Biographies: Al Loving Biography - Loved Painting from Early Age to Alice McGill Biography - Personal

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Al Loving Biography - Loved Painting from Early Age, Driven to Realize His Own Artistic Vision, Thrived on Experimentation

1935-2005 Artist The 20th-century artistic style known as abstract expressionism, with its emphasis on patterns, geometrical shapes, and works that focus on the process of making art, has grown into a generally accepted part of the American cultural vocabulary. But when Alvin Loving began his career, abstract art was not practiced by many black artists. At the time Loving began working in the 1960…

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Alice Low (1926-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1926, in New York, NY; Education: Smith College, B.A., 1947; attended Columbia University, 1956-58. Hobbies and other interests: "Painting and ceramics were my first interests. I still sing in a local chorus. Travel stimulates, and many a line has come to me on a tennis court." Agent—Scott Tremel, 434 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003. Warren Schloat Productions, Tarryto…

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Linda (Linda Lowery Keep) Lowery (1949-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Adaptations, Work in Progress

Born 1949, in Chicago, IL; Education: DePaul University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, playing flute, gardening, painting. Office—PMB 69B, 220 N. Zapata Highway 11A, Laredo, TX 78043. Worked variously as flight attendant for TransWorld Airlines, French teacher in Williams Bay, WI, assistant in Bozo's Circus, Chicago, IL, hotel convention manager,…

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Larry Loyie (1933-) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1933, in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada; life partner of Constance Brissenden (a writer). Ethnicity: Cree First Nations. Education: Attended residential school for First Nations has attended writing workshops. Writer. Worked as a fisherman, logger, and native counselor in Canada. Co-founder, with Constance Brissenden, of Living Traditions Writers Group, 1993—. Military service: Former mem…

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S. Ruth Lubka (1948-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1948, in Hartford, CT; Education: Barnard College, B.A. (cum laude), 1970; University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1980; attended Maryland Institute College of Art, 1995-97. Hobbies and other interests: History, travel, dogs, knitting. Agent—Ronnie Ann Herman, Herman Agency, 350 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025. Connecticut Supreme Court, Hartford, Staff Attorney, 1982-94.…

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Wendy Lucero-Schayes: 1963—: Olympic Diver Biography

Wendy Lucero-Schayes: 1963—: Olympic diver. Olympic springboard diver Wendy Lucero-Schayes' lifelong desire to succeed as an athlete led to an impressive career that included nine national titles, three U.S. Olympic Festival medals, and participation in the 1988 Olympics. She flourished as a diver in the early 1990s, demolishing the competition in almost every event that she ente…

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Dave Luckett (1951–) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1951, in Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia; Education: Teachers College of Western Australia (now Edith Cowan University), diploma in education, 1974; University of Western Australia, B.A., 1983. Writer. Teacher at secondary schools in Western Australia, 1974–75; Perth, Australia, federal public servant, 1977–97. Aurealis Award for Best Australian Fantasy Novel, 1998, and Wes…

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William Lucy Biography - Launched Labor Career amid Social Strife, Worked with King on Memphis Strike

1933— Labor union leader Lucy, William, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. For over three decades William (Bill) Lucy was at the fore-front of the labor movement. As Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) for 30-plus years, Lucy helped the group grow from 200,000 to over 1.4 million members in 3,500 uni…

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Trudy Ludwig (1959–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1959, in New Bedford, MA; Education: Attended University of New Hampshire, 1977–79; University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. (communications and Spanish), 1981. Office—Ludwig Creative, Inc., P.O. Box 25505, Portland, OR 97298-0505. Children's author and lecturer. Bilingual immigration consultant, 1982–85; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, projects m…

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Carl Lumbly Biography - Selected works

1952— Actor Lumbly, Carl, photograph. © Glenn Weiner/Auma/Corbis. In the role of Agent Dixon on the hit television program Alias in the early 2000s, Carl Lumbly conveyed a streak of edgy intensity lurking beneath the veneer of a traditional supporting actor's sidekick part. That intensity has run through much of Lumbly's acting work and has its roots in the dynamic…

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Amanda (R.) Lumry Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Female. Office—c/o Eaglemont Press, 1309 114th Avenue SE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004. Photographer, writer, and publisher. (With Laura Hurwitz) Tigers in Terai, illustrated by Sarah McIntyre, Eaglemont Press (Bellevue, WA), 2003. (With Laura Hurwitz) Safari in South Africa, illustrated by Sarah McIntyre, Eaglemont Press (Bellevue, WA), 2003. (With Laura Hurwitz) Amazon River Rescue, illu…

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Alison Lurie Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Chicago, Illinois, 1926. Education: Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, A.B. in history and English 1947. Career: Lecturer, 1968-73, adjunct associate professor, 1973-76, associate professor, 1976-79, and since 1979 professor of English, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Awards: Yaddo Foundation fellowship, 1963, 1964, 1966; Guggenheim fellowship, 1965; Ro…

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Morris Lurie Biography

Nationality: Australian. Born: Melbourne, Victoria, 1938. Education: Melbourne High School; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Divorced; one son and one daughter. Career: Worked in advertising, early 1960s; lived in Europe and Morocco, 1965-72, then in Melbourne. Morris Lurie is one of Australia's most prolific writers, centering himself firmly in the fabulist tradition, or, more col…

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Augustus Nathaniel Lushington Biography

1869–1939 Veterinarian Trinidadian-born Augustus Nathaniel Lushington became one of the first Americans of African descent to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree when he graduated from the program in veterinary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1897. Practicing for much of his career in segregated Lynchburg, Virginia, he experienced unjust treatment but was respected in …

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William (J. Luttrell III) (1954-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1954, in Darby, PA; Education: St. Joseph's University, B.A., 1976; Villanova University, J.D., 1979. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, traveling, "playing competitive sports such as ice hockey and softball." Office—11 South Olive St., 4th Floor, P.O. Box 1081, Media, PA 19063. William Luttrell Attorney at law, 1979—; writer. Society of Children&#…

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Lyfe Biography - Sang in Family Group, Auditioned from Prison, Produced Own Album, Selected discography

1976(?)– Singer, songwriter Lyfe, photograph. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images. Toledo, Ohio-born singer and songwriter Lyfe has a sound that is all his own. The many attempts that have been made to label it show just how unusual it is: they range from folk-rap (Lyfe's own contribution) to singer-songwriter (Seattle Times) to R&B/hip-hop/folk (Billboard). Lyfe writes honest, emotional…

