Born 1953, in Bellingham, WA. Education: Los Angeles Baptist College, B.A. (English); Oregon College of Education, secondary teaching certificate (language arts). Hobbies and other interests: Sailing, travel. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 19 Union Square W., New York, NY 10001. Writer, editor, and educator. Educational consultant; worked variously as a nanny, waitress…
1944– Singer, songwriter Hendryx, Nona, photograph. Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. Since her teens, Nona Hendryx has written and performed pop songs that span a range of genres. She attained stardom in the 1970s as a member of the soul trio Labelle, and then went on to build a solo career that included guest performances with a variety of rock and soul bands as well as solo recordings. He…
Born 1960, in Racine, WI; Education: Attended University of Wisconsin—Madison. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Green-willow Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Writer and illustrator. Children's Choice Book selection, Children's Book Council/International Reading Association, 1986, both for A Weekend with Wendell; Library of Congress Best Books of the Year ci…
See index for SATA sketch: Born September 4, 1912, in New York, NY; died of pneumonia, May 12, 2004, in Miami Beach, FL. Cartoonist, illustrator, and author. Hoff turned his original career as a cartoonist into an even more successful career as a children's book author and illustrator best known for such books as Danny and the Dinosaur (1958) and Sammy, the Seal (1959). Showing a talent for…
Born 1947, in Surbiton, Surrey, England; Education: University of Sussex, B.A., 1969. Agent—Rosemary Bromley, Juvenalia, Avington, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 1DB, England. British Council teacher in Ankara, Turkey, c.1970s. Whitbread Award shortlist, and Guardian Children's Book Award runner-up, both 1992, both for Against the Storm; Guardian Children's Book Award shortlist, S…
[A pseudonym] Born in Melbourne, Australia. Education: Cambridge University, M.A. (political thought). Agent—Allen & Unwin, 9 Atchinson St., Sidney, New South Wales 2065, Australia. Physician in Melbourne, Australia, and London, England; worked for Amnesty International in London, England, and in Eastern Europe; management consultant for McKinsey Consulting, beginning 1997. Author of…
Born 1956; chidlren: Tony, Kate, Daniel. Education: University of Wisconsin, B.S. 1978; University of Minnesota, M.A., 1984. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, camping, reading, cooking, canoeing, gardening, knitting. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Creative Education, Inc., 123 South Broad St., Mankato, MN 56001. Writer. Free-lance communicator specializing in science and medical communication. O…
Born 1954, in Hampshire, England. Education: Hull College of Art, B.A. Hobbies and other interests: Riding motorcycles, travel. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Author and illustrator, 1991—. Has also worked in book design and publishing. Nestle Smarties Book Prize, 1998, for Cowboy Baby. Fraser's Grump, Julia MacRae Books …
Born 1956, in Los Angeles, CA; Education: California State University, Long Beach, B.A., 1980. Politics: "Generally leftie-progressive but not knee-jerk." Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, running, family tree climbing. Agent—Sterling Lord Literistic, 65 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012. Editor and staff writer for newspapers, 1979-2004, including Los Angeles Times, The…
Female; Education: Earned B.A. (English); Oxford University, M.St. (women's studies). Hobbies and other interests: Gardening. Julie Hearn Agent—c/o Author Mail, Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon St., Oxford OX2 6DP, England. Writer, editor, and educator. Worked as a journalist in Australia, Spain, and England. Presenter at workshops for children. Follow Me Down, Oxford …
Born 1942, in Napier, New Zealand; Education: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, M.A. (with honors), 1964. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, tramping, traveling, "cheering for the All Blacks" (the New Zealand national rugby team). High school teacher in New Zealand and England, 1968-82; writer, 1983—. Visits schools as part of New Zealand Book Council's…
Born 1942, in Cambridge, MA; Education: Attended Instituto Allende and Rhode Island School of Design; Immaculate Heart College, B.A., 1962; University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, Master's degree, 1963; additional graduate study at China Institute. Hobbies and other interests: Travel (has been to Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, England, and Japan). Agent—Julian Bach, Inc., 747 Third …
1958— Comedian, actor, "Comic Relief" campaigner Naming him one of the 50 funniest people in Britain in 2003, the Observer newspaper described Lenny Henry as "a comic genius with a highly effective social conscience." Henry is one of the most successful British comedians of the "alternative comedy" generation that emerged in the 1980s, enjoying a 30…
