Papers, ca.1920-1982.

Dunham, Katherine, 1909-2006

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Legendary dancer, choreographer and anthropologist Katherine Dunham was born June 22, 1909, to an African American father and French-Canadian mother who died when she was young. At an early age, Dunham became interested in dance. However, she did not seriously pursue a career in the profession until she was a student at the University of Chicago.During her studies, Dunham attended a lecture on anthropology, where she was introduced to the concept of dance as a cultural symbol. Intrigued by this ...

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. R...

Borges, Jorge Luís, 1899-1986

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Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was a distinguished Argentinian poet, essayist and short story writer. From the description of La lotería en Babilonia : holograph, undated. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 320956282 From the guide to the La lotería en Babilonia : holograph, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Argentine author. From the description of Antología de la Poesía Argentina Moderna [manuscrip...

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

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Born in 1899, Ernest Hemingway was the second of six children born to Grace Hall and Clarence Edmonds Hemingway. Ernest developed a love of literature and music from his mother, a trained opera singer and music teacher after her marriage, and gained a keen interest in outdoor sports--hunting, fishing, woodscraft--from his father, a doctor and avid naturalist. Divided between the family's home in Oak Park, Illinois, and their summer cottage on Lake Waldoon in Michigan, Ernest's chil...

Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary taste...

Welles, Orson, 1915-1985

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Actor, writer, director, and producer for stage, radio, and film. From the description of Papers, 1930-1959. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 31734907 George Orson Welles, named for his parents' friend George Ade, was born on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A child prodigy aided and encouraged by guardian Maurice Bernstein and teacher Roger Hill, Welles had considerable writing and acting experience before the age of twenty. Through the years this multi-talented...

Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012

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Born in France on November 30, 1907, critic-historian Jacques Barzun came to the United States in 1920 and received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia until his retirement in 1975, having also for a decade been Dean of Faculties and Provost. From 1975 to 1993 he was Literary Adviser to Charles Scribner's Sons. Among his forty books are biographical-critical studies of William James and Hector Berlioz, several volumes of literary and cultu...

Stout, Rex, 1886-1975

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Rex Stout was an American author best known for his detective fiction. He was born December 1, 1886 in Noblesville, Indiana, the sixth of nine children. In 1887 his parents, John and Lucetta Stout, bought a forty-acre farm south of Topeka, Kansas, where Stout grew up. As a young man, Stout tried several trades, including bookkeeping (with a stint in the Navy as a bookkeeper on Theodore Roosevelt's yacht), ushering at an opera house in Topeka, studying law, and working as a cigar store clerk....

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971

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Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician. Raised in Owosso, Michigan, Dewey was a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. In 1944, he was the Republican Party's nominee for president, but lost the election to incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Ha...

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992

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Biochemist, professor of biochemistry at Boston University Medical School; science and science fiction writer; author of over 400 books. From the description of Letters, 1950-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322499 American scientist and writer. From the description of Letter and postcard, 1987 Nov. 30. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122632941 Isaac Asimov (1920 ₆ 19...

Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978

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Illustrator, painter; Norman Rockwell painted and illustrated 317 covers for the Saturday Evening Post from 1916-1963. From the description of Norman Rockwell collection of Saturday Evening Post covers, 1919-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777815899 Norman Rockwell was among the most popular and successful American artists of the 20th century. His signature style of representational realism, used to express themes of traditional American values, was easily recognized an...

Symons, Julian, 1912-1994

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Julian Symons was an English novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, short-story writer, historian, and biographer. From the description of Julian Symons collection of papers, 1933-1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531794 From the guide to the Julian Symons collection of papers, 1929]-1967, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) British poet, novelist, historian, and critic J...

Francis, Dick

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Creasey, John, 1933-

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Cary, Joyce, 1888-1957

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Joyce Cary was a British author, best known as a novelist. Born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and raised in England, Cary was a sickly youth who showed a talent for writing and painting; he studied art, but questioned his ability and quit to attend Trinity College, Oxford, instead. He served with the Red Cross during the Balkan War, and joined the Nigerian Political Service, spending his spare time reading and writing. He found initial success with short fiction, and as he began to write nov...

Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955

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American playwright. From the description of Letter, Surrey, England, to Malcolm Wells, New York City [manuscript], 1948 August 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817235 Sherwood was a noted American dramatist. He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., graduated from Harvard in 1918, and served in World War I. He wrote for Vanity Fair and Life magazines, serving as editor of the latter from 1924 to 1928. His first play, written in 1927, was an immediate success. H...

Berkeley, Anthony, 1893-1971

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Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson), 1888-1958

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Paul, Elliot, 1891-1958

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Elliot Paul was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and literary critic, and the co-founder and co-editor of the journal "transition," leaving the publication in the fall of 1929. From the description of Elliot Paul collection of papers, 1922-1940. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652059 Paul was born on Feb. 11, 1891 in Malden, MA; attended Univ. of ME, 1908-9; became statehouse correspondent in Boston; fought in World War I; quit jo...

Crofts, Freeman Wills, 1879-1957

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Patrick, Q.

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Powell, James B.

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Epithet: Vicar of Bitteswell, county Leicestershire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000614.0x0000bc ...

Millar, Kenneth, 1915-1983

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Kenneth Millar, who wrote under the pseudonym Ross Macdonald, was the best-selling author of twelve classic novels of detective fiction featuring the main character Lew Archer. His extensive writings include reviews, short stories, poetry, plays, screenplays, and essays. Millar died in 1983. From the description of Kenneth Millar papers, 1939-1979. (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 49523551 ...

Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947

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Matthew Phipps Shiel began life in the West Indies of Irish parentage and later studied languages and medicine in London, before the appearance of his first book Prince Zaleski, in 1895. He subsequently wrote over thirty novels including such classic works as The Lord of the Sea, The Yellow Danger, How the Old Woman Got Home, and his science fiction masterpiece, The Purple Cloud. From the description of Children of the wind, ca. 1922. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldC...

McKelway, St. Clair, 1905-1980

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Freeling, Nicolas, 1927-

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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

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British author, best known for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes. From the description of Letter : South Norwood, to Major Pond, 1894 May 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57008581 English physician, novelist and detective-story writer. From the description of Papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [manuscript], 1893-1985 (bulk 1893-1927). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816353 Doyle was an English mystery writer perh...

Tyre, Nedra

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Rohmer, Sax, 1883-1959

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Pen name of Arthur Henry Ward, English mystery writer best know for master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. From the description of Letter to Mrs. E. Laurence White, 1939 July 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 65184233 ...

Serling, Rod, 1924-1975

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Rodman Edward Serling was born Dec. 25, 1924 in Syracuse, NY; served as paratrooper in 11th Airborne Division during WWII; discharged as a result of a shrapnel wound, 1946; attended Antioch College and began writing, directing, and acting in local radio plays; sold first television script in 1949; married wife Carol in 1948 and had two daughters; moved to Hollywood to write teleplays in mid-1950s; won 6 Emmy awards with scripts for Patterns, Requiem for a heavyweight, and The comedian, among oth...

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957

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Sayers was a British novelist, translator and apologist for the Christian faith. From the description of Dorothy L. Sayers letters and poems, 1913-1952. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 271111369 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00016b Novelist and playwright. From the description of Letters, to Maurice Browne, 1936-1947. (University of Michigan). Wor...

Armstrong, Charlotte, 1905-1969

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American author, novelist, screenwriter, and writer of television plays; often wrote in mystery and suspense genres. From the description of Charlotte Armstrong collection, 1920-1980. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70976964 ...

Savage, Ernest, 1918-

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Mather, Berkely

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Harrington, Joyce.

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Hare, Cyril, 1900-

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Ellin, Stanley

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Mystery writer. Graduate of Brooklyn College. From the description of Papers, [ca.1960-1962] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155453543 ...

Stribling, T. S. (Thomas Sigismund), 1881-1965

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Lovesey, Peter

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Fremlin, Celia

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English author of detective and mystery stories and suspense fiction; b. Celia Fremlin, 1914; married Elia Goller; also known as Celia Fremlin Goller. From the description of Celia Fremlin collection, 1978. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70961678 ...

Powell, Talmage

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Canning, Victor

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Victor Canning was a British novelist and screenplay writer. Many of his novels were adapted for motion pictures. From the description of Victor Canning papers, 1928-1984. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 76806178 From the guide to the Victor Canning papers, 1928-1984, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.) ...

Wodehouse, P.G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975

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P. G. Wodehouse was an American and English novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, and short-story writer. From the description of Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers, 1905-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465613 From the guide to the Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers, 1905-1975, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) British author. From ...

Wylie, Philip, 1902-1971

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Philip Gordon Wylie was born in Beverly, Mass. In 1902. He attended Princeton University during 1920-1923. A writer of fiction and nonfiction, his output included hundreds of short stories, articles, serials, syndicated newspaper columns, novels and works of social criticism. He also wrote screenplays while in Hollywood, was an editor for Farrar & Rinehart, served on the Dade County (Fla.) Defense Council, was a director of the Lerner Marine Laboratory, and at one time was a special advisor ...

Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989

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English poet and novelist. From the description of A Wish : autograph manuscript signed, of a sonnet, transcribed for presentation : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270741629 Daphne Du Maurier, author. From the description of The years between: screenplay, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122576253 ...

Keating, H.R.F. (Henry Reymond Fitzwalter), 1926-2011

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Fish, R. L. (Robert L.)

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Lerner, Max, 1902-1992

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Editorial director and columnist for the daily newspaper PM. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122583177 Author, lecturer. From the description of Reminiscences of Max Lerner : lecture, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86100443 ...

Brentano, Lowell, 1895-1950

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Lowell Brentano (1895-1950) was born in New York City on April 18, 1895. He graduated with honors from Harvard in 1918 and joined the family publishing firm in an editorial capacity, later becoming vice-president. He was also writing plays, and in 1926 authored with Fulton Oursler, "The Spider," which enjoyed a long New York run and was performed in seven European countries. Other Brentano plays include "Zepplin," "Family Affairs," "Danger - Men Working," and "Great Lady." Brentano ...

Lawrence, Hilda

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Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...

Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957

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American author and journalist. From the description of Letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1940 October 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810653 Christopher Morley was an American editor, an author, and a Rhodes scholar. Morley was one of the founders of the "Saturday Review of Literature," of which he was an editor from 1924 to 1940. A prolific author, he wrote more than 50 books. His novels include PANASSUS ON WHEELS (1917), THE HAUNTED BOOKS...

Cronin, A.J. (Archibald Joseph), 1896-1981

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Chesterton, G.K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936

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English literary critic and author. From the description of Epitaph, [not after 1936]. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 31402388 Author and journalist. From the description of Poem of G. K. Chesterton, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455163 Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English poet, journalist, author, and critic. His literary criticism included works about Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, and George Berna...