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Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (1940-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1940, in Columbus, OH; Education: Attended Columbus College of Art and Design. Agent—c/o Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215. Ohio Public Library, Columbus, assistant librarian, 1958-64; Mountain States Telephone Company, Boise, ID, draftsperson, 1964-66; illustrator at television station in Mississippi, 1966-67; North American Rockwell Corporation, Columbus…

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George Ella Lyon (1949-) Biography - Personal, Career, Sidelights - Addresses, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress

Agent—Kendra Marcus, Bookstop Literary Agency, 67 Meadow View Road, Orinda, CA 94563. Modern Language Association of America, Virginia Woolf Society, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Appalachian Writers Association, War Resisters League, Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice, Phi Beta Kappa. Lamont Hall Award, Andrew Mountain Press, 1983, for Mountain; Go…

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George Ella Lyon: Autobiography Feature

Years ago I wrote a picture book about where I'm from. Called Mountain * Bowl * Honeycomb, it was accepted for publication and two illustrators did sample pictures, but in the end my editor decided the problem was that it wasn't illustratable. It wasn't a picture book, but a poem. Here it is: Growing up in the mountains of Kentucky has been a shaping force in my life, second o…

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Katie MacAlister Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Katie Maxwell) Hobbies and other interests: Reading, needlework, playing with her dogs, playing The Sims. Agent—Michelle Grajkowski, Three Seas Literary Agency, P.O. Box 8571, Madison, WI 53708. Writer. Worked variously as a bird skeleton cleaner, computer programmer, and a sales assistant for Harrods department store. Romance Writers of America, Society of Children's Book Writers …

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Luis González Macchi: 1947—: Paraguayan Leader Biography

Luis González Macchi: 1947—: Paraguayan leader. Dubbed an "accidental president" by one diplomat and "the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time" by a Paraguayan radio talk-show host (both characterizations were quoted in the New York Times, Paraguayan president Luis González Macchi faced a series of extraordinarily diffi-cult tasks when…

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James D. Macdonald (1954–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Nicholas Adams, a joint pseudonym, Victor Appleton, a joint pseudonym, Martin Delrio, a joint pseudonym, Douglas Morgan, a joint pseudonym, Robyn Tallis, a joint pseudonym) Born 1954, in White Plains, NY; Education: Attended University of Rochester; University of the State of New York, B.A. (English literature). Hobbies and other interests: Science fiction, cats, computers, cryptography, fencing.…

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Ann-Marie MacDonald Biography

Nationality: Canadian. Born: 1958. Education: National Theatre School. Career: Actress; playwright and novelist; host, Life and Times (CBC-TV), Toronto. Lives in Toronto, Canada. Awards: Gemini Award; Governor General's award; Chalmers award; Canadian Authors Association award; Commonwealth prize; Best First Book award. Ann-Marie MacDonald has worked as an actor, director, producer, playwri…

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Amy MacDonald (1951-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Del Tremens) Born 1951, in Beverly, Massachusetts; Education: Pingree School, 1965-69; University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1973; Centre de Formation des Journalistes, 1982-83, fellow. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Unitarian. Proposition Theatre, Cambridge, MA, publicity directory, 1975-76; Harvard Post, Harvard, MA, editor, 1976-82; Highwire magazine, Lowell, MA, senior editor, 1983-84; Cambridge U…

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Margaret Read MacDonald (1940-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1940, in Seymour, IN; Education: Indiana University, A.B., 1962, Ph.D., 1979; University of Washington, M.L.S., 1964; University of Hawaii, M.Ed. Ec., 1969. King County Library System, Seattle, WA, children's librarian, 1964–65; Hawaii State Library, Honolulu, bookmobile librarian, 1966–68; Mountain Valley Library System, Sacramento, CA, children's consultant, 1969…

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Ana María Machado (1941-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1941, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Education: Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro, M.A.; l' École Pratique des Hautes É tudes, Paris, Ph.D.; also studied modern art at Museum of Rio de Janeiro and Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Agent—Lucia Ryff, Rua Visconde de Pirajá 414/1108, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Journalist and author. Universidad de Rio d…

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Eduardo Machado: 1953—: Playwright Biography - Forced To Leave Parents Behind, Opus Given Development Grant, Saw Parallel In "elián" Saga

Critics have deemed Cuban-born playwright Eduardo Machado one of the leading dramatic voices in his generation of Latino writers. Machado's English-language works, nearly all of them autobiographical or based on his family's experiences as Cuban émigrés to the United States, have earned him a reputation as a trenchant observer of the social, cultural, and political expe…

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Todd Mack Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

children: Caroline, John. Office—P.O. Box 193, Southfield, MA 01259. Agent—Charisse Meloto, Scholastic, Inc. 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Musician, producer, and writer. Singer-songwriter with bands The Griswolds and Cosmic Gypsies, beginning c. 1990s; Holed up Studio, Atlanta, GA, producer, until 1998; songwriter for Cosmic Gypsies, 1991–; Off the Beat-n-Track (recordin…

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Kathryn (Kathy Mackel) Mackel (1950–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1950; Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Coaching Junior Olympic softball, music. Agent—Lee Hough, ALIVE Communications, 7680 Goddard St., Ste 200, Colorado Springs, CO 89020; Kathleen M. Campbell, Campbell Public Relations, LLC, 1255 Lake Plaza Dr., Ste. 244, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. Worked previously as a technical writer; story consultant for Left Behind: The Movi…

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Carolyn Mackler (1973-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1973, in New York, NY; Education: Vassar College, graduated, 1995. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Writer. Authors League. Love and Other Four-Letter Words was an American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and an International Reading Association Young Adults Choice. Love and Other Four-Letter Words, Delacorte (N…

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Patricia MacLachlan (1938–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1938, in Cheyenne, WY; Education: University of Connecticut, B.A., 1962. Office—Department of Education, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins, 10 E. 53rd St., New York, NY 10022. Writer and educator. Bennett Junior High School, Manchester, CT, English teacher, 1963–79; Smith College, Northampton, MA, visiting lecturer, 1986–; w…

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Bernard MacLaverty Biography

Nationality: Irish. Born: Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1942. Education: Queen's University, Belfast, B.A. (honors) in English 1974, diploma in education 1975. Career: Medical laboratory technician, Belfast, 1960-70; teacher of English, St. Augustine's High School, Edinburgh, 1975-78, and Islay High School, 1978-81; writer-in-residence, University of Aberdeen, 1983-85. Since 1981 full-t…

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Glynne MacLean (1964-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1964, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Education: Waikato Unversity, B.A., 1984. Agent—Michael Gifkins, Michael Gifkins & Associates, P.O. Box 6496, Auckland, New Zealand. Writer. Has also worked in travel industry; designer of commercial Web sites. Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand No-table Book, 2004, for The A'nzarian Chronicle, Book One: Roivan. (Se…

