Loretta Sanchez: 1960—: U.S. representative. An icon of the growing involvement in politics on the part of Hispanic Americans at the turn of the millennium, Loretta Sanchez is also very much an individualist who has stuck to her own beliefs even when they did not seem expedient. Sanchez came out of political obscurity to defeat an entrenched Anglo-American congressman in the 1996 nation…
Arturo Sandoval: 1949—: Jazz trumpeter. Described respectively by reviewers in Billboard as "pushing the limits of his instrument," in The All Music Guide as "technically flawless," and in the Baltimore Sun as "a powerhouse," jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval ranked among Cuba's most exciting musical exports of the late twentieth century. As…
Carlos Santana: 1947—: Rock guitarist. One of the great musical boundary crossers of the twentieth century, Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana was a central figure in the growth of rock music as a serious art form in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Santana blended rock and blues guitar styles with Latin rhythms, and later experimental jazz influences, to create a compelling hybri…
Cristina Saralegui: 1948—: Journalist, talk show host, publisher, author. Cuba native Cristina Saralegui has achieved the American dream with a little bit of clout and a whole lot of perseverance. She was the first and in 2002 only Latin woman to create a media empire that included a number-one talk show, a widely circulated magazine, a successful radio show, and her own production comp…
1934— Poet, playwright, activist, educator, lecturer In her poetry, Sonia Sanchez has urged black unity and action against white oppression in addition to writing about violence in the black community, the relationships between black men and women, familial ties, and social problems. She is the foremost poet to use urban black English in written form. She also advocated the inclusion of bla…
Selena: 1971-1995: Vocalist. The violent death of beloved Tejano vocalist Selena on March 31, 1995, brought to an end more than just a promising musical career. Selena had become an icon in the Hispanic community, a beloved figure to whom Mexican-Americans attached their aspirations and their feelings about their cultural identities. Among them, her murder evoked an outpouring of grief compara…
1956— Entrepreneur, executive Milton Scott's appointments in corporate America have few parallels. As the first African American to become a partner in the audit practice at the international accounting firm of Arthur Andersen he influenced multi-million dollar deals and made important decisions that affected large segments of the telecommunications, technology and energy arenas at a…
Born 1937, in Yokohama, Japan; immigrated to the United States c. 1953; Education: Studied at Aoyama Gakuin (Tokyo, Japan), Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles Art Center School, University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco Art Institute. Hobbies and other interests: Fly-fishing. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Houghton Mifflin, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. EIZO Press, Berkeley…
1930–1997 President Mobutu Sese Seko ruled Zaire, the former Belgian Congo that he renamed in 1971, from 1965 when he assumed power with a military coup and established the Second Republic to just months before his death in 1997. His regime was been characterized as repressive, and his critics described him in terms of his drive for power, his compulsion for personalization, and his hunger …
1942–2004 Blues musician An icon of the Chicago blues, Son Seals was known for his intense and innovative guitar playing and his grainy singing. Seals brought the musical traditions of Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Howlin' Wolf to a new generation of blues guitarists and fans, at a time when the music seemed to be dying out. An energetic performer, Seals took his hard elect…
Irma Vidal Santaella championed Puerto Rican and other minority rights in New York for over thirty years. In 1961 she became the first Puerto Rican woman admitted to the New York State Bar, and in 1983 she became the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to the New York Supreme Court. She helped found the Hispanic Community Chest of America, the National Federation of Puerto Rican Women, and the …
George Santayana: 1863-1952: Philosopher. The Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana is popularly known for a single sentence that has entered the stock arsenal of American political rhetoric: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," Santayana wrote in his 1905 book Reason in Common Sense. Students of Santayana's work complain that the …
Eligio Sardiñas: 1910-1988: Boxer. Cuban boxer Eligio "Kid Chocolate" Sardiñas was the first Cuban world champion in the history of boxing. From the late 1920s to the late 1930s, he was one of the most popular fighters in New York. He was noted for his speed and his fast punches. Sardiñas was born in Havana, Cuba, on January 6, 1910, and first began fighting …
