-78; Somerville College, 1979-80, and Corpus Christi College, 1981, all Oxford University, and University of London, 1982; assistant editor, 1982-90, and since 1990 poetry editor, Times Literary Supplement, London, 1…

5 minute read

Mary Hollingsworth (1947–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Professor Scribbler, Mary Shrode) Born 1947, in Dallas, TX; Education: Abilene Christian University, B.S.Ed., 1970. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Singing, travel, collecting Hummel figurines and miniature and rare books. Office—Shady Oaks Studio, 1507 Shirley Way, Bedford, TX, 76022-6737. Sweet Publishing, Fort Worth, TX, managing …

10 minute read

Jennifer L. ?)- Holm (1968() Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Holm and Hamel) Born 1968, in CA; Education: Dickinson College, B.A., 1990. Agent—c/o Jill Grinberg, Anderson Grinberg Literary Management, 244 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10001. Broadcast producer and writer. Ogilvy and Mather (advertising agency), New York, NY, producer of television commercials, music videos, and promotional materials, 1990-c. 2001. Parents' Choice Silver award, and…

7 minute read

Kelly Holmes Biography - Schoolgirl Champion, A Career Blighted by Injury, Fulfilled Olympic Dreams

1970— Track athlete, middle distance runner Holmes, Kelly, photograph. © Reuters/Corbis Despite problems with injury Kelly Holmes was one of Great Britain's most promising track athletes of the 1990s and the first few years of the twenty-first century. Although she won medals in previous Olympic, Commonwealth, and World Championship competitions, her greatest career succe…

8 minute read

Joan Holub (1956-) Biography - Awards, Honors, Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member

(Rita Book, Brad Bucks) Born 1956, in TX; Education: University of Texas, B.F.A. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, aerobics, pet care, hiking, gardening, reading, traveling, eating chocolate. Office—P.O. Box 46002, Seattle, WA 98146. Joan Holub Communications Plus, Texas, art director, 1980-89; Scholastic, New York, NY, associate art director, children's trade books, 198…

3 minute read

Katherine Holubitsky (1955–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Surname is pronounced Hall-oo-bit-skee; born 1955, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Education: Attended Simon Fraser University, 1973–75; Grant MacEwan College, graduated (library and information technology), 1992. Katherine Holubitsky Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orca Book Publishers, Box 5626, Station B, Victoria, British Columbia V8R 6S4, Canada. Edmonton Public School Board, Edmonton, Albe…

8 minute read

Varnette P. Honeywood Biography - Studied Art as a Child, Founded Black Lifestyles, Collaborated with Bill Cosby, Turned to Monoprinting

1950— Artist Well-known as an artist and illustrator, Varnette P. Honeywood is highly regarded for her use of color and light, patterns and textures. Her work—primarily paintings, collages, and prints—has received wide exposure in galleries and individual and group shows, as well as in books and on television. Honeywood is famous for her upbeat depictions of black family life.…

10 minute read

Dorothy Hoobler Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1971; Education: Wells College, A.B., 1963; New York University, M.A., 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Oriental, American, and European medieval history, music, photography, gardening, travel. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Millbrook Press, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Freelance writer, 1973–. Has also worked as an editor and genealogist. Best bo…

18 minute read

Thomas Hoobler Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1971; Education: University of Notre Dame, A. B., 1964; attended University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, 1965. Hobbies and other interests: Music, photography, gardening, and travel. Agent—Phyllis Jackson, ICM, 40 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. Freelance writer and editor, 1977–. Worked in various positions at private schools in Cincinnati, OH, including as teacher of Eng…

13 minute read

Hugh Hood Biography - Hugh Hood comments:

Nationality: Canadian. Born: Hugh John Blagdon Hood in Toronto, Ontario, 1928. Education: De La Salle College, Toronto; St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, 1947-55, B.A. 1950, M.A. 1952, Ph.D. 1955. Career: Teaching fellow, University of Toronto, 1951-55; associate professor, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1955-61; professor titulaire, Department of English Studie…

14 minute read

Bell Hooks (1952–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Gloria Jean Watkins) Born 1952, in Hopkinsville, KY; Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1973; University of Wisconsin, M.A. 1976; University of California Santa Cruz, Ph.D. (English), 1987. bell hook (Photograph by John Pinderhughes, Pinderhughes Photography, Inc. Reproduced by permission.) Office—Department of English, Berea College, 101 Chestnut St., Berea, KY 40404. Social critic, ed…

