Born 1966, in New York, NY; Education: Parsons School of Design, B.F.A., 1988. Hobbies and other interests: Languages, history, gardening, horseback riding. Agent—Andrea Cascardi, Transatlantic Literary Agency Inc., P.O. Box 349, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-0349. Illustrator and author. Golf Digest, assistant art director, 1988-93; freelance illustrator, 1993—. Society of Children&#x…
Nationality: American. Born: Medford, Massachusetts, 1939; brother of Paul Theroux, q.v. Education: St. Joseph's Seminary, 1960-62; St. Francis College, Biddeford, Maine, B.A. 1964; University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Woodrow Wilson fellow), M.A. 1965, Ph.D. 1968; Brasenose College, Oxford. Career: Instructor, University of Virginia, 1968; Fulbright lecturer, University of London, 196…
Nationality: American. Born: Medford, Massachusetts, 1941; brother of Alexander Theroux, q.v. Education: Medford High School; University of Maine, Orono, 1959-60; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A. in English 1963. Career: Lecturer, University of Urbino, Italy, 1963; Peace Corps lecturer, Soche Hill College, Limbe, Malawi, 1963-65; lecturer, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 1965-68, a…
Surname is pronounced "T-zing"; born 1958, in New York, NY; Education: Parsons School of Design, B.F.A., 1980. Politics: "Independent." Religion: "Non-sectarian Christian." Hobbies and other interests: Dogs, horses, ballet and musicals. Family School, New York, NY, Montessori teacher, 1982-84; freelance illustrator, 1989—. Notable Children's …
Formerly wrote as James T. Ngugi. Nationality: Kenyan. Born: Kamiriithu, near Limuru, Kiambu District, 1938. Education: Kamaandũra School, Limuru; Karing'a School, Maanguũ; Alliance High School, Kikuyu; University College, Kampala, Uganda (editor, Penpoint), 1959-63, B.A. 1963; Leeds University, Yorkshire, 1964-67, B.A. 1964. Career: Columnist ("As I See It"), ea…
1968— Baseball player Frank Thomas was quite possibly the most exciting major league baseball player to emerge in the 1990s. The six-foot-five-inch, 257-pound Thomas wears his nickname "The Big Hurt" well. It aptly describes his devastating talents as a power hitter for the Chicago White Sox. Thomas won back-to-back American League Most Valuable Player citations—in 1993…
Nationality: Canadian citizen. Born: Audrey Callahan in Binghamton, New York, 1935. Moved to Canada, 1959; lived in Kumasi, Ghana, 1964-66. Education: Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, B.A. 1957; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, M.A. in English 1963. Career: Since 1990 visiting professor, Concordia University, Montreal. Scottish-Canadian Exchange Fellow, Edinburgh, 1985-86; writ…
Nationality: British. Born: Redruth, Cornwall, 1935. Education: Redruth Grammar School; University High School, Melbourne; New College, Oxford, B.A. (honours) in English 1958, M.A. 1961. Military Service: Served in the British Army (national service), 1953-54. Career: Teacher, Teignmouth Grammar School, Devon, 1959-63; senior lecturer in English, Hereford College of Education, 1964-78, visiting le…
1934— Philanthropist, administrator, lawyer Thomas, Franklin A., photograph. © Bettmann/Corbis. Franklin A. Thomas made a name for himself as an inspiring leader in America. For seventeen years Thomas was president of the Ford Foundation, a vast and self-perpetuating trust originally endowed by car manufacturer Henry Ford and his son Edsel. With a reported $7.7 billion in assets…
1951— International fraternity president, attorney, activist Arthur Ray Thomas, Esq. is the thirty-first International President of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, a 125,000 member black fraternity with chapters in the United States, St. Thomas, Japan, Germany, and the Bahamas. He is an accomplished attorney who has worked tirelessly on behalf of political and social issues affecting young A…
1976— Actor Thomason, Marsha, photograph. Vince Bucci/Getty Images. Actress Marsha Thomason began her career in British television, and moved quickly into starring roles opposite such Hollywood heavyweights as Eddie Murphy and James Caan. In 2003 she began appearing in the NBC series Las Vegas, which starred her opposite Caan's Las Vegas casino-surveillance chief in what quick…
1963– Restaurant executive One of the highest-ranking African Americans in the restaurant industry, Don Thompson was named executive vice president and chief operations officer of the McDonald's USA fast-food restaurant chain early in the year 2005. That post marked a new stage of 15 years of steady advancement through the McDonald's hierarchy for Thompson, whose McDonald�…
1978— Actor Kenan Thompson has been making people laugh ever since he was a school boy impersonating Bill Cosby. Since then he has spent nearly half his life entertaining people—from wacky sitcom antics on Nickelodeon to grown up gags on Saturday Night Live to a real-life portrayal of cartoon biggie Fat Albert. Is there a secret to his hilarious success? "I'm a happy pe…
1949— National Chair of Girl Scouts USA, business owner, executive On October 19, 2002, Cynthia Bramlett Thompson was elected chair of the National Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA)—the highest volunteer position in the world's largest female organization, with more than 3.7 million members nationwide. Thompson's business career as a company owner and…
Born 1927, in New York, NY; Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1949; Columbia University, M.A., 1955. Hobbies and other interests: Sculpture, gardening, cooking, sports, reading, movies, dance. Agent— Curtis Brown Ltd., 575 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022. Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ, history teacher, athletic coach, and director of a lower school house, 1949-62, 1965-67; C…
Born 1942, in London, England; third (second marriage) Hannah, Alice. Education: Attended art school in London, England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lothian Books, Level 5, 132-136 Albert Rd., South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia. Writer and illustrator of children's books, beginning 1990. Worked as a silkscreen printer, graphic designer, stage manager, documentary filmmaker for Bri…
Born 1955, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Education: Graduated from Ontario College of Art, 1977. Hobbies and other interests: Organic gardening, traveling, wild-mushrooming, camping, canoeing, birding, herbalism. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers; Canadian Children's Book Centre. The Wildlife A-B-C: A Nature Alphabet, Greey de Pencier (Toronto, Ontar…