Surname is pronounced "San-Soo-see"; born 1946, in San Francisco, CA; Education: St. Mary's College, B.A., 1968; California State University at Hayward, graduate study, 1968-70. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, collecting old children's books. Office—2261 Market St., Suite 503, San Francisco, CA 94114. Agent—Barbara S. Kouts, Literary Agent, P.O. Box 5…
1971— Singer Her voice has been called sublime, radiant, commanding, and quite simply, beautiful. In operas, jazz concerts, and show-stopping recitals, Millicent Scarlett has sung her way into a resounding career. "I love singing very dearly," she told The Diamondback, the student paper of the University of Maryland. "I hope the love of what I'm doing shows throu…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born May 31, 1905, in Kreschov, Poland; died July 31, 2003, in Boston, MA. Educator and author. Schneider is best remembered as the author of dozens of science books for children and teenagers. After immigrating with his family to America from Poland, he was educated at the Free Academy (now City College of the City University of New York), where h…
Born 1941, in Florida; Education: Newcomb College of Tulane University, B.A., 1963. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, gardening, painting. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Dutton, 345 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Freelance writer. High school teacher of history in Fitzgerald, GA, 1967-68; substitute teacher in schools in New York and Maryland, 1968-70; Jayland Nursery School, Governor…
Born 1952, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Kent State University, B.S., M.A., 1977; Youngstown State University, M.S., 1980; University of Akron, Ph.D., 1994. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Red Brick Press, c/o Capstone Press, 151 Good Counsel Dr., P.O. Box 669, Mankato, MN 56002. Educator and writer. Elementary school teacher in Ohio, for ten years; Summit County Board of Education, Akron, OH, curr…
Born 1931, in New York, NY; daughter of Walter Edmund Grush (a jeweler) and Marguerite Martin Gloria G. Schlaepfer Kolander (a bank clerk); Education: Douglass College, Rutgers University, B.A. (zoology/microbiology), 1954; California State University, Fullerton, M.S. (environmental studies), 1985. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Photography, bird watchin…
Born 1959, in Boise, ID; father a salesman, mother's name Sarah Anne (an artist); Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended San Francisco Art Institute, 1980-81; California College of Arts and Crafts, B.F.A. (illustration; highest honors), 1990. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, poetry slams, story telling. Artist and educator. Illustrator, 1989—; art instructor at…
Born 1947; Education: Temple University, B.A., 1969, M.A., 1972; Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, ordained rabbi, 1974; Christian Theological Seminary, Doctor of Ministry, 1996. Religion: Jewish. Office—Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, 600 West 70th St., Indianapolis, IN 46260. Manhattan Reconstructionist Havurah, New York, NY, rabbi, 1974–77; Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapo…
1931-1967 Classical pianist, writer One of the most unusual and perhaps most tragic figures in American cultural history, Philippa Schuyler gained national acclaim as a child prodigy on the piano. Her picture graced the covers of weekly news magazines, and she was hailed as a young American Mozart. Schuyler's life during adulthood, however, was a difficult one. She struggled with racial dis…
Born 1947, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Ethnicity: "Scottish." Education: University of Saskatchewan, B.A., 1967, Dip.Ed., 1969; University of Victoria, M.A., 1985. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orca Book Publishers Ltd., P.O. Box 5626, Station B, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8R 6S4. Writer and school councillor. Victoria School District, Victoria, British Columbia, Ca…
1968- Professional football player Barry Sanders was one of the greatest football players of the 1990s and perhaps of all time. Although he always described himself as an "average person," Barry Sanders' accomplishments playing football are truly extraordinary. In his three years at Oklahoma State University, Sanders broke or tied 24 NCAA records on his way to winning college …
1917-2004 Actress Sanford, Isabel, photograph. EPA/Landov. Best known for her portrayal of Louise Jefferson—Weezy—on the hit television situation comedy The Jeffersons, Isabel Sanford became the first black woman to win an Emmy award for best actress in a comedy series. Sanford's acting career included stage and film, as well as television stardom. In her early life as a young…
1964- Sociology professor Sears, Stephanie, photograph. Photo by Anthony R. Baker. Courtesy of Stephanie Sears. Dr. Stephanie Sears, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of San Francisco, received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 2004 for her research and study of sociology and African-American studies. Seeking to better the lives of youth through her work, Sears' research expl…