Thurber, James, 1894-1961

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James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1894. Considered one of the 20th century's more prominent humorists, he wrote nearly forty books of stories, essays, autobiography, and a Broadway play. Thurber passed away in 1961. From the description of James Thurber letters to Mrs. Robert Sterling, 1946-1950. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 181589252 Epithet: author and cartoonist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person ...

Palmer, Stuart, 1905-1968

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Golding, Louis, 1895-1958

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Louis Golding was a popular and prolific British author known for his novels and travel books. Born in Manchester, his studies at Oxford were interrupted by World War I. Deemed unfit for army duty, his love of travel was initiated when he was sent by the YMCA to Greece. After the war, he travelled regularly, and found success as a novelist and travel writer, chiefly of the Middle East. His travel books aren't mere guides; through fiction, poems, and short sketches, he effectively captures the sp...

Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870

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Dumas, the French novelist. Jacques François Fromental Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy, was a French composer. From the description of [Letter, undated, to] M. Halévy / A. Dumas. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 225160848 His last, unfinished, historical romance. Never published in French in book form. From the description of Le comte de Moret : manuscript, [ca. 1869]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612780552 French nov...

Caldwell, Taylor, 1900-1985

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British-born author of over 39 novels who lived most of her life in the Buffalo area; 1939 graduate of University of Buffalo. From the description of Great lion of God : typescript and galley proofs, 1970. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34178324 ...

Lacy, Ed.

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Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012

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Ray Bradbury novelist and screenwriter; Herman Melville, novelist. From the description of Moby Dick : screenplay, 1956, January 27. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652495 Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, IL, Aug. 22, 1920; started his writing career in 1943; the winner of various awards, he is known primarily for writing fantasy and science fiction stories; he has authored numerous novels, short stories, plays, films, poems, and articles, includi...

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977

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Louis Untermeyer was a noted author, editor, and translator. His tastes were eclectic, and his friendships many; he produced more than one hundred books, and volumes of letters. His numerous poetry anthologies have helped introduce verse to generations of schoolchildren. From the description of Heinrich Heine, paradox and poet, 1936. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56550722 From the description of Louis Untermeyer letter to Judith Wright McKinn...

Bentley, Eric, 1916-....

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Eric Russell Bentley (1916- ) was an American editor, translator and professor of dramatic literature at Columbia University. From the description of Eric Bentley papers, ca. 1960-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517495 From the guide to the Eric Bentley papers, ca. 1960-1964, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Eric Bentley, theater critic and dramatist. From the description of Eric Bentley letters to Mary Douglas Di...

Heidenfeld, Wolfgang

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Hughes, Dorothy B. (Dorothy Belle), 1904-1993

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Born in Kansas City, Mo. in 1904. Educated at the University of Missouri, Columbia University and the University of New Mexico. Mystery writer and critic. Hughes has also published poetry and non-fiction and is known in New Mexico for her history of the first fifty years of the University of New Mexico, Pueblo on the Mesa. From the guide to the Dorothy B. Hughes Photograph Collection, 1930-1950, (University of New Mexico, Center for Southwest Research) Born in Kansas City, M...

Byrne, M. St. Clare (Muriel St. Clare), 1895-

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Gilbert, Anthony

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Lee, Manfred B. (Manfred Bennington), 1905-1971

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Crispin, Edmund, 1921-1978

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Ferrars, Elizabeth, 1907-1995

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Targ, William, 1907-

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Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Mystery writer, editor, critic of crime fiction, and coauthor with Manfred B. Lee of the Ellery Queen mystery novels and stories. From the guide to the Frederic Dannay Papers, ca.1920-1982., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Mystery writer, editor, critic of crime fiction, and coauthor with Manfred B. Lee of the Ellery Queen mystery novels and stories. From the description of Papers, ca.1920-1982. (Columbia University In ...

Niven, David, 1910-1983

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Actor and author; b. James David Graham Niven; d. 1983. From the description of David Niven collection, 1841-1985 ; (bulk 1952-1983). (Margaret Herrick Library). WorldCat record id: 70938790 ...

Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972

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Cecil Day Lewis was a British poet and writer of detective stories under the name Nicholas Blake. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. From the description of Cecil Day Lewis collection. [1929-ca. 1930s]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848431 Cecil Day-Lewis was born on 27 April 1904 at Ballintubbet in Ireland, the only child of the Reverend Frank Cecil Day-Lewis, a Church of Ireland cu...

Derleth, August, 1909-1971

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August William Derleth, 1909-1971, was an author. Although Derleth's literary strengths are exemplified in his nostalgic writings about the Midwestern prairies, he is best remembered for his "weird" fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. From the guide to the Derleth mss., 1958-1965, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly) American author. From the description of Typed letters signed (108) : Sauk City, Wis., to Edw...

Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973

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Pearl S. Buck was the daughter of American missionary parents, and spent the first seventeen years of her life in China. Her third novel, The Good Earth, won the Pulitzer Prize, and a Nobel Prize for literature followed, citing The Good Earth as well as her biographies of her parents. Critical reception for her works has been mixed since these early successes. A prolific and optimistic author, most of her fiction is set in China, and she displays great affection for the place and her characters....

Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974

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Vincent Starrett, a police reporter for the Daily News also wrote book reviews for various Chicago newspapers, and in this way became aquainted with Arthur Machen, with whom he had a long and varied correspondence with. The friendship and conflict following resulted in Starrett vs. Machen: A Record of Discovery and Correspondence, which is the focus of this collection. From the description of Vincent Starrett collection of Arthur Machen, 1915-1971. (Southern Illinois University). Wor...

Quick, Dorothy Alita Kewley, 1907-

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Brand, Christianna, 1907-1988

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Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961

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American novelist and short story writer. From the description of Dashiell Hammett Papers, 1923-1974. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 85058436 Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland on May 27, 1894 to a family long in the county. After working as a youth to help support his family, he left home in 1914 and worked as a detective before enlisting in the U.S. Army during Wo...

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950

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Poet and author. From the description of Edna St. Vincent Millay papers, 1832-1992 (bulk 1900-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71066360 American poet. From the description of ALS : Camden, Maine, to Eleanor Morgan Patterson, 1916 June 15. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442927 From the description of Photograph of Edna St. Vincent Millay [manuscript], 1920 August. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812089 ...

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

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W.B. (William Butler) Yeats (1865-1939), poet and dramatist, born in County Sligo, Ireland. From the description of W.B. Yeats collection, 1875-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863171 British poet. From the description of Letter : to William Weber, Brooklyn, New York : holograph, 12 May [no year]. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18786005 William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist. From t...

Eberhart, Mignon Good, 1899-1996

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American author; wrote mystery stories; d. 1966. From the description of Mignon Eberhart collection, 1929-1979. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70962493 ...

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born Sept. 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. He began writing while a student at Princeton University. He met his wife, Zelda, while serving in the US Army stationed in Alabama. His novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and he became an instant success. He published he Great Gatsby in 1925. Fitzgerald died on December 21, 1940 of a heart attack at age 44 while living in Los Angeles and working for the film industry....

James, P.D., 1920-2014

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P. D. James (b. Phyllis Dorothy James, August 3, 1920, Oxford, England–d. November 27 2014, Oxford, England) was an English crime writer who was famous for her series of detective novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh. After her husband's mental breakdown after World War II, she worked for a hospital board in London and also for the Home Office until her retirement in 1979. James began writing in the mid-1950s. Her first novel, Cover Her Face, featuring the investigator and po...

Mailer, Norman

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American writer. From the description of Letters to Theodore S. Amussen [manuscript], [ca. 1948?]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823381 Norman Mailer was an American author and celebrity, admired for his novels and social commentary, and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mailer became interested in writing while studying aeronautical engineering at Harvard. He served in World War II, which led to the acclai...

Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Author & publisher. Columbia A.B. 1919; Litt.B. 1920. From the guide to the Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Publisher and editor. Founder of Random House, New York, with Donald S. Klopfer; president, 1927-1966; and chairman of the board, 1966- Other publishing affiliations include Bantam Books (New York) and Modern Library, Inc. (New York). From the description of Calling card : N...

Westlake, Donald E.

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Donald E. Westlake, screenwriter; Jim Thompson, novelist. From the description of The grifters : screenplay, 1989, July - August. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314276 ...

Hughes, Riley

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Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x000160 ...

Bell, Josephine, 1897-1987

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Burnett, W.R. (William Riley), 1899-1982

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Waugh, Hillary

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Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005

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Ambler, Eric, 1909-1998

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English novelist and screenwriter; d. 1998; with Charles Rodda wrote under pseudonym Eliot Reed. From the description of Eric Ambler collection, 1940-1998. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70976500 ...

Haycraft, Howard, 1905-1991

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Howard Haycraft was born in Madelia, Minnesota July 24, 1905 and attended the University of Minnesota, where he edited the student newspaper. After graduating with a bachelor's degree, Haycraft moved to New York city and joined the staff of the H. W. Wilson Company in 1929. While holding a number of administrative and editorial positions in the company, he edited serveral volumes in the Wilson author series. In 1934 Haycraft was elected to Wilson's board of directors and was appointed vice presi...

Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989

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Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a Belgian writer who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short stories. He is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. William Jovanovich was an American publisher and president of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, responsible for supporting and publishing a number of important 20th century writers including Eudora Welty, Mary McCarthy, and Umberto Eco. From the guide to the Georges Simenon correspondence with William Jovanovic...

Rafferty, S. S.

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Perowne, Barry

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Sturgeon, Theodore

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Theodore Sturgeon was born Edward Hamilton Waldo on February 26, 1918 in Staten Island, New York. After his parents' divorced, his mother married Scot William Dicky ("Argylle") Sturgeon, and at the age of eleven, Edward took his step-father's last name and changed his first name to Theodore to better match his childhood nickname of "Teddy." Sturgeon sold his first story in 1938 to newspaper McClure's Syndicate. He sold his first Science Fiction story, "Ether Breather," t...

Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958

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American fiction writer and playwright. From the description of Questionnaire, [n.d.], from Betty Hogan, Lake Mohawk, N.J. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365006 American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Sewickley [sic], to Mr. Mitchell, 1916 Dec. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872168 Novelist and playwright. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 3643...

Pronzini, Bill

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American author of mystery fiction influenced by "pulps" and famous for his "Nameless Detective" series. Also writes under various pseudonyms. From the description of [Papers], 1991-1996 / Bill Pronzini. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 38594000 Author. Pronzini has published nearly 50 novels, more than 200 shorter works, and has edited a number of anthologies. He has used the following pseudonyms: Jack Foxx, Alex Saxon, William Jeffrey, Rick Renault, Jo...