Nationality: American. Born: Pomona, California, 1937. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. 1960, M.A. 1967, Ph.D. 1973. Career: Assistant professor of English, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1974-79, associate professor of English, 1980-84; visiting associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles, and University of California, Santa Barbara, 1984-88; writer in…
Nationality: British. Born: London, 1939. Education: Eton College, Berkshire, 1953-57. Career: Editorial assistant, Hutchinson, publishers, London, 1959-62; production editor, Macmillan, publishers, New York, 1964-65; since 1965 freelance documentary filmmaker and writer. Awards: PEN award, 1985; Thomas Cook award, for travel book, 1988; Hawthornden prize, 1989. Agent: Gillon Aitken and Stone, 29 …
1952— Pastor Stephen John Thurston is the third generation to pastor the New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church. Like his grandfather and father before him, Thurston preaches every Sunday to his Southside Chicago congregation. A charismatic leader and dynamic preacher, his church has grown to over 2,000 members. He is also the president of the National Baptist Convention of America. Thursto…
1964— Religious leader The Rev. Conrad Tillard is both a charismatic religious leader and a man on a quest. As one of the central figures in the New York City branch of the Nation of Islam, in the 1990s he took the name Conrad Muhammad. He later broke with the leaders of the Nation of Islam and returned to his birth name and his Christian roots. Along the way, he plunged into the controvers…
Female. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, M.A. (creative writing). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 19 Union Square W., New York, NY 10001. Writer. University of Illinois, Chicago, former instructor in English composition; Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA, writing teacher; Virginia Commission for the Arts, public information officer; has also worked …
Nationality: British. Born: London, 1938. Education: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, B.A. (honours) in English, M.A. 1959. Career: Freelance journalist since 1960. Awards: Mary Elgin prize, 1970; Maugham award, 1972. Agent: Curtis Brown, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England. Gillian Tindall's first novel, No Name in the Street, was published soon after she graduated from Oxford, and its he…
Nationality: British. Born: Liverpool, 1936. Education: Sale County Grammar School, 1947-54; University of Manchester, 1954-57, B.A. 1957. Career: Insurance clerk, Vienna, 1957; journalist, Sheffield Star, 1958-63, Thomson newspapers, London, 1964-65, Cardiff Western Mail, 1966-69, and Liverpool Echo, 1967. Awards: Authors Club award, 1969; Winifred Holtby prize, 1974; Welsh Arts Council bursary, …
1964— Musician Tinsley, Boyd, photograph. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images. A member of the acclaimed Dave Matthews Band, Boyd Tinsley has earned accolades for his innovative work on the violin. Critics have marveled at his ability to move from the traditional to the avant-garde, stretching the limits of an instrument not often associated with contemporary rock music. Tinsley has also re…
1964— Professional basketball player, musician Tisdale, Wayman, photograph. Kent Horner/NBAE via Getty Images. Bass player Wayman Tisdale played twelve years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a power forward before turning his undivided attention to his first love: music. Releasing his first solo album in 1995 while still playing in the NBA, the six-foot, nine-inch tall…
Nationality: South African. Born: Doornfontein, Transvaal. Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Career: Co-founder, Staffrider magazine; board member, Skotaville Press. Miriam Tlali was brought up in Sophiatown, that legendary community within Johannesburg which was razed because it was the sole area where Africans were permitted to take permanent title to land. She successfu…
1926– Ambassador During a diplomatic career that spanned four decades, Terence A. Todman served in nearly a dozen countries—six as a United States ambassador. Along the way he rose to the rank of career ambassador, the state department's highest position. Todman achieved this at a time when few African Americans could break into the American diplomatic ranks. "Of the le…
Surname pronounced "Taves"; born 1964, in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada; Education: University of Manitoba, B.A. (film studies); University of King's College, bachelor's degree (journalism). Religion: Mennonite. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House of Canada Ltd., 1 Toronto St., Unit 300, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V6, Canada. Writer and journalist. John Hirsch Award for…
Born 1960, in Dalby, Queensland, Australia; partner of Allan Sheather; Education: Diploma of Teaching; Certificate of Design. Politics: "Green." Hobbies and other interests: Collecting glasses and crockery, cooking and dining out, swimming, astrology, live music, walking on the beach. Office—P.O. Box 693, Ballina, New South Wales 2478, Australia. Agent—Rod Hare, Unit 4/…
Born 1946, in Crawley, Sussex, England; Education: Attended Hull College of Education. Politics: "Socialist." Religion: "Agnostic." Hobbies and other interests: Dancing, drawing, painting. Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England. Author, 1987–. National Association of Writers in Education, …
1978(?)— Gospel singer, songwriter, producer Tonex, photograph. Vince Bucci/Getty Images. Among the most exciting figures to emerge in contemporary gospel music in the early 2000s was Tonex, pronounced, as the title of his first nationally distributed album announced, Toe-Nay. Tonex's music was compared to that of Prince and Michael Jackson, and even to that of the imaginative…
Benicio Del Toro: 1967—: Actor, writer. Puerto Rican-born Benicio Del Toro has been called the Marlon Brando of his generation, a label he eschewed. "Everybody's like Brando," he told Harper's Bazaar. His own opinion notwithstanding, the tall, dark, somewhat mysterious actor has made his mark by fully inhabiting his various film roles, to critical and popular…
1969— Actress Torres, Gina, photograph. Vince Bucci/Getty Images. Learning her craft through appearances in high-quality live theater, New York City-born actress Gina Torres became known for the well-crafted characterizations she brought to a series of television and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Those roles brought Torres before the public in some of the most stylish…
