Born 1953, in Wellesley, MA; Education: Laseil College, B.A. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Surfcasting, SCUBA diving, collecting "sea-pottery." Writer. Also worked as preschool teacher. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Teachers' Choice Award, 1994, and Pick of the List citation, American Bookseller's Association, both …
Nationality: British. Born: London in 1950. Education: The University of London, B.A. in English. Career: Orderly, Ontario State Mental Hospital, Oakridge, from 1971, then teacher in Vancouver. Agent: Jane Gregory Agency, Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, London NW6 9RL, England. The grotesque and macabre dominate Patrick McGrath's work, as his writing seeks to explore the dimensions of the bi…
1974– Cartoonist McGruder, Aaron, photograph. Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images. Cartoonist and political satirist Aaron McGruder stirred the pot of race controversy in the United States with the explosive national syndication of his "The Boondocks" comic strip in 1999. At age 24, McGruder suddenly found himself on the defensive for his frankness in expressing through his strip h…
Nationality: American. Born: Wyandotte, Michigan, 1939. Education: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Olivet College, Michigan; Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1958-62, B.A. 1962; Yale University School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut, 1962-65, M.F.A. 1965; Stanford University, California (Stegner fellow), 1966-67. Career: Since 1968 freelance writer and film director. Awards: Rosent…
Born 1960, in Albany, NY; Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., 1982. Designer and author. McGuirk's Quirks Design Co., Vero Beach, FL, founder and owner, 1985—; Takashimaya Co. (department store), Tokyo, Japan, designer and creator of "World of Leslie McGuirk" label, 1993—. Creator of "The Quest for Inspiration" workshop. Has also worked as a gr…
Nationality: American. Born: Hartford, Connecticut, 1955. Education: Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, B.A. 1976; Syracuse University, New York. Career: Reporter, Hunterdon Country Democrat, Flemington, New Jersey, 1977; editor, Time-Life, Osaka, Japan, 1978-79; fact checker, New Yorker, 1980; reader, Random House, publishers, New York, 1980-81; Instructor in English, Syracuse Univers…
Born 1954, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Education: York University, B.A. Writer and journalist. Worked in radio and film; former television host. Member, Christian Jewish Dialogue. Writer's Union of Canada, International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers. Govenor General's Award shortlist, 2000, Mr. Christie A…
Born 1935, in Devon, England; Education: Plymouth College of Art, N.D.D., 1956; Hornsey College of Art, A.T.C., 1959. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Andersen Press, 62-65 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4NW, England. Author and artist, illustrator, cartoonist, and filmmaker. Founder of animation company King Rollo Films. Military service: British Ar…
Born 1972, in Lowell, MA; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Rhode Island School of Design, B.F.A. Joe McKendry (Pencil drawing courtesy of Joe McKendry) Agent—c/o Author Mail, David. R. Godine, Publisher Inc., 9 Hamilton Pl., Boston, MA 02108-4715. Freelance artist and author. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, teacher; Massachusetts College of Art, teacher. Beneath …
1955— Legislator The first black woman from the state of Georgia ever to fill a Congressional seat, Cynthia McKinney has proven a maverick presence on Capitol Hill. A liberal Democrat, McKinney first represented Georgia's 11th district, which encompassed 22 counties and parts of suburban Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah, before redistricting moved her to the 4th district. McKinney�…
Born 1939, in Nashville, TN; Education: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University (now Tennessee State University), B.S., 1964. Politics: "Independent." Religion: African Methodist Episcopal. Hobbies and other interests: Collecting antique model ships, gardening, spending time with pet cat, Kit. Office—All-Writing Services, 225 South Meramec, No. 206, Clayton, MO …
Born 1944, in Nashville, TN; Education: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University (now Tennessee State University), B.A., 1964; Webster University, M.A., 1975. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Methodist. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening. Office—All-Writing Services, 225 South Meramec, No. 206, Clayton, MO 63115. Junior high school English teacher in Kirkwo…
Rachel McLish: 1958—: Bodybuilder. When Rachel McLish earned the inaugural Ms. Olympia bodybuilding title in 1980 she brought the much-misunderstood sport of women's bodybuilding to the international spotlight. Her physique was well-defined, muscle-packed, and yet still very feminine. A 1981 Muscle & Fitness article describing the competition noted that up until that poin…
Born 1965, in Welwyn Garden, England; Education: Attended Chelsea School of Art, 1983-84; Brighton University, B.A. (illustration), 1987. Hobbies and other interests: Dancing, theatre, cinema, live music, singing. Office—Unit C105, The Chocolate Factory, Clarendon Rd., London N22 6XJ, England. Agent—Arworks, 70 Rosaline Rd., London SW6 7QT, England. Illustrator, beginning 1987. Comm…
Nationality: American. Born: Port Huron, Michigan, 1951. Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A. 1979; Columbia University, M.F.A. 1979. Career: Visiting professor of creative writing, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 1987-90; associate professor of English, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1990-92; teacher of writer's workshop, Stanford University, Stanford, California; columnist …
1951- Novelist, educator "Terry McMillan has the power to be an important contemporary novelist," stated Valerie Sayers reviewing Disappearing Acts in the New York Times Book Review in 1989. "Watch Terry McMillan. She's going to be a major writer," predicted a short but positive review of the same novel in Cosmopolitan. McMillan had already garnered attention and…
Full name, James Burroughs McMullan; born 1934; children: Leigh Fenwick. Agent—Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties, 155 East 38th St., Suite 2H, New York, NY 10016. Jim McMullan Artist, illustrator and writer. Designer and illustrator of posters for Lincoln Center Theater productions. Teacher of life drawing courses at School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. Best Illustrated Book, New York …