Watson, Colin

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De la Torre, Lillian, 1902-1993

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Colorado Springs resident, mystery writer, playwright, who wrote under pseudonyms Lillian Bueno and Lillian de la Torre Bueno; active member of numerous local arts organizations and national writers' groups; married to George S. McCue, English Professor at Colorado College. From the description of Lillian de la Torre papers, 1902-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 45468673 Lillian was a writer of both plays and mystery literature. From the description of Lillia...

Prince, Jerome, 1907-

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Slesar, Henry

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Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964

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The Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe was a Jewish activist group led by Peter H. Bergson and Ben Hecht, among others; founded in 1943, the group publicized the extermination of the Jewish people ongoing under Nazi reign in Europe and pressured the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt to take measures to save Jewish refugees. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943, 1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldC...

Kemelman, Harry

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Huston, John, 1906-1987

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Updike, John

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American novelist. From the description of Rich in Russia : corrected typescript signed, ca. 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552988 John Updike, born 18 March 1932, in Shillington, Pennsylvania, was a novelist, critic, short story writer, poet, essayist, and dramatist; he died 27 January 2009. From the description of John Updike letters and manuscript short story, "Killing," 1976-1981. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 6714887...

Spark, Muriel.

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Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904-1977

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Novelist from Iowa. From the description of Letters, 1934-1973. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233121203 Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa. His first of more than thirty novels, Diversey, was about Chicago gangsters. Many of the later novels were based on the Civil War, including Andersonville, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1956. From the description of MacKinlay Kantor manuscripts, 1927-1932. (State Historical Society of...

Garve, Andrew, 1908-2001

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Gulik, Robert Hans ˜vanœ 1910-1967

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Dutch diplomat, sinologist, and author of Chinese-style detective novels. From the description of Letter : Beirut, to Mr. Starrett, Chicago, 1959 March 22. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 31638805 ...

Harte, Bret, 1836-1902

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Author and journalist. From the description of Papers of Bret Harte [manuscript] 1859-1901. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647940411 Harte served as editor of the Overland Monthly, 1868-1870. From the description of ALS, 1869 April 17 : San Francisco, to Mrs. Emily Gould, Rome. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16700642 From the description of ALS, 1868 July 5 : San Francisco, to [Emily Gould]. (Copley Press, J S Copl...

Roberts, S.C. (Sydney Castle), 1887-1966

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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...

Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968

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Editor of science fiction stories. From the description of Recordings, 1949-1968. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 122256976 Critic, editor and writer William Anthony Parker (W. A. P.) White, better known by the pseudonym Anthony Boucher, was born in Oakland, Calif. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1932, and obtained a M.A. in German from the Univeristy of California at Berkley. He initially planned to teach languages but turned to writing ...

McGerr, Patricia

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An author of the mystery genre. From the description of [Papers] / Patricia McGreer. 1963-1967. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 14228138 ...

Seeley, Mabel, 1903-1991

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Student at University of Maine. From the description of Folklore paper, 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70953901 ...

Kelland, Clarence Budington, 1881-1964

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American novelist. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (3) : Port Washington, N.Y., and Phoenix, to Arthur William Brown, 1928 Feb. 12-1938 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497254 American author and journalist. From the description of Clarence Budington Kelland letters received, 1961-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870770 Author, politician. From the description of Reminiscences of Clarence Budington Kelland ...

Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.

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Anton Chekhov, playwright. From the description of Uncle Vanya : scenes from country life in four acts : typescript, 1988, 26 February. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466752 From the description of Ivanov: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122486670 Anton Chekhov, playwright. Michael Henry Heim, translator. From the description of Uncle Vanya: typescript, 1976. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id...

Ciardi, John, 1916-1986

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American poet and critic. Winner of Avery and Jule Hopwood Award in poetry, 1939. Professor of English at Harvard, 1946-48, and Rutgers, 1953-61. From the description of Letter, 1980 Feb. 4, Key West, Fla., to Henry F. Pommer, Ripon, Wis. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364896 Poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist. Full name: John Anthony Ciardi. From the description of John Ciardi papers, 1910-1997 (bulk 1960-1985). (Unknown). W...

Lofts, Norah, 1904-1983

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English author; writer of historical fiction; d. 1983. From the description of Norah Lofts collection, 1969. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70966977 ...

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

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American fiction writer. From the description of Papers of William Faulkner [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647809728 From the description of Jacket, [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811922 From the description of Uncorrected galley proof of The Faulkner reader [manuscript], 1954 April 1. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647809700 From the description of Photograph, 1962 Mar. 2...

Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren. From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479 Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...

Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966

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Margery Allingham was a writer born in London, England who produced many novels, short stories, and plays, mainly in the crime and mystery genres. She is best known as creator of the detective and adventurer Albert Campion. From the guide to the Margery Allingham photograph, 1965, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Hoch, Edward D., 1930-2008

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Rosten, Leo, 1908-1997

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Jewish-American novelist and humorist. From the description of Collection, 1937-[ongoing] (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 32440261 Author, movie script writer. From the description of Reminiscences of Leo Calvin Rosten : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451403 American author; deputy director, United States Office of War Information, 1942-1943; consultant to the United States War...