13 minute read

Meredith (Jean) Hooper (1939-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1939, in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Education: University of Adelaide, B.A. (with honors), 1960; Lady Margaret Hall and Nuffield College, Oxford, M.Phil., 1964. Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Higham Associates, Ltd., 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England. Writer, lecturer, and expert on Antarctica. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, tutor in histo…

14 minute read

Mary Hooper (1944-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1944; Education: Reading University, degree (English), 1990. Hobbies and other interests: Pottering, doing things with dried flowers, painting furniture, collecting china rabbits. Agent—Rosemary Canter, PDF, Drury House, 34/43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England. Writer. Formerly worked as a secretary. North East Book Award, 2001, for Megan. Jodie, Nelson (Sunbury-on-Thames, England…

6 minute read

Christopher Hope Biography - Christopher Hope comments:

Nationality: South African. Born: Christopher David Tully Hope in Johannesburg, 1944; moved to Europe in 1975. Education: Christian Brothers College, Pretoria, 1952-60; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1963-65, B.A. 1965, M.A. in English 1970; University of Natal, Durban, 1968-69, B.A. (honours) 1969. Military Service: Served in the South African Navy, 1962. Career: English teacher, …

11 minute read

Cathy Hopkins (1953–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

(C.M. Hopkins, Cathy M. Hopkins) Born 1953, in Manchester, England; Education: Attended art college; received degree in comparative religion. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Piccadilly Press Ltd., 5 Castle Rd., Kentish Town, London NW1 8PR, England. Writer, 1987–. Worked previously as a rock-and-roll singer with Driving Rock and the Rockettes, as an occupational therapist in a mental hospita…

9 minute read

Lee Bennett Hopkins (1938–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1938, in Scranton, PA; Education: Newark State Teachers College (now Kean College), B.A., 1960; Bank Street College of Education, M.Sc., 1964; Hunter College of the City University of New York, Professional Diploma in Educational Supervision and Administration, 1967. [Image Not Available] Public school teacher in Fair Lawn, NJ, 1960–66; Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY, s…

28 minute read

Deborah Hopkinson (1952-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1952, in Lowell, MA; Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A., 1973; University of Hawaii, M.A., 1978. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, hiking, gardening, history. Deborah Hopkinson Office—Oregon State University Foundation, 850 Southwest 35th St., Corvallis, OR 97333. Manoa Valley Theater, Honolulu, HI, marketing director, 1981-84; University of Hawaii Founda…

16 minute read

Petr Horácek Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 0027;s name Claire; Education: Prague Academy of Fine Art, graduate. Hobbies and other interests: Drawing, walking, skiing, tennis, music. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ, England. Author and illustrator. Books for Children Newcomer Award, 2001, for Strawberries Are Red and What Is Black and White? Strawberries Are Red, Candlewick Press (Cambridg…

2 minute read

Shirley Horn Biography - Took to the Piano Early, Career Sparked by Miles Davis, Focused on Being a Homemaker

1934–2005 Jazz singer, pianist Horn, Shirley, photograph. Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images. "Songs are lucky when Shirley Horn chooses them," wrote New York Times jazz critic John Parelis, according to the National Public Radio Web site. Horn started as a child playing the big, old piano in her grandmother's parlor and grew to become a classically trained pianist whom Mile…

13 minute read

Nick Hornby Biography

Nationality: English. Born: c. 1957. Agent: c/o Victor Gollancz Ltd., Villiers House, 41-47 Strand, London WC2N 5JE, England. With just two novels and one memoir of his life as a soccer fan to his credit, Nick Hornby has become one of the defining voices of the past decade. He is a keenly observant recorder of, and self-deprecating commentator on, the changing nature of masculine identity in the l…

5 minute read

Joanne Horniman (1951–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1951, in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia; Education: Macquarie University, B.A. (English), 1973; Armidale College of Advanced Education, graduate diploma (infants/primary education), 1988. Hobbies and other interests: Collecting and planting seeds from rainforest plants, drinking coffee, talking with friends, reading. New South Wales Department of Education's School Magazine, …