Nationality: American. Born: Wichita Falls, Texas, 1936. Education: Archer City High School, Texas, graduated 1954; North Texas State College, Denton, B.A. 1958; Rice University, Houston, 1954, 1958-60, M.A. 1960; Stanford University, California (Stegner fellow), 1960-61. Career: Taught at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, 1961-62, Rice University, 1963-64 and 1965, George Mason College, Fai…
1973— Professional football player The starting quarterback for the National Football League's Tennessee Titans, Steve McNair has developed into one of the most effective quarterbacks in the league. Following a spectacular college career, McNair progressed smoothly as a pro player. By 2003, he had led the Titans to the Super Bowl, though not to victory, and shared the title of the le…
Born 1953, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Education: York University (Toronto), B.A. (with honors), 1978; Memorial University of Newfoundland, M.A. (folklore), 1982; Ph.D. (folklore), 1989. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, gardening, yoga, spending time with our parrot. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Quill & Quire, 70 The Esplanade, Ste. 210, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1R2, Canada. Author of fiction …
Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Auckland, New Zealand, 1931. Education: University of Auckland, B.A. 1952. Military Service: Territorial Service Army of New Zealand, World War II. Career: Journalist and arts editor, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950-58; teacher, London, England, 1960-62; freelance radio broadcaster and radio documentary producer, 1962—. Lives in New Zealand.…
Born 1918, in New York, NY; died April 10, 2005, in Wakefield, RI; Education: Attended Barnard College, 1937–38. Children's book author. New Yorker magazine, New York, NY, staff writer, 1953–94, author of annual review of year's children's books, 1979–91. Previously employed as a newspaper reporter and magazine editor. Dutton Animal Book Award, 1966, for T…
1911-1995 Actress Known to generations of movie viewers as Prissy, the frantic, squeaky-voiced servant who is harshly upbraided by Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 Civil War epic Gone With the Wind, actress Butterfly McQueen was first a successful Broadway dancer; she then went on to win critical acclaim for her quirky portrayal of seemingly scatterbrained maids in a handful of popular films in …
Born 1975; Rusden College, diploma of education, 1976. Hobbies and other interests: Water skiing, swimming, volleyball, trapeze training, reading. Offıce—P.O. Box 194, Sandringham, Victoria 3191, Australia; fax: +61-3-9521-8437. Teacher of English and mathematics and head of English department at a school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, c. 1993—. Highlighting Writing, prin…
Nationality: British. Born: Candia Francis Juliet McWilliam in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1955. Education: Cambridge University, 1973-76, B.A. Career: Vogue Magazine, 1976-79; Slade, Bluffix, and Bigg, 1979-81. Awards: Vogue talent contest, 1970; Betty Trask prize, 1988, Scottish Arts Council prize, 1989; Guardian prize for fiction, 1994. Member: Society of Authors, Royal Society of Literature. Agent: J…
Born 1934, in Bristol, England. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of Bristol, B.V.Sc., 1958. Agent—Ray Richards, Richards Literary Agency, 49c Aberdeen Rd., Castor Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. Writer and photographer. Veterinarian, in Evesham, England, 1958–67; Matamata Veterinary Club, Matamata, New Zealand, veterinarian, 1967–71; Auckland Zoo, Auckl…
(Ann Aldrich, Mary James, M. E. Kerr, M. J. Meaker, Vin Packer) Born 1927, in Auburn, NY; Education: University of Missouri, Columbia, B.A., 1949. Agent—Eugene Winick, McIntosh & Otis, Inc., 475 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017. Writer. E. P. Dutton (publisher), New York, NY, assistant file clerk, 1949-50; freelance writer, 1949—. Volunteer writing teacher at Commercial Manhatt…
Born 1953, in Alhambra, CA; Ethnicity: "White by birth, Latina in my heart." Education: Azusa Pacific University, B.A., 1975; California State University, Fullerton, M.S., 1999. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: "Walking by the ocean, in the mountains, or just down the street—especially with my family." Jane Medina Office—California Element…
Nationality: Indian. Born: Gita Patnaik in Delhi, India, 1944. Education: Cambridge University. Career: Writer, journalist, and filmmaker. Lives in New York, London, and Delhi. Gita Mehta is a writer known, perhaps, more for her essays than her novels. She is also a documentary filmmaker and a journalist. These activities all share a focus on India, the country of her birth—its history, pol…
1968— Motion picture talent agent Nelson Meigs, Andrea, photograph. Courtesy of Andrea Nelson Meigs. Named in 2003 to Black Enterprise magazine's "Hot List" as one of its "fifty under forty" members of "generation exceptional," Andrea Nelson Meigs is a talent agent at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), arguably the largest and most inf…
1953— University administrator With twenty years of experience at faculty level in several major law schools, Patricia Mell was appointed Dean of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 2003. She became the first black and first female dean of the 104-year-old school and on her appointment was the only black woman to be leading a United States law school where white students form a major…
Nationality: Guyanese. Born: Guyana, 1948. Awards: Whitbread First Novel Award, 1997. Agent: c/o St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. A Guyanese author of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry, Pauline Melville has emerged in the last few years as a leading Caribbean writer, and one of the most accomplished talents on the modern literary scene. Shape-shif…
Rigoberta Menchú: 1959—: Activist, author. Rigoberta Menchú soared to international fame in 1992 when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of native Guatemalans. I, Rigoberta Menchú, her 1983 memoir detailing the abuses her people suffered under Guatemala's vicious military dictatorship, had already brought her international acclaim in…
Sérgio Mendes: 1941—: Musician. From the Bossa Nova craze of 1950s Brazil to the explosion of interest in Latin music on a global basis, Sérgio Mendes has been a constant presence on the contemporary music stage. While best known in the United States for a series of hit albums that helped popularize Latin-influenced, soft-jazz sounds in the 1960s, Mendes's work incl…
Lydia Mendoza: 1916—: Tejano vocalist, songwriter. One of the first real vocal stars in Mexican-American music, Lydia Mendoza was a pioneer in another way as well: she was a woman in a man's world. "It's more difficult to build a career like I did for a woman than for a man," Mendoza recalled in the book, Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography. Mendoza'…