Born 1944, in Charlotte, NC; Education: Attended George Washington University and Boston University. Politics: Democrat. office—Je Bouquine/Bayard Presse, 3, Rue Bayard, 75008 Paris, France. Author and translator. Je Bouquine, France, former editor. The Way Home (short stories), illustrated by Miles Hyman, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York, NY), 1994. (Adaptor and translator) Ingrid…
See index for SATA sketch: Born June 6, 1926, in New York, NY; died of vasculitis November 23, 2004, in New York, NY. Author. Schlein was a prolific author of children's books and was best known for her ability to teach young readers about animals, science, and other topics in an entertaining way. She earned a B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College in 1947 before embarking on a variety of…
Born 1956, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: Attended Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts), 1974-77, and School of Visual Arts (New York, NY). Religion: Jewish. Agent—Cornell and McCarthy, LLC, 2-D Cross Highway, Westport, CT 06880. Children's book illustrator. Graphic artist with design studio in New York, NY; School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, adjunct professor of …
Born 1928, in Vienna, Austria; Education: Bedford College, London, B.A. (with honors), 1948. Religion: Jewish. Agent—c/o Lynn Nesbit, ICM, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019. Writer. Teacher in Dominican Republic, 1948-51; Columbia University, New York, NY, professor of creative writing, 1969-78; University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, professor of English, beginning 1978; Ohio…
Born 1954, in Mindelheim im Allgau, Germany. Education: College graduate. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Aufbau Verlag, Postfach 193, 10105 Berlin, Germany. Writer and former teacher in Germany. Prix Chronos (France), 1999; National Parenting Publications Award, 1999, 2000. Schatzsuche und Finderglück, illustrated by Nathalie Duroussy, Findling, 1995, translated as Treasure Hunt, 1995. Ich b…
1805-1881 Crimean war nurse, writer Seacole, Mary, photograph. National Portrait Gallery/Getty Images. Jamaican-born Mary Seacole served as a nurse in the Crimean War (1853-56), establishing the "British Hotel" for soldiers recovering from injuries and illness in the Crimean port city of Balaclava. Because of her color, Seacole was refused by the British war office when she as…
1984(?)— Ceremonial guard England's Janna Scantlebury became the first black woman to serve in an elite mounted regiment attached to the royal household. As a member of the King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery, Scantlebury participates in the lavish, colorful pageants such as the Trooping of the Colours every June in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday. The Lond…
Born 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Education: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, B.A.A., 1982. Politics: Liberal. Hobbies and other interests: Reading. Agent—Ralph M. Vicinanza Ltd., 303 West 18th St., New York, NY 10011. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (Canadian regional director, 1992-95, president, 1998), Crime Writers of Canada, Writers Union of Canada (membership comm…
Born 0087.jpg" gale:type="photo" gale:orient="portrait" height="318" alt="Roni Schotter" width="242" /> Roni Schotter Jesse. Education: Attended Carnegie Mellon University; New York University, B.A. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Houghton Mifflin Children's Books, 8th Fl., 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. Former editor with publishing houses; has taught writing at Queens College,…
wife's name, Carol. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Writer, educator, and producer of television programs. University of Massachusetts and Smith College, Amherst, MA, taught American history and history of photography; has also taught American studies in junior high and high schools. Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, for The Story of …
(Dr. Laura) Born 1947, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: State University of New York—Stonybrook, B.S. (biological sciences); Columbia University, M.S., M. Phil., and Ph.D. (physiology), 1974; University of Southern California, postdoctoral certificate in marriage, family, and child counseling, 1980. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Hapkido karate (earned black belt, 1992), machine …
First initial and second name are pronounced together as "Jah-toh"; born 1960, in Oakland, CA; Education: Attended San Francisco State University, 1984-85. Politics: "All politics is local." Religion: "All religion is local." Hobbies and other interests: Photography. Office—1261 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Clorox Corporation, Pleasanton, C…
Surname is pronounced "shole"; born 1951, in New York, NY; Education: Castleton State College, B.A., 1973. Hobbies and other interests: Opera, classical music, film, theater. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Morgan Reynolds Publishing, 620 South Elm St., Ste. 223, Greensboro, NC 27406. Writer. Stay out of the Shower: Twenty-five Years of Shocker Films Beginning with "Psycho,�…