8 minute read

Anita Horrocks (1958–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1958, in the Pas, Manitoba, Canada; Education: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, diploma (biological sciences; with honors), 1978; Lethbridge Community College, diploma (print journalism; with honors), 1986; University of Lethbridge, marketing certificate, 1992, B.A. (English; with distinction), 1997. Hobbies and other interests: Fitness, cycling, golf, swimming, hiking, quilting, rea…

5 minute read

Harry Horse (1960–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

[A pseudonym] (Richard George Anthony Horne) Born 1960, in Earlsdon, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; Education: Attended Wrekin College. Politics: Liberal. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: Playing the banjo. Agent—Caroline Sheldon, 71 Hillgate Place, London W8 7SS, England. Illustrator, writer, cartoonist, and musician. Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, Scotla…

8 minute read

Alan Horsfield (1939-) Biography - Career, Sidelights - Personal, Member, Writings

(David Alan, a pseudonym) Born 1939, in Sydney, Australia; Education: Bathurst Teachers' College, teaching certificate, 1959; University of New England, B.A., 1969; Deakin University, B.Ed., 1987; University of New South Wales, M.Ed., 1989. Hobbies and other interests: Theatre, travel, reading, jogging, walking, environmental issues, swimming, jazz, wine festivals. Australian Society of Aut…

3 minute read

Janette Turner Hospital Biography - Janette Turner Hospital comments:

Nationality: Australian. Born: Melbourne, Victoria, 1942. Education: The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, B.A. in English 1965; Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, M.A. 1973. Career: Teacher, Queensland, 1963-66; librarian, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-71; lecturer in English, Queen's University, and St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario, 1971…

13 minute read

Khaled Hosseini (1965-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1965, in Kabul, Afghanistan; immigrated to the United States, 1980; Education: Santa Clara University, B.A. (biology), 1988; University of San Diego, M.D., 1993. Hobbies and other interests: Soccer, racquetball, writing, involved in charities Paralyzed Vets of America and Aid the Afghan Children. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Riverhead Books, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Practicing phy…

3 minute read

James A(rchibald) Houston (1921-2005) Biography - OBITUARY NOTICE—

See index for SATA sketch: Born June 12, 1921, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died of complications following a heart attack April 17, 2005, in New London, CT. Artist and author. Houston, whose main subject as an artist was the Inuit of the Hudson Bay area, made a dramatic contribution to the art community by bringing the craftsmanship of Eskimo art to the world's attention. After attending O…

1 minute read

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (1934–) - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights, Autobiography FeatureJeanne Wakatsuki Houston

(Jeanne Toyo Wakatsuki Houston) Born 1934, in CA; Ethnicity: "Japanese American." Education: University of San Jose, B.A., 1956; also attended Sorbonne, University of Paris. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Buddhist. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, dancing, film. Agent—Linda Allen Literary Agency, 1949 Green St. #5, San Francisco, CA 94123. Writer. Group worker and juveni…

64 minute read

Amy F. Houts Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Education: Attended Culinary Institute of America, 1974–75; attended Memphis State University, 1976–77; attended University of Missouri, 1977–78; Northwest Missouri State University, B.S. (library science), 1989–91. Politics: Democrat. Religion: United Methodist. Hobbies and other interests: Baking, cooking, reading, cross-stitch. Headstart, Maryville, MO, lead teacher,…

2 minute read

Kate Hovey Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Female. Education: Attended Northwestern University; studied poetry at University of California, Los Angeles. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Metalsmith, designer, and writer. Designer of masks for theatre productions and metal clothing for rock-and-roll performers; teacher. Arachne Speaks, Margar…

2 minute read

Arthur Howard (1948–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Arthur Charles Howard) Born 1948, in New York, NY; Education: Reed College, B.A., 1970. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Harcourt, 6277 Sea Harbor Dr., Orlando, FL 32887. Writer and illustrator. Worked as a professional actor for twenty years, performing in theater productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in regional theater; in television commercials, and on Square One, Public Broadcasting Servi…

12 minute read

Elizabeth Jane Howard Biography - Elizabeth Jane Howard comments:

Nationality: British. Born: London, 1923. Educated privately; trained as an actress at the London Mask Theatre School and with the Scott Thorndike Student Repertory; acted in Stratford-on-Avon, and in repertory theatre in Devon. Military Service: Served as an air raid warden in London during World War II. Career: Worked as a model, and in radio and television broadcasting, 1939-46; secretary, Inla…