Carlos Saul Menem: 1930—: Political leader. Twice elected president of Argentina, Carlos Menem's terms in office represented a rare period of political stability in the country. Yet Menem himself was never very far from controversy, both for his vivid public persona and a number of decisions that raised accusations of corruption and deceit. Since leaving the presidency, Menem has…
1950— Scientist, entrepreneur Ghanaian-born materials scientist Thomas Mensah has had a high-flying career, first as a scientist and then as an entrepreneur. Mensah has at least 14 patents to his name, has edited two books and authored several articles, and has been involved with several of the fastest-growing fields in engineering, notably fiber optics and superconductor technology. Late i…
(Cynthia J. Mercati) Born 0022;Liberal Democrat." Hobbies and other interests: Reading, baseball, watching old movies, "and my doctor tells me walking." Author and playwright. Des Moines Playhouse, Des Moines, IA, playwright-in-residence; participant in writing conferences and workshops. International Center for Women Playwrights Writings, Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Scriptwriters…
1952— Actor Merkerson, S. Epatha, photograph. © Michael Kim/Corbis. S. Epatha Merkerson has made a name for herself playing Lt. Anita Van Buren on the long-running, Emmy award-winning police drama, Law & Order. For more than a decade, fans have tuned in to watch the show's ensemble cast portray gritty, often straight-from-the-headlines, New York crime stories. Merk…
Born 1971, in Liverpool, England; Education: John Moores University, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (with distinction), 1990; Manchester Metropolitan University, B.A. (with first class honors), 1993. Rachel Merriman used watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil to illustrate the beginning reader Funny Ruby, written by Catherine Friend. Freelance illustrator, including textile design, e…
Pseudonyms: Barbara Michaels; Elizabeth Peters. Nationality: American. Born: Barbara Louise Gross Mertz in Canton, Illinois, 1927. Education: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, Ph.B. 1947, M.S. 1950, Ph.D. 1952. Career: Egyptologist. Awards: Grandmaster award, Bouchercon, 1986; Agatha award for best mystery novel, 1989, and Malice Domestic Convention, 1989, both for Naked Once More; Grand M…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Carlisle, Cumberland, England, 1938. Education: Bristol University, 1957-61, B.A. (honors) in English 1960, Cert. Ed. 1961. Career: Taught at a secondary school and a boys' borstal, Bristol, 1961; Rosemount High School, Montreal, 1962-63; Royal Canadian Air Force Base, Cold Lake, Alberta, 1964-65; at a Catholic comprehensive school in England, 1965; and at schoo…
Born 1958, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Politics: "Green." Religion: "Agnostic." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Group/Pearson Australia 250 Camberwell Rd., Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia. Writer. Formerly worked in advertising; Radio 3DB, former copywriter. Once worked variously as a gardener and grave digger. Victorian Premier's Reading Challe…
Born 1942, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1965. Writer. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (member, board of directors). Calling All Girls Prize Competition winner in mystery category, Dodd, Mead, 1966, for Melissa Finds a Mystery; Gavel Awards certificate of merit, American Bar Association, 1973, for article "Legal Supermarkets…
1920–2005 Anti-apartheid activist, politician, diplomat Raymond Mhlaba devoted his life to the struggle against apartheid, the system of racial segregation and discrimination that once defined South Africa. Rising to leadership positions in both the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC), Mhlaba spent two decades in the nonviolent struggle for human rig…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Toronto, 1958. Education: University of Toronto, B.A. 1980. Awards: Epstein Award, 1980; Commonwealth Prize for the Americas, 1986; Canadian Authors' Association Award for Poetry, 1991; National Magazine Award (Gold) for Poetry, 1991; Martin and Beatrice Fisher Award, 1997; Trillium Award, 1997; Orange Prize, 1997. Agent: c/o McLelland & Stewart, 481 Univ…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1933. Education: The High School for Music and Art, New York, graduated 1949; New York University, 1949-53, B.A. 1953; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, M.A. 1956, Ph.D. in English 1967. Career: Teacher, Paterson State College, New Jersey, 1961-62; assistant professor of English, University of California, Davis, 1967-69. Since 1970 professor of English,…
Born 1955, in Reading, Berkshire, England; Education: New College, Oxford University, degree (second class honors), 1976. Politics: "Left." Religion: Christian. Leo Burnett Ltd., London, England, advertising executive, 1976-77; worked as a private tutor, 1977-79, 1980-85; Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, history editor, 1979-80; freelance author, 1980—; lecturer in Br…
Nationality: British. Born: Bulwell, Nottingham, 1919. Education: High Pavement School, Nottingham; University College of Nottingham (now Nottingham University), 1938-40, 1946-47, B.A. (London) 1940; M.Ed. (Nottingham) 1952. Military Service: Served in the Royal Artillery and the Army Education Corps, 1940-46. Career: English Master, 1947-81, and head of the English Department, 1958-81, High Pavem…
children: Wyatt. Agent—Jan Collier Represents, P.O. Box 470818, San Francisco, CA 94147-0818; fax: 415-383-9037. Writer and illustrator. Previously worked as a graphic designer. Why Benny Barks, Random House (New York, NY), 1994. Dog Brain, Viking (New York, NY), 1996. Here in Space, Bridgewater Books (Mahwah, NJ), 1997. Cows Can't Fly, Viking (New York, NY), 1998. My Friend Lucky, …
Born 1958, in Muskegon, MI; Miller, June 13, 1980; Education: Attended Muskegon Community College. Agent—c/o Author Correspondence, Sleeping Bear Press, 310 N. Main St., Suite 300, Chelsea, MI 48118. Homemaker, volunteer for church and school activities; writer. Also works as a part-time receptionist. Treasures of the Heart, Sleeping Bear Press (Chelsea, MI), 2003. Contributing journalist, …
Nationality: Australian (originally British, immigrated to Australia c.1952). Born: 1936. Career: Has held a variety of jobs, including cattle ranching, horse breaking, art brokering, and teaching. Currently a full-time writer. Awards: Miles Franklin award, 1993, and Commonwealth Writers prize, 1993, both for The Ancestor Game. Migration is a recurrent theme in Alex Miller's writing, which…