Born 1960, in Bogotá, Colombia; Education: Universidad de la Sabana, B.A. (arts and education); studied at Art Students League of New York. Author and illustrator. Editor and translator of educational materials. Authors Guild, Authors League, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, OrigamiUSA. Honor Book in K-6 category, Society of School Librarians International Book Aw…
Born 1965, in New York, NY; Education: Fordham University, B.A., 1987. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Roman Catholic. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Enslow Publishers, Box 398, 40 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398. Writer. Little league coach. (With Michael J. Sullivan) Sports Great Darryl Strawberry, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1990. (Self-illustrated) Ho…
1938— Poet, editor, activist Askia Muhammad Abu Bakr el Touré is one of the founding members of the black arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. As a poet, editor, and activist, Touré helped define a new generation of black consciousness that sought to affirm through the arts the community's African heritage as a means to create an uplifting and triumphal identity for the mo…
Nationality: British (emigrated from South Africa, 1963; granted British citizenship, 1968). Born: Barbara Schuddeboom, Capetown, South Africa, 1941. Education: University of Natal, South Africa, B.A. 1963; University of London, diploma in education, 1967. Career: English teacher, Greenwich Park School, London, 1964-67, and Sunderland College of Further Education, 1967-70. Since 1970, full-time wr…
Nationality: British. Born: Rose Thomson in London, 1943. Education: Frances Holland School, 1949-54; Crofton Grange School, 1954-60; the Sorbonne, Paris, 1960-61, diploma in literature 1962; University of East Anglia, Norwich, 1964-67, B.A. (honors) in English 1967. Career: Teacher, Lynhurst House School, London, 1968-70; assistant editor, British Printing Corporation, London, 1970-72; part-time …
Born 1963, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Education: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology, 1983; University of Alberta, B.A. (English), 1988. Writer. Prospects Literacy Association, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, special projects coordinator, 1988–. Morinville Mirror, Morinville, Alberta, Canada, reporter, photographer, and editor, 1988–90. Wo…
Jesus Salvador Treviño: 1946—: Director, producer, writer. Jesus Salvador Treviño has become one of the best-known chicano filmmakers in America. Known for his temerity, he has told stories that could be perceived as difficult or risky and has attacked issues that other filmmakers were either too timid or too bound by restrictions to attempt. Treviño has also direct…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Mitchelstown, County Cork, 1928. Education: St. Columba's College, Dublin, 1942-46; Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1950. Career: History teacher, Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1951-53; art teacher, Rugby, England, 1953-55; sculptor in Somerset, 1955-60; advertising copywriter, Notley's, London, 1960-64. Lives in Devon, England. Awards: Transatlantic Review prize,…
Born 1951, in Mount Kisco, NY; Education: Yale University, B.A. (with honors), 1973; Harvard University, M.Ed., 1981. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, hiking, conversation. Little, Brown (publisher), Boston, MA, staff member, 1973; Addison-Wesley, Menlo Park, CA, writer in language-arts program, 1974–80; freelance writer, 1981–. Lecturer. Children's Choice Award, Internat…
Also writes as Caroline Harvey. Nationality: English. Born: England, 1943. Education: Oxford University, M.A. 1965. Career: Associated with Foreign Office, London, 1965-67; worked as an English teacher for twelve years and in the children's clothing business. Lives in Hampshire, England. Awards: Historical Novel of the Year Award (Romantic Novelists Association), 1979; Elizabeth Goudge Hist…
(Lucille Wood-Trost) Office—Northwest Indian College, 2522 Kwina Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226. Agent—Sharene Martin, Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency, 1138 South Webster St., Kokomo, IN 46902. University of Florida, Gainesville, research associate in biology, 1962-64; freelance writer, 1964—; Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah, assistant professor of behavioral science and d…
1945(?)– Business executive From the start of his business career, when he helped integrate a Cleveland factory, Lloyd Trotter was a forerunner. Later, as president and CEO of GE Industrial, a branch of General Electric, he continued helping to open doors for other minorities and women. Despite his busy work schedule, Trotter also gives selflessly of his time and resources by volunteering w…
1970— Country-rap vocalist Cowboy Troy, photograph. CBS/Landov. "I think of myself as a pretty unique dude," self-styled "hick-hop" rapper Cowboy Troy told Josh Tyrangiel of Time. And he was right to think so–except for superstar Charley Pride, blacks have been rare in country music. But Cowboy Troy set out to change that with his major-label debut,…
(Garretson Beekman Trudeau, Garry Trudeau, Garry B. Trudeau) Born 1948, in New York, NY; Education: Yale University, B.A., 1970, M.F.A. (graphic design), c. 1972. Office—c/o Universal Press Syndicate, 4400 Johnson Dr., Fairway, KS 66205. Cartoonist and writer. Cartoonist for Yale Daily News, 1969–70; operator of graphic arts studio in New Haven, CT; writer and illustrator of syndicat…
1942— Educator, non-profit administrator When William E. Trueheart became the first African American to lead a private New England college in 1989, his appointment made national headlines. However, he had long been a prominent figure in higher education. As a decorated Harvard scholar, doctoral graduate, and college administrator, Trueheart had made his mark in the world of educational theo…
1927–2005 Activist C. DeLores Tucker never shied away from sensitive political issues. A longtime civil rights activist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and raised funds for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Tucker spent her life guided by her deep convictions. Her strong will and organizing skills brought her to the attention of those in po…
Born 1915, in Boston, MA; name legally changed; Education: Studied at Boston Museum Fine Arts School. Religion: "Stillwater." Hobbies and other interests: Antique collecting, including more than 500 eighteenth-and nineteenth-century children's costumes. Office—Tasha Tudor and Family, P.O. Box 503, Marlboro, VT 05344. Author and illustrator of children's books, 1…