11 minute read

Maureen Howard Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Maureen Keans in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1930. Education: Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, B.A. 1952. Career: Worked in publishing and advertising, 1952-54; lecturer in English, New School for Social Research, New York, 1967-68, 1970-71, and since 1974, and at University of California, Santa Barbara, 1968-69, Amherst College, Massachusetts, Brooklyn College,…

7 minute read

James Howe (1946–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1946, in Oneida, NY; partner of Mark Davis (an attorney), beginning January, 2001; Education: Boston University, B.F.A., 1968; Hunter College of the City University of New York, M.A., 1977. Hobbies and other interests: Bicycling, hiking, skiing, movies, theater, traveling, reading. Agent—Amy Berkower, Writers House Inc., 21 West 26th St., New York, NY 10010. Freelance actor and directo…

25 minute read

Shelley Hrdlitschka (1956–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Shelley Joanne Hrdlitschka) Surname pronounced Herd-litch-ka; born 1956, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Education: Simon Fraser University, teaching certificate. Religion: Unitarian-Universalist. Hobbies and other interests: Music, browsing at bookstores and libraries, theatre, hiking, traveling to warm places, watching her daughters participate in sports, music, and dance. Shelley Hrdli…

7 minute read

Woodleigh Marx Hubbard Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born in Sharon, CT; Education: Evergreen State College, earned B.A. Writer, illustrator, and artist. Jewelry designer, beginning 1998. American Institute of Graphic Arts Award for Excellence, and Parent's Choice selection, Parent's Choice Foundation, both 1990, and Notable Children's Book citation, American Library Association, all for C Is for Curious: An ABC of Feelings; Par…

10 minute read

Wade Hudson (1946–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1946, in Mansfield, LA; Education: Attended Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1964–68. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Baptist. Office—c/o Just Us Books, 356 Glenwood Ave., 3rd Floor, East Orange, NJ 07017. Just Us Books, East Orange, NJ, founder and co-owner, 1988–; writer. Formerly worked as a journalist, a music group manager, a publishing comp…

7 minute read

Cheryl Willis Hudson (1948-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1948, in Portsmouth, VA; Education: Oberlin College, B.A.; post-graduate work at Northeastern University. Religion: Baptist. Office—Just Us Books, 301 Main St., Ste. 22-24, Orange, NJ 07050. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, art editor; Macmillan Publishing, New York, NY, design manager; Arete Publishing Company, Princeton, NJ, assistant art director; freelance art director, graphic design…

7 minute read

Nathan Irvin Huggins Biography - Early Life Marked by Racial Prejudice, Educated Amidst Civil Rights Strife

1927-1989 Scholar In the New York Times obituary of his death, a fellow historian called Nathan Irvin Huggins, "an extraordinary teacher who cared deeply about his students." Huggins not only spent a quarter of a century imparting knowledge to budding American historians, he also helped define the emerging field of African-American studies. Reared and educated against the backdrop of…

10 minute read

Monica (Ince) Hughes (1925–2003) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1925, in Liverpool, England; naturalized Canadian citizen, 1957; died March 7, 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Education: Attended Convent of the Holy Child Jesus (Harrowgate, Yorkshire, England); attended Edinburgh University, 1942–43. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, walking, traveling, beachcombing ("very difficult on the prairies"),…

20 minute read

Shirley Hughes (1927-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1927 (some sources say 1929), in Hoylake, near Liverpool, England; Education: Attended Liverpool Art School and Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, Oxford University. Hobbies and other interests: Looking at paintings, dressmaking. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House Children's Books, 61-63 Uxbridge, Rd., London W5 5SA, England. Author and illustrator of books for children, e…

36 minute read

David (John) Hughes Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Alton, Hampshire, 1930. Education: Eggar's Grammar School, Alton; King's College School, Wimbledon; Christ Church, Oxford (editor, Isis), B.A. in English 1953, M.A. 1965. Military Service: Served in the Royal Air Force, 1949-50. Career: Assistant editor, London Magazine, 1953-54; editor, Town magazine, London, 1960-61; documentary and feature film writer i…

7 minute read

Lise (E.) Hull (1954-) Biography - Personal, Writings, Sidelights - Career, Member, Work in Progress