Burgess, Gelett, 1866-1951

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American author and humorist Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) was educated as an engineer and worked briefly for a railroad. He taught topographical drawing between 1891 and 1894 at the University of California, Berkeley until he lost his position after deliberately toppling a campus statue he found to be an eyesore. Burgess founded the Lark, a humour magazine based in San Francisco, published from 1895 to 1897. Burgess created nonsense rhymes and cartoons such as "The Purple Cow: Reflections on a Myt...

Lockridge, Frances Louise Davis

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Britain, William

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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008

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Noted science fiction author, Arthur Charles Clarke, was born in 1917 in Minehead, England. He worked in the British Civil Service before his career as an editor and writer. In later years his career has been varied, reflecting his broad interests. From the guide to the Arthur Charles Clarke, 1964, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc]) Arthur C. Clarke was born in Somerset, England in 1917 and is best known for his novel 2001: ...

Dickens, Monica, 1915-1992

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Breen, Jon L., 1943-

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McCloy, Helen.

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American writer of mystery, crime, and suspense fiction; b. Helen Worrell Clarkson McCloy 1904; d. 1994. From the description of Helen McCloy collection, 1951-1979. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70967692 ...

Lathen, Emma

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Perelman, S.J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979

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American cartoonist, author, and screenwriter; d. 1979. From the description of S.J. Perelman collection, 1942-1977. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969554 Brown class of 1925. Humorist, screenwriter, dramatist, and cartoonist. Much of his work was in the form of short pieces for the New Yorker magazine. From the description of Papers, 1914-1987. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122639378 S.J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone, screenwrite...

Daly, Elizabeth, 1878-1967

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Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980

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Muriel Rukeyser was an American poet, playwright, biographer, and writer of children's literature. From the description of Muriel Rukeyser collection of papers, 1920-1976 bulk (1931-1976). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122570595 From the guide to the Muriel Rukeyser collection of papers, 1920-1976, 1931-1976, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) American poet. From the ...

Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968

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American author and student at Columbia University in 1925. He frequently used a pen name, William Irish. From the description of Manuscripts, 1958-1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122377036 Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich was born on December 14, 1903 in New York City to Genero and Claire (neé Attalic) Hopley-Woolrich. In 1907 the family moved to Mexico and Genero and Claire divorced soon after. Co...

Macdonald, Ross

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Priestley, J.B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984

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J. B. Priestley, playwright. From the description of An inspector calls: typescript, 1994. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608422 J.B. Priestley, playwright; David Mamet, adapter, not credited here. From the description of Dangerous corner : typescript, 1996, January 4. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626156 English author J.B. Priestley had a long and prolific career writing in numerous genres, and achieved critical a...

Rendell, Ruth, 1930-....

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Contemporary British author of mystery and suspense novels. From the description of [Papers], 1968?-1986 / Ruth Rendell. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 37023133 Ruth Rendell was born on February 17, 1930 in London, England. She was educated in Essex, England and lives today in Suffolk with her husband and daughter. Rendell continues to write award-winning works of mystery and suspense and is widely regarded by audiences and critics alike t...

Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933

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Author and playwright from Niles, Michigan. From the description of Ring Lardner papers, [ca. 1900-ca. 1933]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419753 American journalist and author. From the description of Typed letter signed : Great Neck, to Mr. Tobias, 1924 Jan. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874962 American journalist and humorist; writer of short stories, plays, and songs. Born Ringgold Wilmer Lardner at...

Moyes, Patricia

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Čapek, Karel, 1890-1938

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Shellabarger, Samuel, 1888-1954

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Damore, Leo.

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Author and reporter. Leo Damore was born in 1929 in Ontario, Canada, and moved to North Tonawanda, New York, with his family. He graduated from Kent State University in 1952. During his years on campus, he was a prominent writer for the Chestnut Burr and the Daily Kent Stater. Damore was working for The Cape Cod News in July 1969 when the incident involving Senator Edward Kennedy and the death of Mary Jo Kopechne at Chappaquidick occurred. Damore, who had a reputation as...

Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961

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Writer, editor, critic. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Seidel Canby and Amy Loveman : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481130 Epithet: editor of 'Saturday Review of Literature' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x0001e2 Canby was a critic, editor and Yale University professor (1899-1922). He was one of the founder...

Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956

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Alan Alexander Milne (b. January 18, 1882, London, England-d. January 31, 1956, Hartfield, England) was born to John Vine Milne, the headmaster of Henley House School, and Sarah Maria Heginbotham Milne. Known best for his children’s stories, Milne was also a prolific essayist, playwright, and mystery writer. As a child, Milne attended his father’s school, where H. G. Wells was one of his instructors. Beginning at age eleven, Milne attended Westminster School and later en...

Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005

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Plumb, J.H. (John Harold), 1911-2001

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Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987

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Arch Oboler (1907-1987) was a radio writer and producer during the first half of the twentieth century. He wrote and produced a number of popular radio shows during the 1930s and 1940s, including "Arch Oboler's Plays" (1939-1940, 1945), "Plays for Americans" (1942), "Everything for the Boys" (1944), and "Arch Oboler Special" (1945). From the description of "Arch Oboler's yesterday, today, and tomorrow" audio tapes, 1939-1945. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCa...

Hilton, James, 1900-1954

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Author. From the description of The story of Dr. Wassel : literary manuscript, 1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453722 ...

Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999

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Cyril Clemens (1902- ) was editor of the Mark Twain Journal and president of an international Mark Twain society. Clemens was a native of St. Louis, Mo.; son of James R. and Katherine Boland Clemens; and a kinsman of Samuel L. Clemens. From the guide to the Cyril Clemens Papers, ., 1936-1976, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Cyril Clemens, born in St. Louis on July 14, 1902, died in Kirkwood on May 16, 1999. Distant cous...