Last name rhymes with "Fresca"; born 1954, in Flint, MI; Education: Attended Culver Military Academy; Albion College, B.A., 1976; Columbia University, M.F.A., 1980. Hobbies and other interests: "Many." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viking Penguin, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014-3658. Writer. Previously worked at Manhattan Day School, New York, NY, elementary school…
Born 1968, in England; children: Alice. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orion House, 5 Upper Saint Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA, England. Writer, beginning 1994. Stone carver and wood engraver. Formerly worked as a bookseller, Heffers children's bookshop, Cambridge, England; Ragged Bears children's book publisher, Somerset, England, sales manager; Templar Publishing, Dorking, …
Born 1950, in Postmasburg, South Africa; Education: Attended Michaelis School of Art, University of Cape Town; Royal Society of Arts (London, England), teaching diploma. Politics: "Left of center/humanistic/pacifist, strong anti-apartheid history." Religion: "Jewish background, Buddhist leanings." Children's book author and illustrator. Has worked variously as a …
Born 1952, in Littleton, NH; Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1972. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, NY, freelance contributor to language arts program, 1976-78; freelance writer, 1978—. The Dulcimer Boy, illustrated by David Hockney, Viking (New York, NY), 1979, illustrated by Brian Selznick, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2003. Terpin, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York,…
Born 1952, in Batavia, NY; Education: Kent State University, B.F.A., 1974. Politics: Democrat. Children's book author and illustrator. Has also worked as a freelance graphic designer and botanical illustrator, 1976–. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Authors Guild, Authors League, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Parents magazine Best Children's…
Born 1940, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: Attended Southern Methodist University, 1957–59, 1979–81, and University of Houston, 1979–81. Religion: Methodist. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, traveling, sailing, teaching. Agent—Susan Cohen, Writer's House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010. Writer, 1975–. Teacher of workshops for Texas Conference of …
Born 1957, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Education: Attended University of Toronto. Politics: "No." Religion: "Yes." Agent—Scott Treimel, 454 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003-6918/ Writer, 1996–. Worked as waiter and maitre d', 1987–96; Humber College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, teacher at Humber School for Writers, 1998–, and member o…
Born 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico; immigrated to the United States, 1962. Education: Virginia Tech University, B.A., 1978; Old Dominion University, M.S. Ed., 1985. Agent—Miriam Altshuler, 53 Old Post Road N., Red Hook, New York, NY 12571. Writer. Previously worked as a Web site manager, organizational development consultant, juvenile probation officer, family counselor, scuba instructor, p…
Nationality: American. Born: Salt Lake City, Utah, 1915. Education: Colby College, B.A. 1940, M.A. 1955. Career: Faculty member, Suffolk University, Boston, 1947-48; assistant professor, Brandeis University, 1949-55. Awards: Guggenheim fellowship, 1980; Northwest Booksellers award, 1989. Agent: Blanche Gregory, 2 Tudor City Place, New York, New York 10017, U.S.A. Mrs. Bridge, by Evan S. Connell, i…
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1941. Education: Simmons College, Boston; University of Chicago, 1958-66, B.A. 1961, M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1966. Career: Instructor in English, Wright Junior College, Chicago, 1964-65; instructor, 1965-66, and assistant professor of English, 1966-67, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Assistant Professor, 1967-71, associate professor, 1972-74, si…
Born 1929, in Red Pheasant Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada; Education: Studied painting with Wynona Mulcaster, 1960s. Office—#1 Railway Ave. E., P.O. Box 460, North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2Y6, Canada. Elected an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, 1975; Saskatchewan Award of Merit, 1985; received the Order of Canada, 1987. (Illustrator) A Cree Life: The Art of Allen Sapp, J…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1914; son of the Hollywood film pioneer, B.P. Schulberg. Education: Los Angeles High School, 1928-31; Deerfield Academy, 1931-32; Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1932-36, A.B. (cum laude) 1936 (Phi Beta Kappa). Military Service: Served in the United States Navy, 1943-46: Lieutenant. Career: Screenwriter, Hollywood, 1936-39; in charge of photog…