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Elizabeth MacLeod Biography - Awards, Honors, Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member

Born October 21, in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada; Hobbies and other interests: Reading, singing, swimming, tap dancing, theatre. Agent—Kids Can Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Author and editor of children's books. OWL magazine, editor; writer for a software company; freelance editor for publishers, including Kids Can Press. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators…

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Beatrice (Beach) MacLeod (1910–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings

Born 1910, in Brentwood, Long Island, NY; Education: Swarthmore College, B.A., 1931; Yale University, M.F.A., 1934. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Peter Bedrick Books, 156 Fifth Ave., Ste 817, New York, NY 10010. Director of summer stock players, "Forty-niners," Whitefield, NH, 1933–41; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, director of dramatics, 1934–46; Montreal Negro Th…

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Charlotte (Matilda) MacLeod (1922-2005) Biography - OBITUARY NOTICE—

(Alisa Craig, Matilda Hughes) See index for SATA sketch: Born November 12, 1922, in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada; died January 14, 2005, in Lewiston, ME. Author. MacLeod was an award-winning author best known for her "cozy" mysteries. Brought to Boston from Canada with her family when still an infant, she attended what is now the Art Institute of Boston and became a naturalized U.S. c…

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(Jerry) David Madden Biography - David Madden comments:

Nationality: American. Born: Knoxville, Tennessee, 1933. Education: Knox High School, Knoxville; Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa), Cedar Falls, 1956; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, B.S. 1957; San Francisco State College, M.A. 1958; Yale Drama School (John Golden fellow), New Haven, Connecticut, 1959-60. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1955-56. …

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Deirdre Madden Biography

Nationality: Northern Irish. Born: Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1960. Education: Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1983; University of East Anglia, M.A. 1985. Awards: Hennessy literary award, 1980; Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, 1987; Somerset Maugham award (Society of Authors), 1989. Agent: A. P. Watt Ltd., 20 John Street, London WC1N 2DR, England. Deirdre Madden, born in 1960, is an important voi…

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Kerry Madden (1961–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Kerry Madden-Lunsford) Born 1961, in Daytona Beach, FL; Education: University of Tennessee, B.A. (speech and theatre), M.F.A. (playwriting). Agent—Marianne Merola, Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. Journalist, novelist, teacher, and playwright. Ningbo University, China, teacher of English, c. 1986; Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA, En…

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Eric Maddern (1950–) Biography - Personal, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1950, in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia; father a bricklayer. Education: University of Sheffield, degree (social psychology). Singer, songwriter, storyteller, and writer. Commonwealth Institute, former exhibition educational coordinator; business communication facilitator and communications consultant. Tutor at storytelling retreats; performer at storytelling festivals throughout the wor…

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Madonna (1958-) Biography - Career, Awards, Honors, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Writings, Work in Progress

Given name, Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone; born 1958, in Bay City, MI; Education: Attended University of Michigan, 1976-78. Office—c/o Sire Records, 75 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NY 10019. Agent—Bryan Lourd, ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934. The English Roses, illustrated by Jeffrey Fulvimari, Callaway (New York, NY), 2003. Mr. Peabody's Apples, illustr…

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Jamil Mahaud: 1949—: Political Leader Biography

Jamil Mahaud: 1949—: Political leader. In a dramatic television address on January 9, 2000, Ecuadorian President Jamil Mahuad announced an economic austerity package designed to jolt the nation's economy out of its worst recession since the 1930s. In addition to privatization plans for some government-operated utilities, Mahuad indicated that subsidies on gasoline and heating fue…

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Jamal Mahjoub Biography

Nationality: English-Sudanese. Born: London (raised in Sudan), 1960. Education: Comboni College, Sudan; Atlantic College, Wales; University of Sheffield, England. Career: Translator and writer. Lives in Aarhus, Denmark. Awards: Guardian/Heinemann African Short Story prize. According to Abiola Irele, modern African fiction by writers such as Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka predominantly explores iss…

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Norman (Kingsley) Mailer Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Long Branch, New Jersey, 1923. Education: Boys' High School, Brooklyn, New York, graduated 1939; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (associate editor, Harvard Advocate), 1939-43, S.B. (cum laude) in aeronautical engineering 1943; the Sorbonne, Paris, 1947. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1944-46: Sergeant. Career: Co-founder, 1955, …

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Clarence Major Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Atlanta, Georgia, 1936. Education: The Art Institute, Chicago (James Nelson Raymond scholar), 1952-54; Armed Forces Institute, 1955-56; New School for Social Research, New York, 1972; Norwalk College, Connecticut; State University of New York, Albany, B.S. 1976; Union Graduate School, Yellow Springs and Cincinnati, Ohio, Ph.D. 1978. Military Service: Served in the Unit…

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Miriam Makeba Biography - Restricted by Her Government, Sang for Freedom, Turned Her Attention to AIDS, Selected works

1932— Singer, writer, activist South African singer and political activist Miriam Makeba is a preeminent chronicler of the black South African experience. In a career spanning more than three decades, she has established herself as a powerful voice in the fight against apartheid—the practice of political, economic, and social oppression along racial lines. Often referred to as …

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John Malam (1957-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1957, in Wolverhampton, England; Education: University of Birmingham, B.A. (with honors), 1980. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Franklin Watts, The Watts Publishing Group Ltd., 96 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4XD. Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Shropshire, England, museum archaeologist, 1980-82; editor for various scientific, technical, medical, and children's publishers in England, 1982-89; w…

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Patricia Malone (1932-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1932, in Chrisman, IL; Education: Attended University of Illinois, 1950-53; Carthage College, B.A., 1968; National Louis University, M.Ed., 1972. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, traveling. Agent—c/o Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Educator and author. Elementary and middle-school specialist in gifted education in Illinois, 1968-2003. Freelance writer, beginning 1…

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Nola Langner (Nola Langner) Malone (1930-2003) Biography - OBITUARY NOTICE—

See index for SATA sketch: Born September 24, 1930, in New York, NY; died of heart failure October 28, 2003. Illustrator and author. Malone published over thirty books for children during a prolific career. After attending Vassar College (now University) for two years, she received her B.A. from Bennington College in 1952. She was then employed for a time as a commercial artist, working on movie m…

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Karl Malone Biography - Selected By Utah Jazz, Prepared Himself Physically And Mentally, Balanced Basketball And Family