1943- Nuclear engineer, educator, and consultant Growing up when the United States was still a racially segregated society, Warren F. Miller, Jr., learned a lot about the difficulties encountered when a member of a minority breaks barriers by entering a field traditionally dominated by whites. He broke many of those barriers himself, first by becoming one of a very small number of African American…
Born 1951, in San Francisco, CA; Education: University of Denver, B.A., 1973; attended University of Alaska. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, camping, cross-country skiing, "being a soccer mom!" Office—1446 Hans Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709. Elementary schoolteacher in Alaska and California, 1973-79; State of Alaska, Legislative Branch, Fairbanks, investigator and writer, 198…
Nationality: American. Born: New York, 1943. Education: Columbia College, New York, 1961-65, B.A., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1968-1971 and 1976-77. Career: Visiting associate professor of English, Williams College, 1986-88; associate professor of English, Skidmore College, 1988-1992. Since 1992 professor of English, Skidmore College. Awards: Prix Medicis Étranger, 1975; Amer…
Born 1953, in Dallas, TX; Bryce Milligan (Photo by Brigid A. Milligan.)Ethnicity: "Irish, Choctaw, Norwegian, Cherokee." Education: University of North Texas, B.A., 1977; University of Texas at Austin, M.A. (language and linguistics), 1980. Politics: Democrat. Religion: "Catholic with pagan leanings." Hobbies and other interests: Restoration of antique instruments, lime…
1960(?)— Sports executive Mills, Steve, photograph. © Mike Segar/Reuters/Corbis. As president and chief operating officer of MSG (Madison Square Garden) Sports, Steve Mills is one of the most important executives in the world of professional sports. He oversees the business operations of three New York teams that play at Madison Square Garden: the New York Knickerbockers of the …
1934-2005 Blues musician, guitarist Little Milton Campbell was a consummate blues musician. A performer known for his extraordinary technique, soulful voice, and unique blend of musical styles, Milton was also admired for his staying power. A talented musician and shrewd businessman, he recorded and performed consistently for over 50 years. While Milton may not have developed the clearly identifia…
Born 1944, in Aurora, IL; maiden name, Wendell G. MinorSebby) Minor; Education: Ringling School of Art and Design, graduated, 1966. Hobbies and other interests: Painting outdoors, bird watching, photography, hiking, travel. Artist and illustrator. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, member of faculty, 1975–86; freelance author/illustrator, beginning 1995. Member of advisory council, Conne…
Nationality: American. Born: Boston, Massachusetts, 1956. Education: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, B.A.; Columbia University, New York, M.F.A. Career: Associate editor, Grand Street, New York, 1982-86; adjunct professor, Graduate Writing Program, New York University, 1987, and Columbia University, New York, 1989. Awards: Prix Femina Étranger, 1987. A loving detailer of her regi…
Nationality: American. Born: Boston, Massachusetts, 1939. Education: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, B.A. (magna cum laude) 1961 (Phi Beta Kappa); Stanford University, California (Woodrow Wilson fellow), M.A. 1962. Military Service: Served in the United States Air Force Reserve, 1962-68. Career: Schoolteacher, Boston, 1962; staff writer, American Heritage, New York, 1964; lecturer in…
Nationality: Canadian (originally Indian; immigrated to Canada, 1975; naturalized Canadian citizen). Born: Bombay, India, 1952. Education: University of Bombay, B.S. 1975; University of Toronto, B.A. 1984. Career: Has worked in a bank in Toronto. Since 1985 full-time writer. Awards: Canadian Fiction annual contributor's award, 1985; Governor General's award for best fiction, 1991, Sm…
Born 1953, in Chicago, IL; Education: Rockford College, B.A., 1973. Agent—Jane Gelfman, Gelfman, Schneider Literary Agents Inc., 250 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10107. Novelist and journalist. High school teacher of English, 1974–76; Pioneer Press, Chicago, IL, managing editor and reporter, 1976–79; Capital Times, Madison, WI, reporter, 1979–84; Milwaukee Journal, Milwau…
(Volcano Jones, Apeman Mudgeon, Gerald Stimpson) Born 1932, in London, England; (second marriage) Sasha, Beattie. Education: Studied at Christ Church, Oxford. Politics: Pacifist. Religion: "The arts." Agent—c/o PFD, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England. Poet, playwright, and fiction writer. Oxford Mail, Oxford, England, former reporter; Evening Standard, Lo…
Nationality: British. Born: Epping, Essex, 1935. Education: Winchester College, Hampshire, 1948-53; Wadham College, Oxford, B.A. 1958; St. Antony's College, Oxford, M.A. 1962. Military Service: Served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1953-55: Midshipman. Career: Member, Arts Council Literature Panel, 1966-69; formerly, Governor, Chelsea School of Art, London; chair, Welsh Arts Council…
1934— Choreographer, dancer Members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem call Arthur Mitchell the "Pied Piper of Dance." Mitchell, one of the first blacks to succeed in the field of classical ballet, founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1969 in an effort to provide minority students with a chance to learn and perform classical ballet. He has been leading the troupe ever since and …
Born 1948, in Stoke-on-Trent, England; Education: Oxford University, B.A., 1969; Cambridge University, Ph.D., 1975. Agent—Sara Menguc, 4 Hatch Place, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 5NB, England. Teacher at convent school in Cambridge, England, 1972–74; Cambridge University, Cambridge, researcher in astronomy, 1975–78; writer, 1978—. British Antarctic Survey Headquarte…
Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England. Primary teacher, Cambs Lea, United Kingdom, 1975-85, special needs teacher, 1986-99; freelance writer, 1999—. Society of Authors. Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award, 1997, for Royal Raps; Smarties Silver Medal, 2000, for The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief. Mr. Marv…
Nationality: British. Born: Hong Kong in 1950; brought to London in 1960. Education: Mill Hill School, London; St. John's College, Oxford. Career: Journalist, Times Educational Supplement, New Statesman, and Boxing News, all London. Awards: Geoffrey Faber Memorial prize, 1978; Hawthornden prize, 1982; James Tait Black Memorial prize, 1999. Hong Kong-born Timothy Mo, the son of a Cantonese …