Nationality: Australian-New Zealander. Born: Wellington, New Zealand, 1948 (has dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship). Education: Degrees in English and drama; M.A. in English. Career: Worked variously as waitress, fruit-picker, and script editor, as well as in social work, acting, publishing, and newspaper work. Lives in Sydney, Australia. Awards: Bruce Mason Sunday Times award. Rosie Scot…
Nationality: Indian. Born: Allahabad, India, 1951. Education: La Martiniere College; Delhi University, B.A. (with honors) in English 1971; Western Michigan University, B.A. (with honors) in English 1972, M.A. 1974. Career: Writer. Award: Commonwealth Writers' prize for best first book, 1989, for The Trotter-Nama. Agent: A.P. Watt, 20 John St., London WC1N 2DR, England. Although I. Allan Se…
Pseudonym: Monica Highland (with Lisa See and John Espey). Nationality: American. Born: Carolyn Penelope Laws, Pasadena, California, 1934. Education: Los Angeles City College, A.A.; California State University, Los Angeles, M.A., Ph.D. Career: Waitress, 1950s; teaching assistant, 1960s; professor of English, Loyola Marymount University, 1970-85; visiting professor of English, 1986-89, and adjunct …
Born 1960, in Elmhurst, IL; Education: Sierra College, A.A., 1980; University of California, Davis, B.A., 1983. Illustrator. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Graphic Artists Guild, Phi Kappa Phi. The Moon Comes Home was included on the John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers, 1990. (And illustrator) Somewhere in the World Right Now, Knopf (New York, NY), 19…
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1928. Educated in New York City public schools, including Peter Stuyvesant High School. Military Service: Served in the United States Merchant Marine, 1944-46. Career: Hospital patient, with tuberculosis, 1946-50; held various jobs, including seaman and insurance clerk, 1950-64. Lives in Los Angeles. Member: Writer's Guild of America, and Aut…
Born 1942, in Watertown, WI; reEducation: University of Arizona, B.F.A., 1964. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Books for Young Readers, Henry Holt and Company, 115 West 15th St., New York, NY 10011. Illustrator, author, and translator of children's books. Exhibitions: Solo shows in Sweden and the United States featuring illustrations from The Long Way to a New Land. Art represented in the Ker…
Born 1951, in Boulder, CO; Education: Attended University of Colorado, 1969–72; California Institute of the Arts, B.F. A., 1975. Agent—Maggie Byer-Sprinzeles, 5800 Arlington Ave., No. 16-E, Riverdale, NY 10471. Author and illustrator of children's books, 1973–. Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book, American Library Association, 2006, for Amanda Pig and the Really Hot D…
Nationality: British. Born: London. Awards: Geoffrey Faber Memorial prize, 1993, for The Quantity Theory of Insanity. Will Self is a satirist on the order of Swift and Voltaire writing in the England of Malcolm Bradbury, David Lodge, and Martin Amis. Drawing on his experience as a heroin addict, a philosophy student at Oxford, and a cartoonist, he has crafted a style perfectly suited to his time a…
Nationality: Sri Lankan (Ceylonese)-Canadian. Born: Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1963; immigrated to Canada, 1984. Education: York University, Toronto, B.F.A. Career: Novelist, essayist, and writer for television. Awards: Smithbooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award, 1997; Lambda Literary Award for gay men's fiction (Lambda Literary Foundation), 1997. Agent: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 13…
1929–2005 Gospel singer Scott, George, photograph. © 2003 Jack Vartoogian/FrontRow-Photos. Reproduced by permission. A founding member of the legendary gospel vocal group the Blind Boys of Alabama, George Scott was known for his rich and powerful baritone and his jubilee singing style. As the Blind Boys walked on stage, each with his arm on the shoulder of the man in front, Scott app…
1973— Political activist The civil rights movement of the 1960s spawned great social changes and the emergence of a large group of African-American political leaders, put in power as a direct result of newly safeguarded black participation in the electoral process. For many years, though, no new generation of activists materialized to take the place of the heroic figures who initiated the c…
1949— Mayor, lawyer Schmoke, Kurt, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. Kurt L. Schmoke made history in 1987 when he became the first black man elected mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. At that time he was considered a rising star in American politics, with some mentioning him as a potential Senate or even vice-presidential candidate. The promise of his early caree…
1925— Jazz and rhythm-and-blues singer A jazz and rhythm-and-blues (R&B) singer with a distinctive high-pitched voice, Jimmy Scott is admired by singing stars as diverse as Madonna and Lou Reed. His heyday was the 1950s and 1960s, when he was known among jazz fans as a vocalist with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and his most acclaimed album is 1962's Falling in Love Is Wonderf…