1963— Professional basketball player, entrepreneur Karl Malone made a 19-season career as professional basketball's premier power forward, scoring points on and off the court as an NBA superstar with the Utah Jazz in all but one season, which he played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Malone is the only player in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to score 2,000 poin…

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David Malouf Biography

Nationality: Australian. Born: David George Joseph Malouf in Brisbane, Queensland, 1934. Education: Brisbane Grammar School, 1947-50; University of Queensland, Brisbane, 1951-54, B.A. (honours) in English 1954. Career: Lecturer, University of Queensland, 1955-57; teacher, St. Anselm's College, England, 1962-68; lecturer, University of Sydney, 1968-77. Awards: Australian Literature Society g…

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Floyd Malveaux Biography - Earned His Ph.D. and M.D., Studied Allergies and Asthma

1940— Scientist, physician, educator Trained as a microbiologist and immunologist, as well as a medical doctor, Dr. Floyd J. Malveaux's research led him from the mechanisms of bacterial infection to the biological and public health aspects of allergies and asthma. As the incidence of asthma and asthma deaths began to rise in the 1980s, Malveaux recognized that minorities in inner-cit…

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Elizabeth Mann (1948-) Biography - Awards, Honors, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Adaptations

Born 1948; Education: Bank Street College of Education, M.S.E. Office—c/o Mikaya Press, 12 Bedford St., New York, NY, 10014. Former teacher in the New York, NY, public schools; writer, Mikaya Press, New York, NY, cofounder, 1995—. The Brooklyn Bridge, illustrated by Alan Witschonke, Mikaya Press (New York, NY), 1996. The Great Pyramid, illustrated by Laura Lo Turco, Mikaya Press (Ne…

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Sarra Manning Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born in England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Dutton Children's, Dutton, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer and editor. J17 (periodical), entertainment editor; Ellegirl member of launch team and editor; What to Wear (periodical), editor. Love Money, Red Fox (London, England), 1998. Girl Net: A Girl's Guide to the Internet and More, Scholastic (New York, NY), …

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A. Richard Mansir (1932–) Biography - Personal, Career, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1932, in New York, NY; Education: Attended Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio State University, and Western Reserve University; Cranbrook Academy of Art, graduate. Writer and art director. Ameron Corp., Pasadena, CA, advertising manager; freelance art director. A Modeler's Guide to Hull Construction, Moonraker Publications (Dana Point, CA), 1980. A Modeler's Guide to Rigging, Moon…

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Hilary (Mary) Mantel Biography - Hilary Mantel comments:

Nationality: British. Born: Glossop, Derbyshire, 1952. Education: The London School of Economics, 1970; Sheffield University, Yorkshire, B. Jurisprudence 1973. Career: Social worker in a geriatric hospital, 1974-75; teacher of English, Botswana, 1977-80; lived in Saudi Arabia, 1981-86. Awards: Naipaul Memorial prize, for travel writing, 1987; Winifred Holtby prize, 1990; Cheltenham fiction prize, …

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Fran Manushkin (1942–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Frances Manushkin) Surname is pronounced "Ma-nush-kin"; born 1942, in Chicago, IL; Education: Attended University of Illinois and Roosevelt University; Chicago Teachers College, North Campus (now Northeastern Illinois University), B.A., 1964. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, travel, travel! Swimming, bird watching, cat watching, reading, book collecting, snorke…

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Sonia Manzano (1950–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1950, in New York, NY; Ethnicity: "Puerto Rican." Education: Attended Carnegie-Mellon University, 1968–71. Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Kayaking. Office—Sesame Workshop, 1 Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY 10023. Agent—Sara Jane Freymann, Stepping Stone Literary Agency, 59 W. 71st St., New York, NY 10023. Actress and writer. Sesame Workshop, N…

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Diego Maradona: 1961(?)—: Athlete Biography - Child Soccer Star, The Infamous "hand Of God" Goal, National Folk Hero, "death Would Glorify Him"

Diego Maradona: 1961(?)—: Athlete. Diego Maradona is considered one of the greatest stars in the history of soccer, but his has been a career marred by controversy. The Argentine midfielder's statistical record is impressive: he has scored 255 goals in the 483 professional games he has played over a two-decade career, and was credited with leading an underdog Italian team twice t…

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William Carrington March Biography - Began Working as a Child, Went to War, Worked Two Full-Time Jobs

1923–2002 Funeral home director In 1946, William March was a young man recently returned from war, with a wife and a baby to support, when he got the idea of becoming a funeral director to serve the black community in his hometown of Baltimore. To make his idea a reality, he had to gain the support of his wife, overcome prejudice in his city, and work two full-time jobs for many years. Marc…

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Melina Marchetta (1965–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1965, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Education: Attended business college; Australian Catholic University, bachelor's degree (education). Religion: Roman Catholic. Office—c/o St. Mary's Cathedral College, 2 St. Mary's Rd. Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia. Novelist and author of screenplays and short fiction. Has worked for a bank and as a commercial …

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John Bemelmans Marciano (1970–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1970; grandEducation: Majored in art history. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viking, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer and illustrator Madeline Says Merci: The Always-Be-Polite Book, Viking (New York, NY), 2001. Delilah, Viking (New York, NY), 2002. Harold's Tail, Viking (New York, NY), 2003. There's a Dolphin in the Grand Canal!, Viking (New York, NY), 2…

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Michael A. Mares: 1945—: Mammologist, Field Biologist Biography - Studied Desert Life During Field Research, Wrote Field Narratives While Teaching, Shared Wondrous World Through Museum

Mammalogist Michael A. Mares has a rodent, a bat, and a parasite named after him. Mares, the world's foremost expert on the natural history of desert rodents, is responsible for the discovery of the three creatures. When he isn't setting up field research in the deserts of Argentina, Iran, Egypt, or the United States, Mares is a professor at Oklahoma University and, until 2003, was d…

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Cheech Marin: 1946—: Actor Biography - Started Entertaining With Tommy Chong, Branched Out From Drug Humor, Became Chicano Art Connoisseur

Cheech Marin: 1946—: Actor. Actor Cheech Marin is one of Hollywood's most recognizable Hispanic stars. Once half of the stoner-hippie comedy team Cheech and Chong, he enjoyed immense success in the 1970s, but went on to tackle a far wider range of roles. To the surprise of many, he has even played a police detective, and in 1992 released an album of children's songs. Marin…

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Luis Munoz Marin: 1898-1980: Governor, Statesman Biography - Followed In Father's Footsteps, Found Himself Drawn Into Politics, Left Liberals To Start New Party