TCR, Inc., Croton-on-Hudson, NY, researcher, proofreader, and copy editor, 1981-83; marriage, family, and child counselor intern, 1991-93; Castles Unlimited, Bandon, OR, owner of facilities in Bandon and in Aberystwyth, Wales, researcher, travel planner, public lecturer, and host of the Web site Castles of Britain, 1995—. Military service: U.S. Navy, commissioned officer, 1984-93; served in…

less than 1 minute read

Joy N. Hulme (1922–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1922 in Cottonwood, UT; Education: Graduated from Utah State University. Writer. Has worked at a variety of jobs, including newspaper circulation manager and self-employed floral designer. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (corresponding secretary, 1989–92; board of directors, Nor-Cal chapter, 1991–2002). Writing award, Ensign (magazine), 1978; Outstandi…

7 minute read

Keri Hulme Biography - Keri Hulme comments:

Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Christchurch, 1947. Education: North Beach primary school; Aranui High School; Canterbury University, Christchurch. Career: Formerly, senior postwoman, Greymouth, and director for New Zealand television; writer-in-residence, Canterbury University, 1985. Awards: New Zealand Literary Fund grant, 1975, 1977, 1979, and scholarship in letters, 1990; Katherine Mansfield…

8 minute read

Carol Sue Humphrey (1956–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings

Born 1956, in NC. Education: University of North Carolina, Wilmington, B.A. (history), 1978; Wake Forest University, M.A. (American history), 1979; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ph.D. (American history), 1985. Office—Oklahoma Baptist University, Owens Hall 312, University, Shawnee, OK 74804. Writer and educator. This Popular Engine: New England Newspapers during the American R…

2 minute read

Emyr (Owen) Humphreys Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales, 1919. Education: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1937-39; University College of North Wales, Bangor, 1946-47. Military Service: Served as a relief worker in the Middle East and the Mediterranean during World War II. Career: Teacher, Wimbledon Technical College, London, 1948-50, and Pwllheli Grammar School, North Wales, 1951-54; produce…

6 minute read

Angela Elwell Hunt (1957-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1957, in Winter Haven, FL; Education: Liberty University, B.S. (English; magna cum laude), 1980. Politics: Republican. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, singing. Agent—Greg Johnson, Alive Communications, 7680 Goddard St., Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. Former English teacher; full-time secretary until 1983; freelance writer, 1983—. Member of f…

12 minute read

Kristin (Eggleston) Hunter Lattany (1931-) - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights, Autobiography Feature

Born 1931, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1951. Agent—Jane Pystel Literary Management, One Union Square West, New York, NY 10003. Writer. Pittsburgh Courier, Philadelphia, PA, columnist and feature writer, 1946-52; Lavenson Bureau of Advertising, Philadelphia, PA, copywriter, 1952-59; Werman & Schorr, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, information officer, 196…

68 minute read

Evan Hunter (1926–2005) Biography

(Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, Richard Marsten, Ed McBain) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born October 15, 1926, in New York, NY; died of larynx cancer, July 6, 2005, in Weston, CT. Writer. Hunter was a bestselling novelist famous for his "87th Precinct" series written under the pen name Ed McBain, as well as for such novels as The Blackboard Jungle. Born…

2 minute read

Evan Hunter Biography - Evan Hunter comments:

Pseudonyms: Curt Cannon; Hunt Collins; Ezra Hannon; Richard Marsten; and Ed McBain. Nationality: American. Born: Salvatore A. Lombino, New York City, 1926. Education: Evander Childs High School, New York; Cooper Union, New York, 1943-44; Hunter College, New York, B.A. 1950 (Phi Beta Kappa). Military Service: United States Navy, 1944-46. Career: In the early 1950s taught in vocational high schools …

12 minute read

Kristin (Elaine) Hunter Biography - Kristin Hunter comments:

Nationality: American. Born: Kristin Elaine Eggleston, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1931. Education: Charles Sumner School and Magnolia Public School, both Philadelphia; Haddon Heights High School, New Jersey, graduated 1947; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1947-51, B.S. in education 1951. Career: Philadelphia columnist and feature writer, Pittsburgh Courier, 1946-52; teacher, Camden, New…