Born 1977; Education: Bachelor's degree (education). Politics: "Green." Religion: Roman Catholic. Agent—Rosemary Canter, P.F.D., 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England. Writer and editor. Volunteer in Zimbabwe and South Africa, c. 1990–92, 1997; community worker and educator. Who Made Me?, illustrated by Cathie Felstead, Augsburg (Minneapolis, MS), 2000. (Wi…
(Michael Tunnell) Offıce— 210K McKay Building, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. International Reading Association, American Library Association (member of Newbery Award committee, 1990), National Council of Teachers of English (board member and treasurer, Children's Literature Assembly, 1992-94; member of board of directors and chair of Poetry Award committee, 1995-…
1925-1975 Professional football player Tunnell, Emlen, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Emlen Tunnell was, as he himself pointed out to Maury White of the Des Moines Register, the "first black everything" with the New York Giants of the National Football League—"player, scout, talent scout, assistant coach, and first full-time black assistant in the whole league…
Nationality: British. Born: John Francis Tuohy in Uckfield, Sussex, 1925. Education: Stowe School, Buckinghamshire; King's College, Cambridge, 1943-46, B.A. (honours) 1946. Career: Lecturer, Turku University, Finland, 1947-48; professor of English language and literature, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 1950-56; contract professor, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 1958-60; vis…
(Ann Nicol) Born 1943, in Hertford, England; Education: Attended Bexley Technical School, 1956-60, and Balls Park College of Education, 1971-73. Hobbies and other interests: Folklore, folk-singing, archaeology, ancient history, reading, dancing, singing, walking in the countryside. Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Higham Associates Ltd., 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1F 9HA, England…
(Eric G. Iverson, Harry Norman Turtledove, H.N. Turtletaub) Born 1949, in Los Angeles, CA; Education: University of California at Los Angeles, Ph.D. (Byzantine history), 1997. Agent—Scott Meredith, 845 3rd Ave., New York, NY 10022. Science-fiction novelist and short-story writer. Technical writer for Los Angeles County Office of Education, c. 1982–91. Science Fiction Writers of Ameri…
Nationality: American. Born: Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1941. Education: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1958-61, B.A. 1961; Columbia University, New York, 1961-62. Career: Russian bibliographer, Duke University Library, 1962-63; assistant to the librarian, McGill University Law Library, Montreal, 1964-65. Awards: American Academy award, 1977; Janet Kafka prize, 1981; PEN Faulkner award, 198…
1933— Actress In the minds of many, Cicely Tyson is the embodiment of black womanhood. A naturally gifted actress, she nonetheless worked diligently to learn all the nuances of her craft. Although strikingly beautiful, she has refused to get by on her looks, demanding instead to be judged on her professional abilities. Tyson is often given credit for inspiring black American women to embrac…
Surname pronounced Yoo-dree; Born 1928, in Jacksonville, FL; Education: Northwestern University, B.S., 1950. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Children's, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Freelance writer. American Association of University Women. Caldecott Award, 1956, for A Tree Is Nice. A Tree Is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont, Harper (New York, NY), 1956. The…
Born 1969, in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada; Education: University of British Columbia, B.F.A., 1990, also attended Simon Fraser University. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Kids Can Press, 29 Birch Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1E2. Writer. Suki's Kimono (picture book), illustrated by Stephane Jorisch, Kids Can Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2003. Chieri Uegaki is a Canadian of Ja…
Born 1946, in Plymouth, England; Education: Attended teachers' training college. Agent— c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Writer, actor, musician, and educator. Teacher of music and drama in London, England. Nottinghamshire book Award, 1993, for Pongwiffy and the Spell of the Year; Times Educational Supplement Junior Music Book Award, 1999, for…
Nationality: British. Born: Durham, England, 1930. Education: University of Manchester, B.A. (with honors in English) 1951. Military Service: British Army, Royal Corps of Signals, 1951-53: second lieutenant. Career: Lecturer in English, Norwood Technical College, 1960 and 1963-65; lecturer in English for British Council, University of Athens, Greece, 1960-63. Since 1965 lecturer in English for Bri…
Nationality: American. Born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, 18 March 1932. Educated at public schools in Shillington; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, A.B. (summa cum laude) 1954; Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, Oxford (Knox fellow), 1954-55.Married 1) Mary Pennington in 1953 (marriage dissolved), two daughters and two sons; 2) Martha Bernhard in 1977. Career: staff reporter, Ne…
1945— Football player, union executive As a guard for pro football's Oakland Raiders, Gene Upshaw established a reputation as one of the most dominating players on the field. As the longtime executive director of the NFL Players' Association, he is widely regarded as one of the most powerful players on the sidelines. Upshaw helped the Raiders win two Super Bowls during his pla…
Nationality: British. Born: Romford, Essex, 1903. Education: Repton School, Derby, 1917-21; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (Chancellors's medal for English verse), 1922-24, M.A. 1925. Career: Schoolmaster, 1928-62; Member of the Editorial Board, the Ploughshare, London, 1936-39. Lives in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Edward Upward as a young writer in the 1930s achieved a great reputation, wa…
Born 1957, in Copenhagen, Denmark; stepUrban (an electrical designer), December 27, 1992; Education: Art Center College of Design, B.F.A., 1981. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, reading. Agent—Andrea Brown, 1076 Eagle Dr., Salinas, CA 93905. Freelance illustrator and artist. Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, Mutinyonthe H.M.S. Bounty, adapted by Kenton K. Smith, Landoll (Ashla…
1978– Rhythm and blues singer, actor With his natural good looks and personal presence that set him apart from the pack, Usher has risen from genuine teen idol to mature pop star. Usher has to travel with bodyguards to hold back the throngs of screaming adolescent females. "I actually have been hurt," he told Interview magazine writer Dimitri Ehrlich. "I twisted my ankl…