Widely recognized as "the father of modern-day Puerto Rico," Luis Munoz Marin served as the island's first elected governor from 1948 until early 1965, when he surrendered the governor's mansion to Popular Democratic Party protégé Robert Sanchez Vilella. Although as a young man he had set his sights on a career as a journalist and poet, Munoz Marin soon fo…

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Jan Mark (1943-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Janet Marjorie Mark) Born 1943, in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England; Education: Canterbury College of Art, N.D.D., 1965. Politics: Labour. Agent—David Higham Associates, 5/8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1F 9HA, England. Southfields School, Gravesend, Kent, England, teacher of art and English, 1965–71; full-time writer, 1975–. Oxford Polytechnic, Arts Council writer fe…

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Kamala Markandaya Biography

Pseudonym for Kamala Purnaiya Taylor. Nationality: Indian. Born: 1924. Education: Madras University. Career: Journalist; now full-time writer. Lives in London. Awards: National Association of Independent Schools award (U.S.A.), 1967; English-Speaking Union award, 1974. Kamala Markandaya is one of the best of contemporary Indian novelists. Her novels are remarkable for their range of experience. N…

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Michelle Markel Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Education: University of Southern California, B.A. (French; cum laude); California State University, Northridge, B.A. (journalism); University of California, Los Angeles, M.A. (French literature). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Heyday Books, P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709. Writer, journalist, teacher, and translator. California State University, Northridge, teacher of creative writing and Frenc…

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Wallace (Arthur) Markfield Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1926. Education: Abraham Lincoln High School, New York; Brooklyn College, B.A. 1947; New York University, 1948-50. Career: Film critic, New Leader, New York, 1954-55; worked as a publicist and in public relations for several years. Awards: Guggenheim fellowship, 1965; National Endowment for the Arts grant, 1966. Philip Roth helped enormously, if in…

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Sandra L(ee) Markle (1946-) Biography - Career, Awards, Honors, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Member, Writings, Work in Progress

Born 1946, in Fostoria, OH; Education: Bowling Green State University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1968; graduate study at Ohio University, 1970-71, and University of North Carolina, 1973-74. Offıce—CompuQuest Inc., 366 South Main St., Bartlett, IL 60103-4423. Agent—Carolyn Krupp, IMG-Bach, 22 East 71st St., New York, NY 10021. Authors Guild, National Association of Science Write…

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Graham Marks Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Education: Harrow School of Art, diploma (information graphics). Hobbies and other interests: Reading comics, movies, photography. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury Publishing, 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB, England. Designer and author. Faulkner/Marks design group, partner; co-director of Theorem Publishing. Worked as a freelance design consultant and co-editor of Stuff & Nonsense…

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Alan Marks (1957-) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1957, in London, England; Education: Attended Medway College of Design, 1976-77; Bath Academy of Art, B.A. (first-class honors), 1980. Hobbies and other interests: Music, opera, gardening. Freelance illustrator. Neugebauer Press, Salzburg, Austria, illustrator, 1988—; has worked as an illustrator for Simon and Schuster, Heinemann, Hamish Hamilton, and Oxford University Press. Carnegie …

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Daphne Marlatt Biography - Daphne Marlatt comments:

Nationality: Canadian (originally Maylasian, immigrated to Canada in 1951). Born: Daphne Shirley Buckle, Melbourne, Australia, 1942. Education: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1960-64, B.A.; University of Indiana, Bloomington, 1964-67, M.A. 1968. Career: Has taught at University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, University of Saskatchewan, University of Western Ontario, Simon…

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Adam Mars-Jones Biography

Nationality: British. Born: London, 1954. Education: Cambridge University, B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978. Career: Film critic and reviewer, the Independent, London. Awards: Maugham award, 1982. Agent: Peters Fraser and Dunlop, 503-504 The Chambers, Chelsea Harbour, Lots Road, London SW10 0XF. Few writers have established a reputation on as slight an output as Adam Mars-Jones. In the decade since Lantern L…

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Owen Marshall Biography

Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Owen Marshall Jones in Te Kuiti, 1941. Education: Timaru Boy's High School; University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 1960-63, M.A. (honours) in history 1963; Christchurch Teachers College, teaching diploma, 1964. Career: Deputy rector, Waitaki Boys High School, Oamaru, 1983-85; deputy principal, Craighead Diocesan School, Timaru, 1986-91. Since 1993, tutor, …

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Paule Marshall Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Paule Burke, Brooklyn, New York, 1929. Education: Brooklyn College, B.A. (cum laude) 1953 (Phi Beta Kappa); Hunter College, New York, 1955. Career: Librarian, New York Public Library; staff writer, Our World, New York, 1953-56; taught creative writing at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, Columbia University, New York, University of Iowa, Iowa City, and Universit…

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Elsa Marston (1933-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1933, in Newton, MA; Ethnicity: "Anglo-Saxon." Education: Attended Vassar College, 1950-52; University of Iowa, B.A., 1954; Radcliffe College, M.A., 1957; attended American University of Beirut, 1957-59; Indiana University, M.S. (art education), 1980. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, instructor in English, 1959; Pig Industry De…

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John F. Marszalek (1939–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1939, in Buffalo, NY; Ethnicity: "Polish-American." Education: Canisius College, B.A., 1961; University of Notre Dame, M.A., 1963, Ph. D., 1968. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Roman Catholic. Writer and educator. Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, instructor in history, 1967–68; Gannon University, Erie, PA, assistant professor, then associate professor of his-John F. Marszalek…

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Michael Martchenko (1942-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1942, in Carcassone, France; Education: Ontario College of Art, Toronto, associate's degree, 1966. Hobbies and other interests: Aviation art and history, books on art and military history, movies, collecting aviation memorabilia. Pitzer, Mills & Bates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, art director, 1966-69; Needham, Harper & Steers, Toronto, art director, 1969-70; Art Associates…

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Roland S. Martin Biography - Covered Branch Davidian Standoff, Became Editor at Savoy, Hired to Revitalize Chicago Defender, Selected writings

1969(?)— Journalist One of the rising young stars of African-American journalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Roland S. Martin seemed like a whirlwind of activity as his career took off. He worked as a reporter for black-owned and white-owned newspapers; his voice was heard on radio news programs; he held editorial positions at a major magazine and a high-traffic black-orie…

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Ruby Grant Martin Biography - Found Education and Racism in College, Helped Turn Civil Rights into Law

1933-2003 Government official Ruby Grant Martin grew up surrounded by the pervasiveness of racism in the pre-Civil Rights era. She rode in the back of buses, was barred from restaurants, and could not go where she wanted, when she wanted. Yet she never let these obstacles stop her. She found her way around racist policies, beating the racists at their own game. "We were able to foil the sys…