Born 1941, in London, England; Education: College of St. Mark and St. John, London, B.A., 1966; University of Kent at Canterbury, M.A., 1975. Author and actor. Lintas Ltd., London, England, executive trainee in advertising, 1960–62; Kent Education Committee, Kent, England, English teacher and department head, 1966–74; professional actor, 1974–; appeared in television plays, in…
Born 1953, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Education: Attended art school. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books Australia, P.O. Box 701, Hawthorn 3122, Victoria, Australia. Illustrator, writer, sculptor, cartoonist, and painter. Art teacher until 2002. Exhibitions: Work exhibited widely, including at UWA Perth International Arts Festival, 2005; has exhibited drawings, paintings, and scul…
1949— Automotive executive Hazel, Darryl B., photograph. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images. President of the Lincoln Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company Darryl Hazel knows how to make the most out of his opportunities. Growing up as the only child of parents who had been young adults during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Darryl Hazel learned early the importance of hard work and …
Born 1937, in New Orleans, LA; Education: Attended John McCrady Art School, 1955–60, and Tulane University, 1966–68. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, exercise, collections, reading, drawing. Illustrator and graphic artist. Boeing Company, New Orleans, LA, graphic illustrator, 1963–74; Schwegmann's Supermarkets, New Orleans, newspaper advert…
Male. Education: Bernard M. Baruch College, B.A. (English; cum laude), 1986; Latin and Greek Institute of the City University of New York, certificate (summa cum laude), 1986; Columbia University, M.F.A., 1989. Agent—Susan Cohen, Writers House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010. Poet, children's writer, lecturer, and educator. New Yorker, New York, NY, senior copywriter and marketi…
1942- Poet, author A well-respected though perhaps under-recognized poet, David Henderson was a founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s. He has been an active member of New York's Lower East Side art community for more than four decades. Henderson has published four volumes of poetry, and his work has appeared in numerous literary publications and anthologies. A revised and expanded…
Born 1949, in Oxford, England; partner, Nick Davidson (a writer and filmmaker) since 1976; Education: Somerville College, Oxford, B.A. (with honors), 1969; attended Chelsea College Centre for Science Education and Technology, London, 1974-75. Hobbies and other interests: Music, walking, skiing, gardening, looking at pictures, reading. office—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury Publishing, 38 Soho S…
1975- Singer, songwriter, producer The adoration and respect accorded Lauryn Hill seems unparalleled. "The most versatile vocalist of her generation," wrote Kevin Powell in Horizon magazine. "Beautiful, multitalented, whipsmart," wrote Harper's Bazaar. "Catalyst…shining star…a divine singing voice and an up-front rhyme flow that ranks her amo…
Hilliard, Wendy, photograph. Tony Duffy/Getty Images. 196?- Gymnast and founder, Wendy Hilliard Foundation The first African-American rhythmic gymnast to represent the sport on a U.S. national team, Wendy Hilliard has won several medals in international competition. She has also gone on to promote the sport among inner-city children. The Wendy Hilliard Foundation, which she formed in 1995, provide…
Born 1959, in Kittery, ME; Education: School of Visual Arts, B.F.A., 1981. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Nature photography, bocce, backpacking, travel. Writer and illustrator, 1981—. Teacher of children's book writing and illustration; naturalist and lecturer on nature topics. Muralist for Boston Science Museum, 2001. Societ…
Born 1954, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; Education: Simon Fraser University, B.A. (psychology), 1977, graduated from Professional Development Program (teacher training), 1978. Agent—officec/o Author Mail, Kids Can Press, 29 Birch Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1E2. Author and educator. Elementary school teacher in Armstrong and Golden school districts, British Columbia, Canada, 1…
Born 1978, in Jackson, MS; Ethnicity: "Caucasian" Education: Regents College, B.A. (liberal arts), 1996; California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.A. (humanities), 2000; doctoral study at Edith Cowan University. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Unitarian Universalist/Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, meditation, cooking, conversation, volunteer…
(Kimberley Burton Heuston) Born 1960, in Provo, UT; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Harvard University, A.B., 1981; Vermont College, M.F.A., 2000. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). Office—Waterford School, 1480 E. 9400 S., Sandy, UT 84093. Waterford School, Sandy, UT, teacher, 1984–. Utah Children's Writers…
(Margaret Moore Hodges) Born 1911, in Indianapolis, IN; died December 13, 2005, in Verona, PA; Education: Vassar College, A.B. (with honors), 1932; Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), M.L.S., 1958. Politics: Republican. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, reading, folklore, gardening. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, special…