(Leland Exton Modesitt, Jr.) Born 1943, in Denver, CO; (second marriage) Elizabeth Leanore, Kristen Linnea; (stepEducation: Williams College, B.A., 1965; graduate study at University of Denver, 1970–71. Politics: Republican. Religion: Presbyterian. Author, 1973–. C. A. Norgren Co. (industrial pneumatics company), Littleton, CO, market research analyst, 1969–70; Koelbel & Co. (…
Born in Antwerp, Belgium; Education: Attended Hunter College, City University of New York. Moed-Kass's contemporary novel finds a German teen working at an Israeli kibbutz where an act of politically motivated violence reveals facts about the boy's grandfather's past as a Nazi officer. (Cover photography by Stockbytel/Picturequest.) Agent—Deborah Harris, 9 Yael St., Jer…
Nicholasa Mohr: 1938—: Writer. Nicholasa Mohr achieved critical acclaim with her first novel, Nilda, published in 1973. In fact, Nilda won several notable literary awards. A classic novel of a Puerto Rican girl coming of age in New York City during World War II, Nilda included eight illustrations and a book jacket created by the author that also won several awards. One critic, Donald B.…
Born 1957; Education: Tufts University, B.A., 1978; Rhode Island School of Design, M.A.E., 1982. Hobbies and other interests: Weekly open-studio life drawing. Agent—Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown, Ltd., 10 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003. Artist and illustrator. Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children designation, American Booksellers Association Pick-of-the-Lists designation, and New …
Born 1940, in England. Education: Attended art school. Agent—c/o Author Mail, The Chicken House, 2 Palmer St., Frome, Somerset BA11 1DS, England. Writer. Worked as a journalist and cartoonist. The Black Dwarf, Hodder and Stoughton (London, England), 1985. The Kid from Riga, Hodder and Stoughton (London, England), 1987. The Harlot of Jericho, Macdonald (London, England), 1989. The Century, M…
Nationality: American. Born: Lawton, Oklahoma, 1934. Education: The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, A.B. 1958; Stanford University, California (creative writing fellow, 1959), A.M. 1960, Ph.D. 1963. Career: Assistant professor, 1963-67, and associate professor, 1967-69, University of California, Santa Barbara; professor of English and comparative literature, University of California, Berkel…
Born 1963, in Thionville, France; immigrated to Italy, 1970. Education: Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, graduated, 1991. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Barefoot Books U.S., 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Illustrator, educator, and goldsmith. School of Arts, Bologna, Italy, instructor in illustration, beginning 2005; art teacher in workshops for adults and children. Premio Andersen …
Rafael Moneo: 1937—: Architect. Spanish architect Rafael Moneo took one of his field's top honors in 1996 when he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The first Spanish architect ever to win the award, Moneo became part of an esteemed roster of winners that included I. M. Pei, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson. Six years later, Moneo won critical acclaim for the Cathedra…
Juan Pablo Montoya: 1975—: Race car driver. Formula One (F1) auto racing is the most elite, well funded, avidly followed, and competitive sport in the world. The drivers of F1 are the most talented racing car drivers in the world, and Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya quickly became a serious contender in the series after entering F1 in 2001. In a sport where the stakes are incredibl…
Nationality: American. Born: 1962. Education: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, B.A.; Columbia University, New York, graduate writing program. Awards: Pushcart Press Editors' Book Award; O. Henry Award. Rick Moody is one of the most gifted American novelists of his generation. Born in New York City, Moody spent his childhood and youth in many northeastern American locations. The …
(Bill Barclay, William Ewert Barclay, Michael Barrington, a joint pseudonym, Edward P. Bradbury, James Colvin, Philip James, a joint pseudonym, Michael John Moorcock, Desmond Reid, a house pseudonym) Born 1939, in Mitcham, Surrey, England; Education: Attended ten schools, including Michael Hall School, Sussex, and Pitman's College. Hobbies and other interests: Songwriting, performing in roc…
Pseudonyms: Bill Barclay; Edward P. Bradbury; James Colvin; Hank Janson; Desmond Reid. Nationality: British. Born: Mitcham, Surrey, 1939. Military Service: Served in the Royal Air Force Training Corps. Career: Editor, Tarzan Adventures, London, 1956-57, and Sexton Blake Library, Fleetway Publications, London, 1958-61; editor and writer for Liberal Party, 1962-63. Editor since 1964 and publisher si…
1949— University administrator, international sorority administrator In 2002 Barbara C. Moore became, by unanimous vote, the 22nd international president, or Grand Basileus, of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, a black Greek letter organization with 750 chapters and 100,000 members located in the United States, Germany, and the Virgin Islands. In addition she is vice president of Institutional Advanc…
Born in Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada; children: Tyler, Rynette, Chantelle, Sarah. Office—c/o Yvette Moore Fine Art Gallery, 76 Fairford St. West, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada S6H 1V1. Artist, illustrator, and gallery owner. Yvette Moore Fine Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, owner. Worked as a director of Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce, Moose Jaw Tourism Board and Building …
Nationality: American. Born: Marie Lorena Moore in Glens Falls, New York, 1957. Education: St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1974-78, B.A. (summa cum laude) 1978; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1980-82, M.F.A. 1982. Career: Assistant professor, 1984-87, and since 1987 associate professor of English, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Awards: National Endowment for the Arts award, 19…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born March 17, 1909, in New York, NY; died July 20, 2004, in Seattle, WA. Educator, editor, and author. Moore, a popular children's books author, was also noted for her work with Scholastic, Inc., in creating a line of affordable paper backs for children and for helping to found the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Graduating from …
(Liz Moore) Born 1959, in Zwiebruken, Germany; Education: Wilfrid Laurier University, B.A., 1980; attended Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), 1995-97, and University of Western Ontario, 2003-04; Althouse Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario, B.Ed., 2004. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orca Book Publishers Ltd., P.O. Box 5626, Sta. B, Victoria, British Colu…