Prince, Harold, 1928-

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Harold Prince (b. 1928), is a producer and director of theater, film and opera, but is best known for his work on Broadway musicals. Prince, who is commonly known as Hal Prince, began his career in 1948 as an assistant in the office of Broadway director and producer George Abbott. During his early years with Abbott, he made valuable connections with Robert E. Griffith, who would later become his producing partner and Ruth Mitchell, who would be his longtime assistant and production supervisor. G...

Ritchie, Jack, 1922-1983

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Narcejac, Thomas, 1908-1998

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La Farge, Oliver, 1901-1963

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Oliver La Farge studied anthropology at Harvard University where he took part in an archaeological expedition to northern Arizona where he studied Navajo ruins. He earned a Hemenway Fellowship that extended to graduate research in Guatemala with the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University. While writing the report of his research trip, La Farge also began writing his first novel, Laughing Boy, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929. La Farge was a prolific writer, publishing 24 books...

Gollancz, Victor, 1893-1967

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Epithet: publisher and author Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x0000b8 Victor Gollancz (1893-1967) was educated at St. Paul's School and New College, Oxford. Having been judged unfit for foreign service during the First World War, he spent the period teaching at Repton. In 1920 Gollancz began his first job in publishing, working for Benn's publishing ho...

Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889-1970

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One surmises from one letter that Maude Stevens was an early teacher of Gardner's with whom he kept in touch, sending her two books (cataloged separately) as well as the article. From the description of Letters to Maude Stevens Ingelow, 1956-1965, (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122595320 Epithet: American writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x0002db American author of detective st...

Strong, L.A.G. (Leonard Alfred George), 1896-1958

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Leonard Strong was an English author, journalist, and a director of Methuen Ltd. from 1938 to 1958. From the description of Leonard Strong collection. [1932-1933]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676800273 English author and journalist. From the description of Autograph and typed letters signed (3) : London, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1946 July 29 and Aug. 10, and 1947 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867450 Author L.A.G. Str...

Wilde, Percival, 1887-1953

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American playwright, novelist. Wilde was best known for his many one-act plays. Born in New York City, he attended Horace Mann High School and Columbia University from which he was graduated in 1906. Most of his career was devoted to writing plays, novels (detective stories) and scenarios for the motion pictures. Mr. Wilde was a member of the Authors Club, The Players, The American Dramatists, and a member of the advisory board of the Mystery Writers of America. Among hi...

Finney, Jack W.

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Twohy, John Roger

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Garfield, Brian, 1939-....

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Brian Garfield (1939- ) is an author and screenwriter of suspense, mystery, and western stories, and historical non-fiction. Many of his novels have been made into movies, including the cult hit "Death Wish" and its sequels. Garfield was born in New York City and educated at the University of Arizona. He has written under multiple pseudonyms: Bennett Garland, Alex Hawk, John Ives, Drew Mallory, Frank O'Brian, Jonas Ward, Brian Wynne, Frank Wynne, and Brian Wynne Garfield. From the gu...

Steele, Frederic Dorr, 1873-1944

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Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984

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Dramatist. From the description of The autumn garden : playscript, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131544 Lillian Hellman (1905-1984), playwright and screenwriter. From the description of These three : (Hellman story), 1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702193196 Lillian Hellman, America’s most significant woman playwright of the twentieth century, was born on June 20, 1905, in New Orleans to Max and Julia Newhouse Hellman. Her e...

Carr, John Dickson, 1906-1977

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Irvine, R. R. (Robert R.)

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Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950

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Edgar Rice Burroughs (b. September 1, 1875, Chicago, IL – d. March 19, 1950, Encino, CA) was an American writer best known for the Tarzan series....

Baxt, George

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Davis, Dorothy Salisbury

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Mystery writer, of New York, N.Y.; b. 1916. From the description of Dorothy Salisbury Davis collection, 1950-1984. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958588 Author of historical novels and mysteries. From the description of Papers, 1949-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155453385 ...

Charteris, Leslie, 1907-1993

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Writer of adventure and mystery stories, b. Singapore, Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin, d. Apr. 16, 1993. Attended Cambridge University which he left after success of his early books, changing his name to Leslie Charteris. Best known for his "Saint" detective stories, on which were based movies and popular television program of the same name. From the description of Letter to Sigmn [sic] R Lewis, 1945 March 13. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57595896 ...

Upfield, Arthur William, 1888-1964

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Arthur Upfield was an Australian crime novelist whose chief character was Detective Bonaparte. Some of his novels were set in the West Australian outback. From the description of Letters, 1933-1957 [manuscript]. 1933-1957. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762865781 Born at Gosport, England, Upfield arrived in Adelaide in 1910 to take up a position with a real estate firm, but instead headed inland and got a job as a boundary rider. He spent many years in the Austra...

Le Carré, John, 1931-

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King, Stephen, 1947-

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Stephen King is a well known American author. He is a graduate of the University of Maine, Class of 1970, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 1987. From the description of Literary papers 1968- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701520 ...