6 minute read

Hilda Hutcherson Biography - Selected writings

1955— Obstetrician-gynecologist, educator, author Hutcherson, Hilda, photograph. Photo courtesy of Hilda Hutcherson, M.D. Dr. Hilda Hutcherson is professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology, director of Gynecologic Teaching Associates, associate dean of minority affairs and diversity, and sits on the admissions committee at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York …

6 minute read

Linda Hutchison (1942-) Biography - Personal, Career, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1942, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Education: Attended University of California—Berkeley, 1960-61, and San Diego State University, 1961-63; California State University—Dominguez Hills, B.A. (journalism), 1981. Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Photography, piano, yoga. Worked as technical writer in Los Angeles and San Diego, CA, a journalist in Los Angeles, CA, an…

2 minute read

Cowan F. "Bubba" Hyde Biography

1908-2003 Negro Leagues baseball star The full and fascinating history of baseball's Negro Leagues remains to be written. While African-American baseball players gained attention from white audiences in the years before and just after the integration of Major League Baseball in 1947, and "Satchel" Paige and other charismatic players became household names, many other highly ta…

6 minute read

Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004) Biography - OBITUARY NOTICE—

See index for SATA sketch: Born April 8, 1939, in Philadelphia, PA; died of complications from breast cancer November 19, 2004, in Lebanon, NH. Illustrator and author. Hyman was a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of children's books. She studied art and illustration at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art and the Boston Museum School of the Arts in the late 1950s. She also attended …

1 minute read

Eva Ibbotson (1925-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1925, in Vienna, Austria; Education: Bedford College, London, B.Sc., 1945; attended Cambridge University, 1946-47; University of Durham, diploma in education, 1965. Hobbies and other interests: Ecology and environmental preservation, music, continental literature, history ("My favorite period is 1904!"). Agent—Curtis Brown, 162-168 Regent St., London W1R 5TA, England; Joh…

11 minute read

Jodi Icenoggle (1967–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Jodi O. Icenoggle) Born 1967, in Fridley, MN; Education: Montana State University, B.S. (physical education/sports medicine), 1992. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Boyds Mills Press, 815 Church St., Honesdale, PA 18431. Writer. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Treasure State Award nomination, and Florida Agriculture Literacy Day selection, both 2006, both for 'Til…

2 minute read

Enrique Iglesias: 1975—: Singer, Songwriter Biography - Secretly Dreamed Of Singing, Sold Millions, Earned Recognition Through "latin Explosion", Dubbed Sexiest Man Alive

Enrique Iglesias: 1975—: Singer, Songwriter. Enrique Iglesias catapulted to fame in the 1990s, holding a leading place among a new generation of Spanish-speaking pop stars whose music combines romantic ballads, hot Latin dance rhythms, and American rock influences. The son of globally-famous Latin crooner Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias has charted an independent course to his musical …

1 minute read

Julio Iglesias: 1943—: Singer Biography - Car Accident Changed Career, Popularized More Romantic Musical Style, Named Goodwill Ambassador To Unicef

Julio Iglesias: 1943—: Singer. Since the late 1960s, singer Julio Iglesias has established himself as an international star and sex symbol. By 1983 he had sold over 100 million records, setting a Guinness World Record, and by 2002 that figure had risen to more than 200 million. "There's an oddly appealing mix of pride and modesty about Julio Iglesias," wrote Andrew …

less than 1 minute read

Michael Ignatieff Biography

Nationality: Canadian. Born: Toronto, Ontario, 1947. Education: Upper Canada College, Toronto; University of Toronto, B.A., 1969; Harvard University, Boston, (teaching fellow in social studies), 1971-74, Ph.D., 1975; Cambridge University (research fellow, King's College), 1978-84, M.A., 1978. Career: Reporter, The Globe and Mail, 1966-67; assistant professor of history, University of Britis…

5 minute read

Witi (Tame) Ihimaera (1944-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Adaptations

Born 1944, in Gisborn 1970; Ethnicity: "Maori." Education: Attended University of Auckland, 1962-66; Victoria University of Wellington, B.A., 1970. Author. Post Office, Headquarters, Wellington, New Zealand, postman, 1969-72; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand, diplomatic officer and writer, 1973-89; Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand, lecturer in the Englis…

1 minute read

Witi (Tame) Ihimaera Biography - Witi Ihimaera comments:

Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Gisborne, 1944. Education: Te Karaka District High School, 1957-59; Church College of New Zealand, 1960-61; Gisborne Boys High School, 1962; University of Auckland, 1963-66; Victoria University, Wellington, 1968-72, B.A. 1972. Career: Cadet reporter, Gisborne Herald, 1967; journalist, Post Office Headquarters, Wellington, 1968-72; information officer, 1973-74, Thi…

13 minute read

Rose Impey (1947-) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1947, in Northwich, England; Education: Attended Northumberland College of Education. Writer. Has worked as a bank clerk, primary school teacher in Leicester, England, and reader for a publishing company. National Book League Children's Books of the Year designation, 1986, for Who's a Clever Girl, Then?, 1987, for The Girls' Gang, 1989, for A Letter to Father Christmas, D…

11 minute read

Emilio "El Indio" Fernández: 1904-1986: Film Director Biography

Emilio "El Indio" Fernández: 1904-1986: Film director. Emilio "El Indio" Fernández has been called the father of Mexican Cinema. From his directorial debut in 1941 to his work as an actor in the 1960s and 1970s, he became a national symbol, struggling against the marginalization of Mexico's native population. "His films are moving ……

6 minute read

Pedro Infante: 1917-1957: Actor, Singer Biography - Came From Talented Family, Became The Common Man's Star, His Death Mourned, His Legacy Launched

During his career Mexican screen idol Pedro Infante made more than 50 films and recorded hundreds of popular songs. His adoring fans nicknamed him the 'Idol of Guamuchil,' after the village he was born in, as well as the 'the King.' Though he made millions as an actor, rode an American Harley Davidson, and flew airplanes, to the Mexican public he always remained the kin…

less than 1 minute read

Robert Ingpen (1936–) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Robert Roger Ingpen) Born 1936, in Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Education: Attended Geelong College; Royal Melbourne Technical College (now Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Diploma of Art (graphic arts), 1957. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, senior artist, 1959–68. Freelance author, illustrator, and designer, 1968–. Deakin Universit…

15 minute read

Scott Ingram (1948–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(W. Scott Ingram) Born 1948, in Schenectady, NY; Education: University of Connecticut, B.A.; Wesleyan University, M.A. Hobbies and other interests: Bicycling, guitar. Office—245 Long Hill Rd., Middletown, CT 06457. Weekly Reader Corp., Middletown, CT, managing editor, 1979–. Member of Board of Education, Portland, CT. Educational Press Awards, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1995. Bloody Waters: …

7 minute read

Roberto Innocenti (1940-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1940, in Bagno a Ripoli, Tuscany, Italy. Education: Self-educated illustrator. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Jonathan Cape, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd., London SW1V 2SA, England. Illustrator in animation studio, Rome, Italy; worked as a film and theater poster designer and a book and newspaper designer, Florence, Italy; book illustrator, 1970—; has also done graphic design for advertisement…

11 minute read

Karin Ireland Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1964 (divorced, 1981); Education: Attended Pasadena City College and Greenwich University. Agent—Julie Castiglia, 1155 Camino Del Mar, Suite 510, Del Mar, CA 92014. Auto Club of Southern California, corporate writer, Los Angeles, CA, 1984-1988; Ireland Communications, Newport Beach, CA and Honolulu, HI, freelance writer, 1987—. Kitty O'Neil, Daredevil Woman, Harvey House …

5 minute read

David Ireland Biography

Nationality: Australian. Born: Lakemba, New South Wales, 1927. Career: Worked as a greenskeeper, in factories, and at an oil refinery. Awards: Adelaide Advertiser award, 1966; Miles Franklin award, 1972, 1977, 1980; The Age Book of the Year award, 1980. Member: Order of Australia, 1981. David Ireland is one of Australia's most innovative prose stylists. His first three novels depict a world…

7 minute read

John (Winslow) Irving Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Exeter, New Hampshire, 1942. Education: Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, graduated 1962; University of Pittsburgh 1961-62; University of Vienna, 1963-64; University of New Hampshire, Durham, B.A. (cum laude), 1965; University of Iowa, Iowa City, M.F.A. 1967. Career: Taught at Windham College, Putney, Vermont, 1967-69; lived in Vienna, 1969-71; writer-in-residence, Univ…