1951– Politician Voters from Gwendolynne S. Moore's Milwaukee, Wisconsin, district elected her to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. A former welfare mother turned Democratic state lawmaker, Moore went to Washington as a member of the 109th U.S. Congress with several years of political experience, and became the first African American of either gender to represent Wisconsin i…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Nowra, New South Wales, 1938. Education: The University of Queensland, 1959-61. Military Service: Served in the Australian Army and Reserves, 1957-59. Career: Journalist, Sydney Telegraph, 1956-59; editor, Lockhart Review, New South Wales, 1960, and Australian Worker, Sydney, 1962; assistant secretary, Workers' Educational Association, Sydney, 1963-65; union o…
The name of Vinícius de Moraes is not well known in English-speaking countries, but he helped to create two of the enduring icons of twentieth century culture: the film Black Orpheus and the song "Girl from Ipanema" were both taken from plays and songs he wrote. Moraes was a Brazilian writer whose work over his long career encompassed both the elite realm of poetry and the dem…
Born 1994; children: a son. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Barefoot Books, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Children's book author and illustrator. Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP), Parent's Choice Award Winner, Northern California Book Award Nomination, Childre…
Female. Education: Attended Southern Illinois University; State University of New York, Binghampton, M.A.; Kent State University, Ph.D. (English literature). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Henry Holt & Co., 115 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011. Teacher and author. Over the River, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2002. The Purple Ribbon, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2003. Contributor to Storydog.co…
Rita Moreno: 1931—: Actress, singer, dancer. Rita Moreno's versatility as a performer has led to decades of success on stage, screen, and television. She is the only female entertainer to have won all four of the most prestigious show business awards: the Oscar for the role of Anita in the 1962 film West Side Story, the Tony for the role of Googie Gomez in the 1975 production of …
Born 1961, in England. Education: Cambridge, University, M.A. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ, England. Writer. Former teacher of English; founder, Magic Readers, 1994–; founder, Child Literacy Centre. Fleshmarket named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. Bouncy Gets Wet, Egmont (London, England), 1999. Come down, Silky!…
1958— Executive, civil rights activist Morial, Marc H., photograph. AP/Wide World Photos Reproduced by permission. As both politician and leader of the National Urban League, Marc H. Morial has dedicated himself to helping others. Morial served two terms as mayor of New Orleans. His tenure marked the third time in the city's history that an African-American held the top post. …
Born in Australia; Education: University of Sydney, B.A.; Yale University, M.A.; Cambridge University, Ph.D. Agent—c/o Author Mail, House of Anansi Press, 110 Spadina Ave., Ste. 801, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2K4, Canada; fax: 416-363-1017. Writer. Media and entertainment lawyer practicing in Sydney, Australia. Cicada Summer ("Paradise Point" series), Pan Australia (Sydney, New Sou…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born February 10, 1934, in Hudson, NH; died of cancer June 23, 2003, in Washington, DC. Artist, educator, and illustrator. Morrill was an award-winning children's book illustrator. Originally contemplating becoming a dancer, he was talented in tap but decided not to make it his profession because the physically demanding career would likely …
(Jill Farrar) Born 1936, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Education: University of Queensland, B.A. and diploma in education; Trinity College, London, study in speech and drama. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Writer. Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, teacher; Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1957–78, began as radio programming producer, then telev…
Born 1963, in Riverside, WI; Education: Oklahoma Baptist University, B.A., 1985; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, M. Div., 1989, Ph.D., 1994. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Baptist. Gerald Morris Office—P.O. Box 2014, Wausau, WI 54401-2014. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, adjunct professor of Hebrew and biblical interpretation, 1994-95; Ouachita Baptist U…
Previously Education: Attended Hereford College of Art and Bath Academy of Art. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Phyllis Fogelman Books, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Author and illustrator. Exhibitions: National Library of Wales, 1999. Children's Book Federation Award shortlist, 1997, for The Snow Whale; Tir Na N-og Prize for Best English Book of the Year, Welsh Books Council, 1997, fo…
1938— British trade union leader Morris, Bill, photograph. Julian Herbert/Getty Images Arguably the most influential black Briton in history, labor leader Bill Morris moved to England in 1954 from Jamaica. He joined the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1958 and became one of the union's full-time officials in 1973, rising through the ranks to become its leader i…
1936— Library administrator On October 23, 1999, Sam Morrison, then director of the Broward County (Florida) Library System, watched the ground break for the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center. The center was the realization of his wish to build a facility for the exchange of information and ideas relating to African culture and the black experience that would attract vis…
Nationality: American. Born: Chloe Anthony Wofford, Lorain, Ohio, 1931. Education: Howard University, Washington, D.C., B.A. 1953; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, M.A. 1955. Career: Instructor in English, Texas Southern University, Houston, 1955-57, and Howard University, 1957-64; senior editor, Random House, publishers, New York, 1965-84; associate professor, State University of New York, P…
Born 1971, in Topeka, KS; Education: Rhode Island School of Design, M.F.A. Religion: "Atheist." Hobbies and other interests: Karate. Office—464 Pratt St. Extension, Box 10, Meriden, CT 06450. Author and illustrator. (Self-illustrated) Antonio's Apprenticeship: Painting a Fresco in Renaissance Italy, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1996. (Self-illustrated) The Neptune Foun…