Born 1951, in NJ; Education: Indiana University, A.B. (history), 1973, M.S. (urban education), 1975, J.D., 1976. Agent—Branded Entertainment, 333 Crestmont Rd., Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Writer, producer of motion pictures, television, and animation, and motivational speaker. United Artists, New York, NY, motion-picture attorney, 1976–80. Television work includes: (executive producer) T…
Born 1966, in New York, NY; Education: Georgetown University, B.A., 1988. Office—c/o Writers House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010. Writer. Authors Guild. Editor's Choice designation, Booklist, 1991, for Wonder, and 1992, for Do-Over; Pick-of-the-List designation, American Booksellers Association, 1991, for Wonder; Blue Ribbon designation, Bulletin of the Center for Children�…
Known the world over as a musical giant, the six and a half foot tall Chucho Valdés's physical stature matched his musical accomplishment. The Afro-Cuban musician has been been the recipient of five Grammy Award nominations and two Grammys. His fascinating blend of African, South American, Cuban, and Spanish musical traditions seemed to rate a category of music all its own, and was j…
Acknowledged as the "godfather of Chicano theater," Luis Valdez is the founder and artistic director of El Teatro Campesino, which translates to The Farmworkers Theater. Started in 1965, Valdez has led the theater company to international acclaim and numerous awards. The author and director of numerous plays, Valdez has also written and directed two films: Zoot Suit, based on his pla…
Hispanic Magazine said of Alfred A. Valenzuela, "The nation's highest-ranking active-duty Hispanic military officer loves God, his family, the U.S. Army, sports, and birds. He is a walking recruitment center, a loving husband and dad, a church-going Catholic, live-by-the-rules guy, a perfectionist, and a funny man." Major General Alfred A. Valenzuela has served in posts around…
Born 1939, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Education: University of Manitoba, B.A., 1961, B.Ed., 1966; University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1969. Religion: Lutheran. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, gardening. English teacher in Riverton, Manitoba, Canada, 1961-62, Snow Lake, Manitoba, 1964-65, Pinawa, Manitoba, 1965-67, and Tuxedo, Manitoba, 1969-70; art teacher in Transcona, Manitoba, 1963-64; Cottey …
1939- Attorney, filmmaker, and diplomat Robert F. Van Lierop's varied and distinguished career has included spells as assistant legal counsel to the NAACP in the late 1960s, as ambassador to the United Nations for the Republic of Vanuatu, as a photojournalist and film producer, and as a founding partner in the law firm of Van Lierop, Burns, and Bassett. At the United Nations during the 1980…
(Debra Lynn Lehmann) Born 1957, in St. Paul, MN; Education: Bemidji State University, B.A.; California State University at Dominguez Hills, master's degree. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, writing, traveling, music, dance. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Sasquatch Books, 119 S. Main, Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98104. High school teacher in Nunapitchuk, AK, and other Alaskan villages; univer…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, 1951. Education: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, B.A. 1972, M.A. 1975; University of Regina, B.Ed. 1978. Career: Archivist, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1973-75; Editor, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1976-78; high school English and history teacher, Herbert, Saskatchewan, 1978-79; Researcher, Access …
1951— Singer, songwriter, producer Vandross, Luther, photograph. © 2002 Landov LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission. For many years, Luther Vandross was the vintage Cadillac among the banged-up jalopies in the used car lot of male pop singers. With a sound that echoed the smooth soul stylings of the 1960s, Vandross was a fixture on the rhythm and blues charts fro…
Born 1951; stepEducation: Taylor University, graduated; Northwestern University, Ph.D. (performance studies). Office—Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, NY 10458. Educator and author. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, professor of English for 16 years, and department chair for 8 years; Seton Hall University, NJ, dean of arts and sciences, beginning c. 1998;. Visiting profe…
Nationality: British. Born: Bedford, 1920. Education: Marlborough House School; Haileybury College, Hertford; Worcester College, Oxford (major scholar in modern history). Career: Director, Burgess School, London, 1947-59; formerly, publisher, Park Editions, London. Awards: Society of Authors travelling scholarship, 1969; Arts Council bursary, 1981, 1984. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, 1985. …
1953— Counselor, lawyer, writer, lecturer Iyanla (pronounced EE-yan-lah) Vanzant has overcome overwhelming personal difficulties to become a lawyer, minister, talk show host, best-selling author, and national advocate for literacy. Through her self-named "dark valley experiences," those that like real valleys are necessarily traversed on the path from one mountain or peak to t…
Surname pronounced "de-va-REN"; born 1947, in Cincinnati, OH; Ethnicity: "French Canadian." Education: Cornell University, B.A. (literature), 1969; Johns Hopkins University, M.A. (creative writing), 1970. Office—c/o Author Mail, Random House Children's Books, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Writer. Formerly worked as a teacher and in publishing. Pushcar…
Nationality: Canadian (originally Kenyan, emigrated to United State, 1970; emigrated to Canada, 1978). Born: Nairobi, Kenya, 1950. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. 1974; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. 1978. Family: Married Nurjehan Aziz; one child. Career: Affiliated with Atomic Energy of Canada at Chalk River power station, 1978-80; research associate and lecturer in phy…
Born 1951, in Tacoma, WA; daughter of Claude M. (an attorney and author), and Helen (Adams) Pearson; Education: Attended Washington State University, 1969-70; Central Washington State University, B.A., 1974, library science certification, 1975. Hobbies and other interests: Beachcombing, traveling, baking, swimming, reading. Writer, 1981—. Captain Charles Wilkes Elementary School, Bainbridg…