Born 1945, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: Attended the University of Pennsylvania. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave. #12, New York, NY 10017. Writer and educator. Previously worked as an elementary school teacher in Illinois. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (regional advisor, 1994—). Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers, Assoc…
Born 1951, in Rangoon, Burma; Education: Attended Tunghai University (Taichung, Taiwan), 1968-69; Cornell University, B.A. (honors), 1973, M.F.A., 1980. Religion: Agnostic. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, hiking, growing things. Agent—Tracey Adams, McIntosh and Otis, Inc., 310 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Authors Guild, PEN America. Jataka Tales: A Selection of Buddha's …
1951— Attorney Hayes, Dennis, photograph. Kevin Winter/Getty Images. Think of civil rights and several names pop instantly to mind—Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Emmett Till. These are people who have transcended their own humble humanity to become cultural, social, and historical icons. We know their stories and live with their legacies. But for each …
Rita Hayworth: 1918–1987: Actor, dancer, producer. Called "the fiery epitome of screen sensuality," by People magazine, Rita Hayworth became one of America's most popular and famous actresses of the 1940s and beyond, known for her grace, her beauty, and her amazing dancing ability. Born Margarita Cansino on October 17, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY, Hay-worth was part of a f…
Oscar Hijuelos: 1951—: Novelist. The novel of immigrant life is a durable and extremely significant tradition in American literature, and Cuban-American writer Oscar Hijuelos has emerged as one of its top recent practitioners. His 1989 novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love was both a prizewinner and a bestseller; in that work and in several other substantial novels Hijuelos has explo…
195(?)— Fashion Designer Hendy, Francis, photograph. Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com Since learning the art of sewing at his mother's knee in Trinidad, Francis Hendy has been quietly building a fashion legacy. Known for his innovative mix of materials and skins, Hendy has dressed everyone from fellow Trinidadians to Carnival goers, rap stars to New York fashionistas. All have been se…
1932-2001 Social critic, poet, novelist Though less well known than some of his African-American contemporaries, Calvin Hernton was a writer who stood at the center of several of the cultural developments during the Vietnam War era. Hernton's groundbreaking Sex and Racism in America (1965) was a frank look at the role sexual tensions played in the American racial divide, and it helped set t…
Edward Hidalgo: 1912-1995: U.S. Secretary of the Navy. Edward Hidalgo was the first Hispanic to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Navy. He was named to the position in October of 1979 after a long and distinguished legal and naval career. Although his tenure as secretary was short (15 months), he nonetheless made significant contributions to the Navy Department. In particular, he advocated recrui…
Salma Hayek: 1968(?)—: Actress. Critics have hailed actress Salma Hayek for the forcefulness of her on-screen portrayals made during a relatively short time since her career began in the early 1990s. The Mexican-born actress has also become known for her sultry good looks. "Half peasant, half bombshell, Hayek is the raw stuff of daydreams, a mythical seductress with a figure so s…
Born 1958, in Brisbane, Australia; Education: University of Queensland, B.A., 1982. Hobbies and other interests: Playing soccer, coaching youth soccer. Office—P.O. Box 116, Hazelbrook, 2779, Australia. Agent—Glen Leitch Management, 332 Victoria St., Darlinghurst, 2010, Australia. Poet, 1988—. Presenter and readers at numerous schools throughout Australia. Poets Union. Austral…
Carolina Herrera: 1939—: Fashion designer. Carolina Herrera's designs offer a certain chic, well-heeled style, with a classic feminine sensibility, for her devoted base of women clients. The Venezuelan-born couturier, who led a life chronicled in the pages of fashion magazines well before her first dress went out on a runway, creates suits, sportswear, formal gowns, and all mann…
Nationality: American. Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1931; became U.S. citizen. Education: Queenwood School, Sydney. Family: Married the writer Francis Steegmuller in 1963 (deceased 1994). Career: Staff member, Combined Services Intelligence, Hong Kong, 1947-48, United Kingdom High Commissioner's Office, Wellington, New Zealand, 1949-50, and United Nations Headquarters, New Yor…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Finea, County Westmeath, Ireland, 1947. Career: Worked as laborer and insurance underwriter in England and Ireland; owner and editor, Drumlin magazine, 1978-79; director, Hacklers Drama group, 1980-81. Awards: Hennessy Literary Awards, 1974, 1976; Tom Gallan Award (Society of Authors), 1983; All-Ireland Athlone Award. Agent: c/o Allison & Busby Ltd., 6A Noel Street…