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Ricky Martin: 1971—: Singer, Actor Biography - Joined Latin Boy Band Menudo, Released First Solo Album, Unforgettable Grammy Performance, Released English-language Album

Ricky Martin: 1971—: Singer, actor. Ricky Martin was already a superstar entertainer in Latin and South American nations, beginning with his stint in the hugely popular group, Menudo. But his singing the soccer anthem at the 1998 World Cup, and a sensational performance at the 1999 Grammy Awards ceremony, propelled the singer/actor to international megastar status. A music idol since t…

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Agnes Martinez Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 0022;Puerto Rican." Education: Syracuse University, B.A., 1983; New York University, M.A. (educational theatre), 1989; Fordham University, M.A. (educational administration), 2000; attended Barbara Seuling Manuscript workshop, 1992–2000. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Marathon runner. Educator, writer, and artist. New York City Board of Education, New York…

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Mel Martínez: 1947—: Cabinet Secretary Biography - Cuban Refugee, Helped Bush Win Florida, Pledged To Fulfill Hud Aims

Mel Martínez: 1947—: Cabinet secretary. In January of 2001 Mel R. Martínez became the first American of Cuban heritage to hold a Cabinet post. Martínez was named Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by President George W. Bush, an appointment that signaled the emergence of Florida's strongly Republican Cuban-American community as…

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Patricia Windschill Marx (1948-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Trish Marx) Born 1948, in St. Paul, MN; (a CPA) and Jean (an artist; Education: College of St. Catherine, B.A., (journalism), 1970; Washington Montessori Institute, degree, 1971; University of Minnesota, M.A. (journalism and mass communication), 1990. Politics: "I try—but I am really apolitical." Religion: "Catholic but endorse all religions." Author and editor.…

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Carole Maso Biography

Nationality: American. Born: New Jersey. Education: Vassar College, B.A. 1977. Career: Worked as a waitress, an artist's model, and a fencing instructor; writer-in-residence, Illinois State University, Normal, 1991-92; writer-in-residence, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1992-93; associate professor, Columbia University, New York, 1993; professor and director of creative wri…

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Bobbie Ann Mason Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Mayfield, Kentucky, 1940. Education: The University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1958-62, B.A. 1962; State University of New York, Binghamton, M.A. 1966; University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1972. Career: Writer, Mayfield Messenger, 1960, and Ideal Publishers, New York; contributor to numerous magazines including Movie Star, Movie Life, and T.V. Star Parade, 1962-63; assista…

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Cherie Mason Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1962; Education: Northwestern University, B.S. (speech and journalism), 1947. Writer, journalist, and wildlife advocate. Worked in advertising in Chicago, IL, 1950–70; Defender of Wildlife, Chicago, lobbyist, 1967–70; freelance voice actress, 1970–80; Marine Environmental Research Institute, public spokesperson and advisor, beginning 2001; host of Wildlife Journal (radio …

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Adrienne Mason (1962-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1962, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; Education: University of Victoria, B.S. (biology), 1988. Freelance writer and editor, beginning 1991. Raincoast Communications, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, hiking guide and biologist; Bamfield Marine Science Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia, public education coordinator. Consulting biologist, beginning 1994. Federation of British Columbia Wr…

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Wendy Mass (1967-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1967, in Livingston, NJ; Education: Tufts University, B.A. (English); California State University at Long Beach, M.A. (English); Drew University, doctor of letters degree. Agent—Curtis Brown, Ltd., Ten Astor Place, New York, NY 10003. Writer. Worked variously for a literary agent, a television casting company, as a script reader for a film producer, and as a book editor at publishing …

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Allan Massie Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Singapore in 1938. Education: Glenalmond College, Perthshire; Trinity College, Cambridge. Awards: Niven award, 1981; Scottish Arts Council award, 1982, 1987; Society of Authors travelling scholarship, 1988. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature. Allan Massie occupies a curious place in Scottish letters. As a journalist and political commentator he embraces the politics o…

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Hilary Masters Biography - Hilary Masters comments:

Pseudonym: P.J. Coyne. Nationality: American. Born: Kansas City, Missouri, 1928. Education: Davidson College, 1944-46; Brown University, 1948-52, B.A. Military Service: United States Navy (naval correspondent), 1946-47. Career: Theatrical press agent, New York, 1952-56; journalist and founder, The Hyde Park Record, Hyde Park, New York. Since 1983 professor of English, Carnegie Mellon University, P…

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Peter Mathers Biography

Nationality: Australian. Born: Fulham, London, England, in 1931; brought to Australia as an infant. Education: Sydney Technical College. Career: Worked as a farmer, laborer, in wool-classing, in a brewery, and for the public service in Victoria, 1950s-early 1960s; lived in Europe, mainly in London, 1964-67, and worked as a researcher; theater adviser, University of Pittsburgh, 1968. Awards: Miles …

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Shirlee Smith Matheson (1942-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1942, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Ethnicity: "Canadian." Education: Athabasca University, B.A. (English), 1992. office—Aero Space Museum, 4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 8A5, Canada. Agent—Carolyn Swayze, WRPS Box 39588, White Rock, British Columbia V4A 9P3, Canada. Writer and museum administrator. Aero Space Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, administr…

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Harry (Burchell) Mathews Biography - Harry Mathews comments:

Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1930. Education: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, B.A. 1952. Military Service: Served in the United States Navy, 1949-50. Career: Publisher and editor with John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler, Locus Solus, New York, 1960-62; part-time teacher, Bennington College, Vermont, 1978, 1979-80; Hamilton College, New York, 1979; Columbia U…

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James I(rving) Matray (1948–) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress

Born 1948, in Evergreen Park, IL; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Lake Forest College, B.A., 1970; University of Virginia, M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1977. Politics: Democrat. Educator and historian. University of Southern California, visiting associate professor of history, 1988–89; New Mexico State University, visiting assistant professor, 1980–82, assistant professor, 198…

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Jack Matthews Biography - Jack Matthews comments:

Nationality: American. Born: John Harold Matthews in Columbus, Ohio, 1925. Education: Ohio State University, Columbus, 1945-49, 1952-54, B.A. in classics and English 1949, M.A. in English 1954. Military Service: Served in the United States Coast Guard, 1943-45. Career: Post office clerk, Columbus, 1950-59; associate professor, 1959-62, and professor of English, 1962-64, Urbana College, Ohio; assoc…