11 minute read

Rachel ?)– Isadora (1953() Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1953 in New York, NY; Education: Attended American School of Ballet. Agent—c/o Author Mail, William Morrow and Co., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Dancer with Boston Ballet Company, Boston, MA; freelance author and illustrator of children's books. Children's Book of the Year awards, Child Study Association, 1976, for Max, 1985, for I Hear and I See, and …

18 minute read

Kazuo Ishiguro Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Nagasaki, Japan, 1954. Education: Woking County Grammar School for Boys, Surrey, 1966-73; University of Kent, Canterbury, B.A. (honors) in English and Philosophy 1978; University of East Anglia, Norwich, M.A. in creative writing 1980. Career: Community worker, Renfrew Social Works Department, 1976; social worker, 1979-80, and resettlement worker, West London Cyrenians L…

10 minute read

Festus Iyayi Biography

Nationality: Nigerian. Born: 1947. Educated in Nigeria; University of Bradford, Yorkshire, Ph.D. 1980. Career: Economic correspondent for several newspapers in Bendel; industrial training officer, Bendel State University, Ekpoma. Currently lecturer in business administration, University of Benin, Benin City. Awards: Association of Nigerian Authors prize, 1987; Commonwealth Writers prize, 1988. Fe…

7 minute read

Michael Jackson Biography - Singing with the Jackson 5, Striking Out as a Solo Artist, Inspired Dance Moves, Growing Popularity

1958- Singer, songwriter, dancer A powerfully creative and disciplined artist, Michael Jackson is a distinctive vocalist, an imaginative and original songwriter with a gift for turning his own experiences into powerful lyrics, and a dancer almost without peer. Keeping control over his own career, he ruled pop and rhythm-and-blues music charts throughout the 1980s. Jackson's private life has…

17 minute read

Ellen B. Jackson Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 0027;s librarian; stepEducation: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1967; California Family Study Center, M.A., 1977. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, tidepooling and beachcombing after a storm, playing alto, soprano, and bass recorder, fiber arts, volunteering at the library. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Millbrook Press/Lerner Publishing Group, 1251 Washington Ave. N., Minneap…

24 minute read

Alison Jackson (1953-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1953, in Alhambra, CA; Education: University of California, Irvine, B.A., 1975; San Jose State University, M.L.S., 1977. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, snow skiing, waterskiing. Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, CA, children's librarian, 1977-80; Newport Beach Public Library, Newport Beach, CA, children's librarian, 1980-87; F…

8 minute read

Mick Jackson Biography

Nationality: English. Born: Great Harwood, Lancashire, England, 1960. Education: Graduated in Theatre Studies from Dartington College of Arts; University of East Anglia, M.A. 1992. Career: Founder and singer-songwriter for band, variously called The Screaming Abdabs and The Dinner Ladies, 1980s. Agent: Derek Johns, 20 John Street, London WC1N 2DR, England. In 1997 Mick Jackson's debut novel…

2 minute read

Alphonso R. Jackson Biography

1946— Government official Jackson, Alphonso, photograph. © 2003 Landov LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission. Alphonso R. Jackson heads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Appointed to the job by President George W. Bush in 2004, Jackson is the nation's top housing chief and one of the few African Americans in Bush's cabinet. …

8 minute read

Francine Jacobs (1935-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1935, in New York, NY; Education: Queens College (now Queens College of the City University of New York), B.A., 1956. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, hiking, fishing, beachcombing, reading, cooking, gardening. Writer. Elementary school teacher in Rye, NY, 1956-58, and Chappaqua, NY, 1967-68. Authors Guild, Authors League of America. Outstanding Science Book for Children Award from Nation…

6 minute read

Jennifer Richard Jacobson (1958–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Jennifer Jacobson) Born 1958, in NH; Education: Harvard University, M.A. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, swimming, skiing, reading. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Can-dlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Writer of books for teachers and for children, 1995–. Sixth-grade teacher, curriculum coordinator, and language arts specialist at various schools in New Engla…

6 minute read

Rick Jacobson Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Education: Alberta College of Art, earned degree (with honors). Agent—c/o David and Lynn Bennett, 72 Glengowan Rd., Toronto, Ontario M4N 1G4, Canada. Children's author and illustrator and graphic designer. Exhibitions: Works (with wife, Laura Fernandez) included in permanent collection of Royal Geographical Society, London, England. (All with Laura Fernandez) Toronto Art Directors C…

6 minute read