Actress 1978- For nine years, first on Moesha and then on The Parkers, actress Countess Vaughn was a fixture of African-American living rooms, a star on the television programs that topped measures of black viewership. The youthful Vaughn mastered a broad, sassy style of comedy with deep roots in African-American performance traditions, portraying the boy-chasing Kim Parker and developing a set of…
1942(?)— Organization leader A recognized expert in family and social science, Gladys Gary Vaughn has forged a 30-year career in helping people improve the quality of their lives. "I've always believed in social justice. It is a deeply held belief of mine," she told Contemporary Black Biography (CBB). To that end, she has spoken before Congress and on the talk show Gera…
1936– Educator In a time when traditional roles for men and women were the norm, Argelia Velez-Rodriguez earned her doctorate from the University of Havana in Cuba, becoming the first black woman to accomplish this at the university. Velez-Rodriguez received her degree during a time of turmoil for her native Cuba following the overthrow of the dictatorship and its replacement by the Communi…
See index for SATA sketch: Born May 22, 1923, in The Hague, Netherlands; died of lung cancer January 25, 2005, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Illustrator and author. Velthuijs was an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books. Educated at the Academy of Visual Arts in Arnhem, Netherlands, his early career was in advertising and publishing. He worked as a graphic artist and designe…
Nydia Velázquez: 1953—: U.S. Congressional representative. The first Puerto Rican-born woman elected to the U.S. Congress, Nydia Velázquez has served New York State's 12th District since winning election in 1992. She has also, however, served as an able advocate for the interests of her Puerto Rican home-land. In this mixed deployment of her energies Velázque…
Born 1945, in New York, NY; Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, B.F.A. Office—Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc., 35 W. Wacker St., Chicago, IL 60601. Agent—c/o author correspondence, Scholastic Library Publishing, P.O. Box 1795, Danbury, CT. Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc., Chicago IL, executive art director and vice president, c. 1970-2003; writer and illustrator of children&#x…
Pseudonym: Edgar Box. Nationality: American. Born: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr. in West Point, New York, 1925. Education: Los Alamos School, New Mexico, 1939-40; Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, 1940-43. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1943-46: Warrant Officer. Career: Editor, E.P. Dutton, publishers, New York, 1946. Lived in Antigua, Guatemala, 1947-49, and Italy, 1967…
Nationality: American. Born: East Los Angeles, 1954. Education: Immaculate Heart College, B.A., 1975; attended University of California at Irvine. Career: Teaches at Cornell University. Awards: Statement Magazine first prize for fiction (California State University), 1977, 1978; first prize for fiction (University of California at Irvine Chicano Literary Contest), 1979. Agent: c/o Dutton/Signet, 3…
1933— Baseball player, coach There will be no plaque for Ozzie Virgil in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The statistics he compiled during his nine-year major league career simply do not qualify him for baseball's great honor. But there is no doubt that Virgil deserves acknowledgement for the firsts that he achieved, even if it is just an asterisk next to his name in the baseball record b…
Nationality: New Zealander. Born: 1947. Career: Formerly a zookeeper. Since 1987 a writer. A latecomer to novel writing, Noel Virtue has made a small but definite name for himself in contemporary New Zealand fiction. He has been in residence in the United Kingdom for much of his career, but returned to New Zealand in 1995 to launch his autobiography, Once a Brethren Boy, at New Zealand's f…
Born 1942, in Boston, MA; daughter of Frederick C. (a corporate executive) and Elise (Keeney) Cynthia Voigt Irving; Education: Smith College, B.A., 1963. Politics: Independent. Hobbies and other interests: "Reading, eating well (especially with friends), tennis, movies, hanging around with our children, and considering the weather." Agent—Merrilee Heifetz, Writers House, …
Nationality: American. Born: Santa Monica, California, 1959. Education: Attended Deep Springs College, 1977-79; Cornell University, B.A. 1981; graduate study at University of California, Berkeley, 1982-83. Career: Founder, CoTangent Press; writer. Awards: Ludwig Vogelstein award, 1987; Whiting Writers' award, 1988; Shiva Naipaul Memorial prize, 1989; PEN Center USA West Literary award, 1997…
Nationality: American. Born: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1922. Education: Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, 1936-40; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1940-42; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1943; University of Chicago, 1945-47. Military Service: Served in the United States Army Infantry, 1942-45: Purple Heart. Career: Police reporter, Chicago City News Bureau, 1946; worked in public relations…
Born 1946, in Den Bosch, The Netherlands; Hobbies and other interests: Acting, reading, walking, photography. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Van Holkema & Warendorf, Bussum, The Netherlands. Primary school teacher, then principal, first of De Manse primary school and then of De kle kapitein primary school; full-time writer, 1993—. Zilveren Griffel, 1979, for Zaterdagmorgen/Zondagmorge…
Born 1924, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: Attended University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia College of Art, 1946-50, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1950-51. Hobbies and other interests: Playing piano, cooking, Broadway theatre. Commercial artist for Condé Nast Publications, New York, NY, and Seventeen, New York, NY, 1952-54; graphic designer for Life, New York, NY, 1955-72, and Peo…
1912-2001 Activist, spiritual leader For nearly four decades, the Reverend Charleszetta Waddles, affectionately known as "Mother Waddles," devoted her life to providing food, hope, and human dignity to the downtrodden and disadvantaged people of Detroit. Founder, director, and spiritual leader of the Mother Waddles Perpetual Mission, Inc., a nonprofit, nondenominational organization …
Born 1945, in San Diego, CA; daughter of Hal G. (a writer) and Dorothea A. (an art teacher) Evarts; Education: University of California, Davis, B.A., 1967. Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening with California native plants, hiking, camping, bird watching, photography, travel, reading. Elementary school teacher and teacher's aide in Walnut Creek and Orinda, CA, 1982-8…