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Peter Matthiessen Biography

Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1927. Education: Hotchkiss School, Connecticut; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, B.A. in English 1950; the Sorbonne, Paris, 1948-49. Career: Commercial fisherman, 1954-56. Has made anthropological and natural history expeditions to Alaska, the Canadian Northwest Territories, Peru, New Guinea (Harvard-Peabody expedition, 1961), Africa, Nicaragua, …

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Elizabeth (Osborne) Mavor Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Glasgow, 1927. Education: St. Leonard's School, St. Andrews, Scotland; St. Anne's College, Oxford (editor, Cherwell), 1947-50, B.A. in history, M.A. Address: c/o Hutchinson, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, England. The strength of Elizabeth Mavor's writing is her sensuous evocation of nature, gardens, art, and sex. The quirky interest in t…

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William (Keepers) Maxwell Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Lincoln, Illinois, 1908. Education: The University of Illinois, Urbana, B.A. 1930; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.A. 1931. Career: Member of the Department of English, University of Illinois, 1931-33. From 1936, in the art department, then fiction editor, New Yorker; retired 1976. Awards: Friends of American Writers award, 1938; American Academy award,…

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James (John) Mayhew (1964-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1964, in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; Education: Attended Lowestoft School of Art, 1983-84; Maidstone College of Art, B.A. (first class honors), 1987. Religion: Church of England. Hobbies and other interests: Opera, theater, art, literature, collecting antique gramophones and 78 rpm records. Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Highham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., London W1F 9HA, England…

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Gretchen Will Mayo (1936-) Biography - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1936, in Dayton, OH; Education: Marquette University, B.S. (journalism), 1958; University of Dayton, teaching certificate (elementary education), 1959; attended Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, 1982-84, 200-06; Vermont College, M.F.A., 2000. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, hiking, reading, wildlife, movies, plays, winter in the north. Teacher, 1958-63; Co…

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Harry Mazer (1925–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights

Born 1925, in New York, NY; Education: Union College, B.A., 1948; Syracuse University, M.A., 1960. Agent—George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic, 65 Bleeker St., New York, NY 10012. New York Central Railroad, brake man and switchtender, 1950–55; New York Construction, Syracuse, sheet metal worker, 1957–59; Central Square School, Central Square, NY, English teacher, 1959…

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Norma Fox Mazer (1931–) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1931, in New York, NY; Education: Attended Antioch College and Syracuse University. Politics: "I believe in people—despise institutions while accepting their necessity." Writer, 1964–. National Book Award nomination, 1973, for A Figure of Speech; Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, University of Wisconsin, 1975, for Saturday the Twelfth of October, 1976, for Dear Bill, Reme…

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Margaret I. McAllister (1956–) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

(M.I. McAllister) Born 1956, in Tynemouth, England; Education: Newcastle Polytechnic, degree (education and English). Politics: "Center." Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Theater, dance, music, history. Agent—Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency, Thorley Manor Farm, Thorley, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight PO41 0SJ, England. Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend, England, teacher …

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Sam McBratney (1943-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1943, in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Education: Trinity College, Dublin, received degree (modern history and political science; with honors). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Primary and secondary teacher of history and English, 1970–90; full-time writer, 1990–. [Image Not Available] Bass Ireland Literary Prize, 1980; Bisto Bo…

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Patrick McCabe Biography

Nationality: Irish. Born: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, 1955. Education: St. Patrick's Training College, Dublin. Career: Since 1980 teacher, Kingsbury Day Special School, London. Awards: Irish Press Hennessy award, 1979, for The Call ; Aer Lingus prize, for The Butcher Boy, 1992. Patrick McCabe's first two novels, Music on Clinton Street and Carn, garnered him little attention o…

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Anne (Inez) McCaffrey (1926-) - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights, Autobiography Feature

Born 1926, in Cambridge, MA; Education: Radcliffe College, B.A. (cum laude), 1947; graduate study in meteorology, University of City of Dublin; also studied voice for nine years. Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: Singing, opera directing, riding and horse care. Office—Dragonhold-Underhill, Timmore Lane, Newcastle, County Wicklow, Ireland. Agent—Diana Tyler, MBA Lit…

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Cormac McCarthy Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Charles McCarthy, Providence, Rhode Island, 1933. Education: University of Tennessee. Military Service: United States Air Force, 1953-56. Awards: Ingram-Merrill Foundation grant for creative writing, 1960; William Faulkner Foundation award, 1965, for The Orchard Keeper; Rockefeller Foundation grant, 1966; MacArthur Foundation grant, 1981; Jean Stein Award, American Aca…

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Meghan McCarthy Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Female. Education: Rhode Island School of Design, graduated. Hobbies and other interests: Photographing abandoned spaces; collecting old magazines, old bottles, and '50s objects with interesting design elements; decorating; composing music on her keyboard; cultivating large plants in her apartment; playing croquet; running; carving things out of wood; indie rock; hosting dinner parties �…

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Sue (Montgomery) McCauley Biography - Sue McCauley comments:

Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Dannevirre, 1941. Career: copywriter, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, Napier, 1959-61; journalist, New Zealand Listener, Wellington, 1961-62, Taranaki Herald, New Plymouth, 1963-64, and Christchurch Press, 1964-65; writer-in-residence, University of Auckland, 1986. Awards: New Zealand Book award, 1983; Mobil award, for radio play, 1982; New Zealand Literary …

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Marilyn McCoo Biography - Began Singing as a Child, Found Fame with The h Dimension (5t)

1943- Singer, actress In a career spanning forty years, Marilyn McCoo has become one of the most successful female recording artists in American music. With super group The 5th Dimension, her husband Billy Davis Jr., and as a soloist, McCoo has earned seven gold albums, five gold singles, six Grammy awards, and a star on the Holly-wood Walk of Fame. Her own fame was cemented as a singer when she h…

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Patricia McCord (1943-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Pat Rhoads Mauser, Pat Mauser McCord) Born 1943, in Sacramento, CA; Education: Attended Washington State University, 1961-63, 1964-65, and University of Oregon, 1963-64. Hobbies and other interests: Astronomy. Agent—Emilie Jacobson, Curtis Brown, Ltd., Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England. Writer, 1955—. Formerly worked as a journalist; Boeing Corporation, Seat…

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Lisa McCourt (1964-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

(Lisa M. Combs) Born 1964, in FL; Education: Drew University, B.A., 1986. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Troll Communications, 100 Corporate Dr., Mahwah, NJ 07430. Children's book author; creative director/owner of Boingo Books, Inc. (book packaging company), beginning 1995. Literary Marketplace Award finalist in children's editorial category, 1996; Honor Title, International Reading…