In the mid-1980s María de Lourdes Hinojosa became the first Latina correspondent on National Public Radio (NPR). Her balanced and incisive stories on Latino life in the United States helped usher in a new era, when multicultural media coverage of American life became more commonplace. Since 1997 Hinojosa has been with the Cable News Network (CNN), based at their New York City bureau, where …
Nationality: Guyanese. Born: British Guiana, now Guyana, 1926. Education: Central High School, Georgetown; University of London, 1952-56, B.A. (honours) in French 1956; called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1964. Family: Married Aemilia Oberli; three children. Career: Treasury clerk, Georgetown, 1944-51; clerical worker, London, 1951-58; primary school teacher, Inner London Education Authority…
Nationality: German-American. Born: Ursula Koch in West Germany (emigrated to United States, 1965; naturalized citizen, 1970), 1946. Education: University of New Hampshire, B.A. 1978, M.A. 1979. Career: Lecturer in English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1978—. Agent: Gail Hochman, Paul R. Reynolds, Inc., 12 East 41st Street, New York, New York 10017, U.S.A. There are three dominant …
Nationality: American. Born: New York, New York, 1947. Education: Harvard University, A.B. 1969, A.M. 1972; postgraduate study at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, 1976-77. Military Service: British Merchant Navy; infantrymen, Israeli Army, and field security officer, Israeli Air Force, 1972-73; British Merchant Navy. Career: Instructor, Harvard University; senior fellow, Hudson Institute; a…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Celbridge, County Kildare, 1927. Education: Celbridge Convent; Killashee Preparatory School; Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. Career: Copywriter, Domas Advertising, Dublin, early 1950s; factory hand, extrusion moulder, and storeman, London, mid-1950s; puppet-operator, John Wright's marionettes, in Europe, South Africa, and Rhodesia, 1958-60; scriptwriter, Fi…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Northwestern Manitoba, Canada, 1951. Education: Attended University of Manitoba; University of Western Ontario, B. Mus. 1975, B.A. 1977. Career: Member, De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group, West Bay, Ontario; artistic director, Native Earth Performing Arts, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, until 1992; associated with numerous Native support groups; playwright. Awards: Chalmers Award…
(Andy Helman) Born 1946, in Columbus, OH; Education: Ohio University, B.S. (journalism), 1968. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Jewish. WOUB Radio, Athens, OH, writer, talent, and producer, 1964-68; Columbus Citizens Journal, Columbus, OH, city desk reporter, 1966; Jewish Chronicle, Pittsburgh, PA, reporter, 1968; Halle Brothers (retail chain), Cleveland, OH, advertising copy write…
Nationality: American. Born: New York, New York, 1951. Education: City College of the City University of New York, B.A. 1975, M.A. 1976. Career: Advertising media traffic manager, Transportation Display, Inc., Winston Network, New York, 1977-84; writer, 1984—; professor of English, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1989—. Awards: "Outstanding writer" citation (Pu…
Born 0027;s name Gary; Hobbies and other interests: Reading, travel, collecting and crafts. Author of books for children and young adults. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers, Canadian Children's Book Center, Society of Book Writers and Illustrators, Burlington Storytellers' Guild. Second prize, Children's Writer science article writing c…
Nationality: American. Born: Carol DeChellis, New Jersey, 1942. Education: At Chatham College, Pittsburgh, 1957-61, B.A. in history 1961. Career: Publicist, Crown Publishers, 1965-67, and Bernard Geis Associates, 1967-69, both New York; publicist, 1969-71, and editor, 1971-73, Pantheon Books, New York; publicity manager, Random House, New York, 1973-74; senior editor, William Morrow, publishers, N…
(B. J. Bond, a joint pseudonym) Born 1930, in Liverpool, England; immigrated to Canada, 1957; naturalized Canadian citizen, 1963; Education: Simon Fraser University, B.A., 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Jogging, reading, fishing, music, movies, and the theater. Writer and educator; formerly a policeman in Liverpool, England; Vancouver Police, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, fingerprint sp…
Nationality: British. Born: Scarborough, Yorkshire, 1942. Education: Grammar schools in Scarborough and Coventry; King's College, University of London, B.A. (honours) in English 1963. Career: Since 1963 full-time writer: since 1977 monthly columnist, Daily Telegraph, London. Presenter, Bookshelf radio program, 1986-87. Awards: Maugham award, 1971; Whitbread award, 1972; Rhys Memorial prize,…
Born 1950, in Tulsa, OK; Education: University of Tulsa, B.S., 1970. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viking, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Writer. Actor in film adaptations of her novels, including (Mrs. Barnes) Tex, 1982; (hooker on strip), Rumble Fish, 1983; and (nurse) The Outsiders, 1983. New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books citation, 1967, Chicago Tribune Book World…