Born 1975, in San Diego, CA; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: California State University, San Marcas, B.A. (English), 1997. Politics: Republican Conservative. Religion: Reformed Presbyterian. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Gareth Stevens, Inc., 330 West Olive St., No. 100, Milwaukee, WI 53212-1068. Writer and editor. Greehaven Press, San Diego, CA, editor and proofreader, 1998-2001…
Nationality: American. Born: Massillon, Ohio, 1926. Education: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, B.A. 1947; Indiana University, Bloomington, M.A. in English 1949. Military Service: Served in the United States Navy, 1944-46. Career: Instructor, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1949-50, and Pennsylvania State University, 1950-53; assistant professor, 1954-57, associate professo…
Nationality: American. Born: Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932. Education: Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, graduated 1950; Indiana University, Bloomington, 1950-51; Columbia University, New York, 1951-55, B.A. (honors) in English 1955. Career: News editor, Princeton Packet, New Jersey, 1955; research assistant to C. Wright Mills, Columbia University, 1955; staff writer, the Nation, New York, 1956-…
(Diane Marie Catherine Walker) Born 1950, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; Politics: "Independent." Hobbies and other interests: Reading, gardening, film, Tai Chi. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Allen & Unwin, 9 Atchinson St., Sidney, New South Wales 2065, Australia. Writer and house sitter. Writing teacher at workshops for primary and high-school teachers, beginning 1987. H…
Nationality: American. Born: Eatonton, Georgia, 1944. Education: Spelman College, Atlanta, 1961-63; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1963-65, B.A. 1965. Career: Voter registration and Head Start program worker, Mississippi, and with New York City Department of Welfare, mid-1960s; teacher, Jackson State College, 1968-69, and Tougaloo College, 1970-71, both Mississippi; lecturer, Welles…
Born 1953, in Oak Park, IL; Ethnicity: "Polish and Danish." Education: Occidental College, A.B. (Anglo-American literature; magna cum laude), 1975; attended Boston University School of Fine Arts, 1971-72. Politics: Democrat. Religion: "Raised Catholic; currently unaffiliated; practice Zen Buddhism." Hobbies and other interests: Playing guitar, golf, hiking, swimming. Ag…
1925-1989 Episcopalian Bishop The first African-American bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Washington, D.C., John T. Walker used his ministry to work tirelessly for social justice. He championed the rights of the poor and marginalized, and spoke out forcefully against South Africa's apartheid regime. After his death following heart surgery in 1989, Walker was remembered in Washington Post …
1969— Writer Walker, Rebecca, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. reproduced by permission. Rebecca Walker, daughter of novelist Alice Walker, has forged her own successful career and identity as a writer, activist, and leading American advocate for women's issues. Author of the best-selling Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self, Walker has written extensive…
1946- Social activist Walker, Bernita R., photograph. Courtesy Bernita R. Walker. For more than two decades, Bernita R. Walker has dedicated her life to the support of families escaping domestic violence. She is co-founder and executive director of Project: Peacemakers, Inc., a non-profit public benefit corporation in Los Angeles that provides intervention and education for those escaping domestic…
Education: Furman University, B.A.; Georgia State University, M.Ed., Ed.S. Office—Office of the President, Savannah College of Art and Design, 622 Drayton St., Savannah, GA 31401. Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, co-founder, former academic dean and provost, president, Paula S. Wallace 2000—. Writer and book designer. Founder, Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festiva…
1974– Professional basketball player Wallace, Rasheed, photograph. Danny Moloshok/Reuters/Landov. There is no denying Rasheed Wallace's skill on the basketball court: the one-time fourth pick in the NBA draft is a two-time All Star, and he has averaged 15.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game during his career. Wallace began his career with the Washington Bullets and spent eight years w…
1965— Founder, Project Transition Inc. In 1998 former college baseball player Joaquin Wallace founded the non-profit Project Transition Inc., a welfare-to-work program that put long-term unemployed and "working poor" African-American clients into a corporate setting to build their confidence and self esteem. The project was based on the idea that giving people access to real-l…
(William Keith Wallace) Born 1947, in Chickasha, OK; Education: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, B.S., 1971; Southwestern State University, M.S. (elementary administration), 1974; attended University of Oklahoma. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Holiday House, Inc., 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Educator and author. Chickasha, OK, public schools, teacher at fourth-grade center, 197…
Nationality: American. Born: Ithaca, New York, 1962. Education: Amherst College, A.B. 1985; University of Arizona, M.F.A. 1987. Career: Associate professor of English, 1993—. Awards: Whiting Writers' Award (Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation), 1987; John Traine Humor Prize (Paris Review), 1988; Illinois Arts Council Award for Non-Fiction, 1989; Quality Paperback Book Club's New Voi…
Born 1957, in Hackensack, NJ; Education: Montclair State College (now University), B.A., 1980. Office— Highlights for Children, 803 Church St., Honesdale, PA 18431. Herald News, Passaic, NJ, editorial assistant, 1978-79; sports reporter, 1979-82; Daily Advance, Dover, NJ, sports editor, 1982-84, news editor, 1984-85; Trenton Times, Trenton, NJ, copy editor, 1985-86, assistant city editor, 1…
Born 1966, in Felixstowe, England; Education: St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, degree (theology). Religion: Church of England. Hobbies and other interests: Football (soccer), gardening. office—The Annexe, Belmont St., Brighton BN1 4HN, England. Writer and illustrator. Daily Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica, staff cartoonist, 1987; artist for British Museum, 1989. Little Bean, Collins (L…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born August 12, 1915, in Lansdowne, PA; died of heart disease June 11, 2004, in Lebanon, NH. Educator and author. Wallace was best known as the founder of the School for International Training, which promoted the understanding of inter national cultures through student exchange and education programs. After graduating from the University of Pennsyl…