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Alice McDermott Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1953. Education: State University of New York, B.A. 1975; University of New Hampshire, M.A. 1978. Career: Lecturer in English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1978-79; fiction reader for Redbook and Esquire, 1979-80; lecturer in writing, University of California, San Diego. Awards: Whiting Writers award, 1987. Agent: Harriet Wasserman Literary …

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Gerald (Edward) McDermott (1941-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1941, in Detroit, MI. Education: Pratt Institute of Design, B.F.A., 1964. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Children's Book Division, Harcourt Publishers, Inc., 525 B St., Ste. 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Illustrator, author, and filmmaker. Graphic designer for public television station, New York, NY, 1962. Producer and designer of original films, including The Stonecutter, Anansi the…

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Eleni McDermott Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Female. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Ages to Ages Publications, P.O. Box 436, Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia 4122. Family Day Care Association Queensland, Inc. (family day care and in-home care service), Balmoral, Queensland, Australia, resource and advisory officer. Formerly director of child care center and teacher. Tears in a Treasure Box, illustrated by Suzy Brown, Ages to Ages Publica…

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John Charles McDevitt (1935-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Jack McDevitt) Born 1935, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: LaSalle College, B.A. 1957; Wesleyan University, M.A.L.S., 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Chess, astronomy, history, theater. John Charles McDevitt Agent—Ralph Vicinanza, 111 Eighth Ave., Suite 1501, New York, NY 10011. Novelist and educator. Woodrow Wilson High School, Levittown, PA, instructor in English, history, and …

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Megan McDonald (1959-) Biography - Awards, Honors, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress

Born 1959, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Oberlin College, B.A., 1981; University of Pittsburgh, M.L.S., 1986. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Megan McDonald Children's book author and librarian. Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA, children's librarian, 1986-90; Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN, children�…

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Mercedes McDonald Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Illustrator, Sidelights

Born 1985. Education: Atlanta College of Art, B.F.A., 1980; attended California College of Arts and Crafts, 1982–83; San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A., 1987. Hobbies and other interests: Cats. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury USA, 175 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010. Freelance illustrator. California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, adjunct professor of illustration, 1989&…

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Roger McDonald Biography

Nationality: Australian. Born: Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1941. Education: University of Sydney, B.A. 1962. Career: High school teacher, Murrumburrah and Wellington, Australia, 1963-64; producer, Educational Radio and Television, Brisbane, Australia, 1964-67, Hobart, Australia, 1967-69; editor, University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia, 1969-76; full-time writer, 1977—. A…

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Megan McDonald (1959-) - Awards, Honors, Writings, Sidelights, Autobiography Feature Megan Mcdonald - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Work in Progress

Born 1959, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Oberlin College, B.A. (English, University of Pittsburgh, M.L.S., 1986. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Catholic. Office—Bookstop Literary Agency, 67 Meadow View Road, Orinda, CA 94563. Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA, children's librarian, 1986-1990; Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN, children's librarian, 1990-91; Adams Memo…

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Joyce McDonald (1946-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 1946, in San Francisco, CA; mar- [Image Not Available] ried Hubert (Mac) McDonald (a hardware engineer). Education: University of Iowa, B.A., 1972, M.A., 1974; Drew University, Ph.D., 1994. Agent—Tracey Adams, Adams Literary, 7845 Colony Rd., C-4, No. 215, Charlotte, NC 28226. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, NY, production assistant, 1976–78; Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, pr…

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Jill McElmurry Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights

Born in CA; partner of Eric Webster. Education: Attended State University of New York at Purchase and School of Visual Arts. Hobbies and other interests: House renovation, movies, dancing. Agent—Marcia Wernick, Sheldon Fogelman, Inc., 10 East 40th St., New York, NY 10016. Writer and illustrator. Mad about Plaid!, Morrow Junior Books (New York, NY), 2000. Mess Pets, SeaStar Books (New York…

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Joseph (Prince) McElroy Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1930. Education: Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1947-51, B.A. 1951; Columbia University, New York, 1951-52, 1954-56, M.A. 1952, Ph.D. in English 1961. Military Service: Served in the United States Coast Guard 1952-54. Career: Instructor and assistant professor of English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1956-62. Since 1964 profe…

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Ian (Russell) McEwan Biography

Nationality: British. Born: Aldershot, Hampshire, 1948. Education: Woolverstone Hall School; University of Sussex, Brighton, B.A. (honours) in English 1970; University of East Anglia, Norwich, M.A. in English 1971. Awards: Maugham award, 1976; Evening Standard award, for screenplay, 1983; Booker prize, 1998. D. Litt.: University of Sussex, 1989; University of East Anglia, 1993. Fellow, Royal Socie…

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Kevin Christopher McFadden (1961-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Adaptations, Work in Progress, Sidelights

(Christopher Pike) Born 1961. Education: Attended college. Hobbies and other interests: Astronomy, meditating, long walks, and reading. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Tor Books, St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010. Writer. Worked as a house painter, factory worker, and computer programmer. Slumber Party, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1985. Chain Letter, Avon (New York, NY), 1…

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Roland McFarland Biography - Studied Speech and Theater, Began Television Career, Moved to Fox Broadcasting, Supported Community Initiatives

1940— Television executive Roland McFarland is senior vice president of broadcast standards and practices at Fox Broadcasting, overseeing broadcast standards for Fox's prime time, late night, and children's programming, in addition to comedy and drama development and on-air promotions. In the course of a 30-year career, he has worked on numerous popular television shows on ABC…

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John McGahern Biography

Nationality: Irish. Born: Leitrim, 1934. Education: Presentation College, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; St. Patrick's Training College, Dublin; University College, Dublin. Career: Primary school teacher, St. John the Baptist Boys School, Clontarf, 1956-64; research fellow, University of Reading, Berkshire, 1968-71; Visiting O'Connor Professor of Literature, Colgate University, …

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Marni McGee Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Work in Progress, Sidelights

Born 1966; Education: Attended Agnes Scott College; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. (English; with highest honors); Yale Divinity School, M.A.R. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, beach walks, reading, theatre, opera and chamber music. Agent—Nancy Gallt, 273 Charlton Ave., South Orange, NY 07079. Author, educator, and editor. American School, London, England, teacher c.…

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Alice McGill Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights

Born 0027;s Chapel, North Carolina; Education: Elizabeth City State Teacher's College, B.S.; M.Ed. Office—P.O. Box 1607, Columbia, MD 21044. Taught elementary school for eighteen years; became professional traveling storyteller; writer. Presidential Citation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Picture Book Award, International Reading Association, Skippi…

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