Born 1952, in St. Louis, MO; Education: Indiana University, B.A., 1974, M.A. (journalism), 1975. Religion: Presbyterian. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Journalist and author. Reporter for Herald-Telephone, Bloomington, IN, and Louisville Times, KY; Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, editorial writer; freelance writer. Pulitzer Prize finalist for e…
Nationality: British. Born: Hampstead, London, 1923. Education: Harrow School, Middlesex, 1937-40; Brasenose College, Oxford, 1940-42, B.A. 1947; called to the bar, 1948; Queen's Counsel, 1966; Master of the Bench, Inner Temple, 1975. Military Service: Served with the Crown Film Units as scriptwriter during World War II. Career: drama critic, New Statesman, Evening Standard, and Observer, 1…
1936-2003 Treasurer of the United States, civil servant Azie Taylor Morton is distinguished as the only African American ever to hold the post of Treasurer of the United States. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter on September 12, 1977, Morton served as the United States' 36th Treasurer until January 20, 1981. Along with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Treasurer must sign Federal Reserve…
Born 1961, in Rich Square, NC. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Writer and theatrical producer. National Book Award finalist for Young People's Literature, 2004, and Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, 2005, both for The Legend of Buddy Bush. (With Dick Gregory) Callus on My Soul: A Memoir, Longstreet Press (Atlant…
Nationality: British. Born: Lord Ravensdale in London, 1923; eldest son of Sir Oswald Mosley; became 3rd Baron Ravensdale, 1966; succeeded to the baronetcy of his father, 1980. Education: Eton College, Berkshire, 1937-42; Ballio College, Oxford, 1946-47. Military Service: Served in the Rifle Brigade, 1942-46; Captain; Military Cross, 1944. Awards: Whitbread Book of the Year award, 1990. Made a pee…
Nationality: American. Born: Los Angeles, California, 1952. Education: Attended Goddard College; received degree from Johnson State College; attended City College of the City University of New York, beginning 1985. Career: Formerly a computer programmer; writer. Lives in New York. Awards: Shamus Award (Private Eye Writers of America), 1990. Agent: c/o W. W. Norton, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New …
Born 1959; Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (art history); attended California College of Arts and Crafts. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Tricycle Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707. Author and illustrator. Authors Guild, PEN West, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Screenwriters Guild. Parent Council Outstanding Award for informational book, 2000, …
1921–2005 Federal court judge, lawyer, politician When, in May of 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the real struggle for school desegregation was just beginning. Over the next ten years, dozens of legal battles were required to enforce the ruling, and one of the leading powers behind them was a young, black trial attorney nam…
Born 1974; Education: Attended École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (architecture). Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins, 10 East 53rd St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10022. Editor and publisher. Worked variously as a secretary, electrician, house painter, and cigarette girl; Raw (magazine), New York, NY, co-publisher and editor, beginning 1980; New Yorker, New York, NY, art e…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Calcutta, India, 1940; became Canadian citizen, 1972. Education: Loreto Convent School, Calcutta; University of Calcutta, B.A. (honors) in English 1959; University of Baroda, Gujarat, M.A. 1961; University of Iowa, Iowa City, M.F.A. 1963; Ph.D. 1969. Career: Instructor in English, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1964-65, and University of Wisconsin, Madison…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Dublin, Ireland, 1925. Career: Associate editor, The Bell, 1952-54; weekly columnist, Evening Press, until 1983; writer in residence, Mayo County Council, 1988; novelist, journalist, lecturer, and teacher of creative writing. Awards: A.I.B. Prize for literature, 1984. Val Mulkerns, born in 1925, has had what amounts to two separate publishing careers. In the 1950s, some …
1975– Professional rugby player, boxer Anthony Mundine is one of Australia's most celebrated—and controversial—athletes. A member of the Aboriginal, or indigenous Australian, community, Mundine began speaking out on racism during a storied career as the country's highest paid rugby player, and continued to do so after he made a major switch over to professional b…
Born 1977; Education: Art Center of Design, B.F.A. (illustration; with honors). Illustrator. CBA Gold Medallion Book Award. Eleanor Doan, compiler, A Child's Treasury of Verse, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1977. Bernice Hogan, My Grandmother Died—but I Won't Forget Her, Abingdon Press (Nashville, TN), 1983. Peter S. Seymour, Baby Animals at Play, Franklin Watts (New York, NY)…
Nationality: Nigerian. Born: Akokwa, 1929. Education: Christ the King College, Onitsha, 1943-47; University College, Ibadan, 1948-52, B.A. in classics and history 1952; Institute of Education, University of London, 1952-53, Cert. Ed. 1953. Career: Education Officer, 1954-57, and Provincial Education Officer and Inspector of Education, 1958-70, Nigerian Ministry of Education; Principal, Advanced Te…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Alice Anne Laidlaw, Wingham, Ontario, 1931. Education: Wingham public schools; University of Western Ontario, London, 1949-51. Career: Writerin-residence, University of Western Ontario, 1974-75, and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1980. Awards: Governor-General's award, 1969, 1978, 1987; B.C. Library Association Outstanding Fiction Writer's awa…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Melbourne, Victoria, in 1939. Education: The University of Melbourne, B.A. 1969. Career: Currently lecturer in creative writing, Victoria College, Melbourne. Gerald Murnane began as a writer of confessedly autobiographical fiction of a talented but fairly conventional kind, but developed eventually into a writer who has been variously classified as postmodernist or …
Born 1942, in Rockville, CT; Education: Rhode Island Stuart J. Murphy School of Design, B.F.A., 1964; graduate, Harvard Business School management program. Hobbies and other interests: Sketching, Italian language. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Publishers, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. The Best Bug Parade, illustrated by Holly Keller, HarperCollins (New York, N…