1974— Professional basketball player Wallace, Ben, photograph. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters/Landov. The linchpin of the consistently successful Detroit Pistons teams of the early and middle 2000s, center Ben Wallace was an unusual star in the annals of the National Basketball Association. His forte was defense, not the flashy point-scoring that usually grabbed sports-section headlines. His…
1948— College basketball player; law professor As the first African-American player in college basket-ball's Southeastern Conference (SEC), Perry Wallace pioneered the way for black players to excel in this sport. Yet his years on the Vanderbilt University varsity team were marked by racist incidents and by a sense of isolation on campus. Despite daunting obstacles, however, Wallace …
(Ruth Wallace Brodeur) Born 1941, in Springfield, MA; Education: University of Massachusetts, B.S., 1962. Hobbies and other interests: Bicycling, Nordic skiing, gardening, quilting, painting. Writer, 1975–. Pineland Hospital and Training Center, Pownal, ME, member of psychology staff, 1962–63. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, American Civil Liberties Union,…
Born 1946, in Germany; came to the United States 1952, naturalized citizen, 1964; Education: Pratt Institute, B.F.A., 1968, M.F.A., 1970. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, making pressed flower collages. Agent—Kirchoff/Wohlberg, Inc., 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Illustrator and author. American Home, New York, NY, assistant art director, 1972-73; New Ingenue, New Yor…
Born 1942; wife's name Suella (a teacher and writer). Bayer Corporation Quality Assurance Water Analysis Laboratory, former chemist; freelance writer. Red Herring Mystery Magazine, founding editor. Whispering Prairie Press, member of board of directors and president; Potpourri Publications, member of board, 1989–95, treasurer, 1993–95. Teacher at writing workshops and at libra…
Married Lawrence Walsh (a chemist and writer). Editor and author. Former elementary school teacher; freelance writer. Whispering Prairie Press, member of board of directors; Potpourri Publications, member of board, 1989–95, secretary, 1991–95. Teacher at writing workshops and at libraries and schools, including Johnson County Community College, and Maplewoods College. Judge for writi…
Born 1957, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Education: York University, B.A., 1979, B.S.W., 1983, M.S.W., 1985; University of Toronto, B.Ed., 1989. Politics: Liberal. Religion: United Church of Canada. Hobbies and other interests: Playing and coaching basketball and soccer, music, playing the saxophone. office—c/o Author Mail, Orca Book Publishers, P.O. Box 468, Custer, WA 98240. Writer and ed…
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Dumb Clucks! Jokes about Chickens, illustrated by Joan Hanson, Lerner (Minneapolis, MN), 1987. Something's Fishy! Jokes about Sea Creatures, illustrated by Joan Hanson, Lerner (Minneapolis, MN), 1987. What's Your Name, Again? More Jokes about Names, illustrated by Joan Hanson, Lerner (Minneapolis, MN), 1988. Kiss a Frog! Jok…
Nationality: British. Born: London, 1946. Education: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, B.A. in modern languages 1963, M.A. 1964. Career: Getty Scholar, 1987-88; Tinbergen Professor, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1991. Visiting professor, University of Ulster, 1994-95; Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, 1994. Awards: PEN award, 1988; Commonwealth Writers prize, 1989…
(Lily Moon, Timothy Warnes) Born 1971, in London, England; Education: Kingston Polytechnic, diploma, 1990; Brighton University, B.A. (illustration; with honors), 1993. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: The natural world, photography, "walking, beachcombing, and going to the cinema, being a dad. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Little Tiger Press/Magi Publications, 1 The Coda Ce…
1948-1997 Historian, educator, minister The church is recognized as an institution of paramount importance in African-American life, and its character and development have been traced in detail by historians and popular writers. The lives of individual African-American religious believers, however, received less attention until the Rev. Dr. James Melvin Washington published Conversations with God:…
1918-1971 Football player While the pathbreaking accomplishments of his college teammate Jackie Robinson are known even to casual sports fans, Kenny Washington is not a familiar name even though he was the first African American to play in the modern-day National Football League (NFL). The difference in recognition may be due to the fact that baseball was the undisputed king of sports in the late …
Born 1967, in Colorado Springs, CO; Education: Northwestern University, B.S. (speech), 1990. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Unitarian Universalist. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hyperion Books, 114 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011. Storyteller and actress. Sunday school teacher, 1995—. Member of board of directors for social service agency for people with developmental disabilities, 1994-96. …
Nationality: British. Born: Leeds, Yorkshire, 1929. Education: Osmondthorpe Council Schools, Leeds. Military Service: Served in the Royal Air Force. Career: Since 1950 freelance journalist and writer in Leeds and London; columnist, Daily Mirror, 1970-86, and Daily Mail since 1986, both London. Awards: (for journalism): Granada award, 1970, and special award, 1982; IPC award, 1970, 1973; British Pr…
1959— Vocalist Watley, Jody, photograph. Manny Hernandez/Getty Images. Vocalist Jody Watley has had a long-lasting presence in the R&B and dance music genres, beginning with her membership in the disco group Shalamar in the late 1970s and continuing into a solo career that saw her rise to the top of the pop scene in the late 1980s. More than most other African-American female …
Nationality: Canadian. Born: London, England, 1926; became Canadian citizen in 1963. Education: Coopers' Company School, London, 1937-43; King's College, University of London, 1945-49, degree in theology. Military Service: Served in the Royal Navy, 1944-45. Career: Reporter, Cornish Guardian, Bodmin, Cornwall, 1943-44; editor, Holy Cross Press, New York, 1953-54; talks producer, BBC …