Pseudonym for Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, Baronet. Nationality: British. Born: Thomas Willes Chitty in Felixstowe, Suffolk, 1926; succeeded to the baronetcy, 1955. Education: Winchester School, Hampshire; University College, Oxford. Military Service: Served in the Royal Navy, 1944-47. Career: Worked for Inland Revenue, London, 1951-53; staff member, Shell Petroleum Company, in England, 1953-58, and …
(Lofo) Born 1940, in Dresden, Germany; immigrated to Australia, 1959; Education: Studied at graphic art studios in Frankfurt, Germany, 1956–57. Politics: Australian Green Party; "Pacifist." Hobbies and other interests: Languages, marine ecology. Writer, cartoonist, and illustrator. Worked variously as a fruit picker, railway worker, and factory worker, c. 1960s; Unigraphic (gr…
Nationality: British. Born: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1939. Education: Ecclesfield Grammar School, 1950-57; Loughborough College of Education, Leicestershire, 1958-60, 1962-63, teaching certificate. Career: Teacher of physical education in secondary schools in London, 1960-62, Barnsley, 1963-68, and South Yorkshire, 1968-72; Yorkshire Arts Fellow in Creative Writing, University of Sheffield, 1972…
(Anthony Robert Hill) Born 1942, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Education: Attended Melbourne University, 1960–63. Politics: "Swinging voter." Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Music, Scottish dancing, antique collecting, golf. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books, P.O. Box 257, Ringwood, Victoria 3134, Australia. Journalist and writer. Melbourne He…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1932. Education: Deerfield Academy; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-54, A.B. 1954. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1955-57. Career: Taught at the New School for Social Research, New York, 1963-64, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1966, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1967 and 1971, City C…
Nationality: American. Born: Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1925. Education: Lansdale High School; Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, 1941-43. Military Service: Served in the United States Army Infantry, 1943-45: Bronze Star. Career: Magazine and advertising agency artist and illustrator; story board artist, Fletcher Smith Film Studio, New York, 1951; television art director, Batten Barton Dur…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: John Stanley Hodgins in Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1938. Education: Tsolum School, Courtenay, British Columbia; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1956-61, B.Ed. 1961. Career: Teacher, Nanaimo District Senior Secondary School, British Columbia, 1961-80; visiting professor, University of Ottawa, 1981-83; visiting professor, 1983-85, and cu…
Born 1949, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Education: University of New England, B.A., Dip. Education, B.Ed., and M.A. (with honors; education). Writer, grazier, and farmer. Notable Book Award, Children's Book Council of Australia, for Spud; Environmental Award for Children's Literature shortlist, Wilderness Society, for Rachael's Forest; Australian Children's Bo…
Born in Berkshire, England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hodder Headline, 338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, England. Writer and publisher; children's writing consultant. Kathleen Fidler Award runner up, 1988, for Race against Time; Three-M Talking Book Award shortlist (Australia), 1995, for Herbie's Place; Alternative award for Seal Cry; West Australian award for The Silver Fox. Race…
Born 1952, in Baltimore, MD; Education: Attended Towson State College; University of Maryland, B.A., 1975. Religion: Jewish. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, Inc., 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Writer, 1969—. University of Maryland, leave benefit coordinator, 1975-76; worked variously as a teacher, librarian, advertising secretary, typesetter, and Karen Hesse proofread…
Born 1930, in Stamford, CT; Education: Smith College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1951; Yale University, M.A., 1985, postgraduate work in English literature. Hobbies and other interests: Biking, gardening, dancing. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Gina Maccoby Literary Agency, P.O. Box 60, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Book Week Poem award from Children's Book Council, 1976; American Book Award, 1983, for …
See index for SATA sketch: Born March 18, 1909, in Beckenham, Kent, England; died November 26, 2004, in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. Illustrator and author. Hodges was an award-winning illustrator of children's books whose love of history and the theater were often evident in his work. After attending Dulwich College, he studied for three years at Goldsmith's College of Art. Alw…