Born 1943, in Bowling Green, KY; companion of Gary Crumback (a software engineer); Ethnicity: "Scottish/Irish/German." Education: University of Kentucky, B.A., 1964; San Francisco State University, M.A., 1977. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Playing the flute, opera, classical music. Agent—Elizabeth Winick, McIntosh & Otis, 353 L…
Born 1960, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; stepEducation: Attended Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Hobbies and other interests: Cooking, catering, books, music, film. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Allen & Unwin, 9 Atchinson St., Sidney, New South Wales 2065, Australia. Children's book author. Worked variously as a forest ranger, secretary, caterer, life model, waitress, graphic…
Nationality: American. Born: Nokomis, Alabama, 1916. Education: Tuskegee Institute, B.S. 1939; New York University, M.A. 1948; postgraduate work at University of Michigan, 1940, Northwestern University, 1941, and University of Paris, 1950. Military Service: U.S. Air Force, 1943-62, including service during World War II; retired as major. Career: Instructor, Tuskegee Institute, 1940-43, 1946-51, di…
1929— Religious leader The Rev. Cecil (Chip) Murray is the religious leader every spiritually-conscious person would like to follow. A man of exceptional integrity, he heads a church whose congregants have included Dionne Warwick and Arsenio Hall, a church supported by an annual budget of tens of millions of dollars, which is nevertheless a church that takes loving care of the less fortunat…
1982— Violinist Violinist Tai Murray is a rising young star within the world of classical music, and only in her early 20s, she has already been rising for over a decade. Known for her beautiful, mature phrasing and graceful bow work, Murray has received critical acclaim from coast to coast. She has also drawn attention as one of the few African-American musicians involved in classical musi…
1947— Mayor For Marilyn Murrell, the tiny Oklahoma town of Arcadia has always been a big enough world to live in. Born and raised in Arcadia, Murrell has never lived away from her hometown for more than a few years. However, within her tightly woven community of family and friends, she has created a groundbreaking career of public service. When it appeared that Arcadia might be absorbed int…
Born in Cincinnati, OH; Education: Studied stone sculpture and sho (brush calligraphy) in Japan; studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in England, Austria, and Germany. Agent—c/o AFSA, 221 Lobos Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Author, illustrator, and artist. Eisner Award; Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators. Dracula: A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares (based on the story by Bram St…
(Walter M. Myers) Born 1937, in Martinsburg, WV; raised from age three by Herbert Julius (a shipping clerk) and Florence (a factory worker) Dean; (second marriage) Christopher. Education: Attended City College of the City University of New York; Empire State College, B.A., 1984. New York State Department of Labor, New York, NY, employment supervisor, 1966-70; Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. (publisher), N…
Born 1969 (deceased, c. 1999); Education: Attended University of Central Oklahoma. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books, 104 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011. Writer and educator. Taught high school and junior-high English in Tulsa and Norman, OK, and New York, NY; Chandler Junior High School, Chandler, OK, eighth-grade English teacher; currently full-time writer. Society of Children's…
Born 1969; Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. (English and psychology); Colorado State University, M.A. (English); Vermont College, M.F.A. (writing). Hobbies and other interests: Reading, going on walks, playing with her children, watching movies. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Dutton Childrens/Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer. Formerly worked as a…
1959- Singer, composer, drummer Youssou N'Dour is an international star in the field of popular music that has come to be known as "Afropop" or "world beat." He is a singer, composer, and drummer whose style has been given the name "mbalax." N'Dour's own particular brand of mbalax has become so popular and widespread that he is often c…
(Görel Kristina Carheden) Born 1940, in Röbäck, Sweden; partner's name Gullmar. Education: Degree in home economics; University of Minnesota, studied journalism; Karolinska Institutet, Ph.D. (psychology). Hobbies and other interests: Skiing, cooking. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Kärnhuset, Drottning Kristinas väg 19, 193 35 Sigtuna, Sweden. Psychologist,…
1905-2003 Biologist, educator, university president A celebrated marine biologist who specialized in studying the ability of fish to regrow their fins after injury or disease, Samuel Nabrit was the first black representative on the United States Atomic Energy Commission. In a long career, Nabrit found success on many fronts. He was the first alumnus of Morehouse College to receive a doctorate and …
Born 1930, in Park Ridge, NJ; Education: New York University, B.S., 1959. Children's author and editor. Franklin Watts (publisher), New York, NY, children's book editor, c. 1970s; R.R. Bowker (publisher), New York, NY, senior editor for reference and professional books, c. 1980s. Military service: U.S. Navy, journalist, 1951–55. The First Book of Rivers, Franklin Watts (New Yo…
Nationality: Indian. Born: Sialkot (now in Pakistan), 1927. Education: The University of Delhi, M.A. in English 1948; University of Nottingham (British Council scholar), 1959-61, Ph.D. in English 1961. Career: Lecturer at universities in India, 1949-62; reader in English, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, 1962-63; reader in English, 1963-80, and professor of English, University of Delhi, 1980-92; visi…
Nationality: Trinidadian. Born: Trinidad, 1932; brother of the writer Shiva Naipaul. Education: Tranquillity Boys School, 1939-42; Queen's Royal College, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1943-49; University College, Oxford, 1950-54, B.A. (honors) in English 1953. Career: Editor, "Caribbean Voices," BBC, London, 1954-56; fiction reviewer, New Statesman, London, 1957-61; contributor to …
Born 1929, in Peking, China; immigrated to United States, 1938; Education: Attended Radcliffe College, 1947-49; University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1951, M.A., 1952. Hobbies and other interests: Music ("prefer to make it myself badly than to hear it performed superbly"). Agent—Ruth Cohen, Box 2244, La Jola, CA 92038-2244. Wells College, Aurora, NY, instructor in mathemat…