Rawson, Clayton, 1906-1971

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Ley, Willy, 1906-1969

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Willy Ley (1906-1969) was a German-American science writer and space advocate. Born in Berlin, he was one of the first members of Germany's amateur rocket group, the Verein für Raumschiffahrt. He came to the United States in the 1930s, and wrote numerous articles and books on rocketry and spaceflight, as well as on zoology. He was also a fan of science fiction. From the guide to the Willy Ley Collection, before 1969, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries...

Pentecost, Hugh, 1903-1989

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Coxe, George Harmon, 1901-1984

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MacDonald, John D. (John Dann), 1916-1986

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American novelist. From the description of The end of the night, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536373 The University of British Columbia's third president, John Barfoot Macdonald, was born in Toronto on February 23, 1918. Graduating with a degree of doctor of dental surgery from the University of Toronto in 1942, he served as captain in the Canadian Dental Corps during World War II. Following the war Macdonald studied biology at the University of Illinois and Colum...

Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952

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Josephine Tey (b. Elizabeth MacKintosh, 25 July 1896, Inverness, Scotland–d. 13 February 1952, London, England) was a Scottish author best known for her mystery novels. She also wrote as Gordon Daviot. She attended Anstey Physical Training College and taught physical training before writing. Her first published work was in The Westminster Gazette in 1925, under the name Gordon Daviot. Her best-known books were written under the name of Josephine Tey, which was the name of her great-great grandm...

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0002c9 English writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Office of All the Year Round, 26 Wellington Street, Strand, London, W.C., to Frederick Lehmann, 1863 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125432 English novelist and publisher. From the description of ALS : Broadstairs, Kent, to Mr. Cullenford, 18...

Blochman, Lawrence G. (Lawrence Goldtree), 1900-1975

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Blochman (1900-1975) was a journalist and writer originally from California. He worked as a journalist in the United States and abroad during the 1920s, and after 1928 worked completely free-lance. Blochman wrote many short stories, non-fiction and fiction books and was known for his mystery and detective novels. During World War II he worked with the United States Office of War Information's overseas branch and became chief of radio programs which produced the "Voice of...

Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968

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American author and student at Columbia University in 1925. He frequently used a pen name, William Irish. From the description of Manuscripts, 1958-1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122377036 Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich was born on December 14, 1903 in New York City to Genero and Claire (neé Attalic) Hopley-Woolrich. In 1907 the family moved to Mexico and Genero and Claire divorced soon after. Co...

Lockridge, Richard, 1898-1982

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Novelist, mystery writer. From the description of Richard Lockridge papers, 1951-1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 606938136 ...

Steel, Kurt, 1904-1946

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Cohn, Roy N.

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Costain, Thomas B. (Thomas Bertram), 1885-1965

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Jepson, Selwyn, 1899-1989

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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400

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William Morris' Kelmscott Press published The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted [edited by F. S. Ellis; ornamented with pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved on wood by W. H. Hooper] in 1896. From the guide to the Proofs and drawings for, The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted, 1892-1896., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) William Morris' Kelmscott Press published The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now ne...

Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982

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New Zealand author, lecturer, and theatre producer and director; b. Edith Ngaio Marsh; some sources indicate birth date as 1899; but b. date and official baptismal registrar show b. 23 Apr. 1895. From the description of Ngaio Marsh collection, 1964-1977. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70967180 ...

Morland, Nigel, 1905-1986

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Yaffe, James, 1927-

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Halliday, Brett.

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Bellak, Leopold, 1916-

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Vickers, Roy

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Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin), 1862-1943

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Richard Austin Freeman was born on April 11, 1862, in London, England and died Sept. 28 (or 30), 1943, in Gravesend, Kent, England. Freeman was a physician, educator, and an author and began his medical training at Middlesex Hospital at the age of eighteen. He joined a medical expedition to Ashanti and Bontuku in 1889, and served as physician, navigator, and naturalist. Nine years later, he published his expedition experiences in Travels and Life in Ashanti and Jaman (1898). Freeman then began t...

Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946

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American journalist, playwright, and drama critic. From the description of Typed letters signed (2) : Shoreham, Long Island, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1934 June 18 and Sept. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868185 American playwright and author. From the description of Papers of Channing Pollock, 1922-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80691647 Author, dramatist, lecturer, publicist. From the description of Letters, 1942-1945. (Ohio State...

Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987

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Erskine Preston Caldwell was born in White Oak, Coweta County, Georgia, the son of Ira Sylvester Caldwell, a minister, and Caroline Bell, a teacher. Caldwell much later believed that being brought up as a minister's son in the Deep South was "my good fortune in life," for his family's frequent moves to different congregations in the region gave him an intimate knowledge of the people, localities, and ways of life that would inform his fiction and documentary writing. As a youth he observed, with...

Bolitho, Hector, 1897-1974

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British writer. From the description of Jinnah, creator of Pakistan / by Hector Bolitho, 1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122476239 From the description of The case of the Senior Begum : typescript [1953-1954]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122600802 From the description of Notes & newspaper clippings, Pakistan : papers, 1938-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86134278 From the description of Jinnah, creator of Pakistan : typescript / by Hector B...

Fisher, M.F.K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992

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Author M.F.K. Fisher wrote mainly about food. For biographical information, see M.F.K. Fisher, A Life in Letters: Correspondence, 1929-1991 (1997). Doris Tobias was a freelance food and wine writer. From the description of Letter of M.F.K. Fisher, 1985. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 472792486 Author M.F.K. Fisher wrote mainly about food. For biographical information, see M.F.K. Fisher, A Life in Letters: Correspondence, 1929-1991 (1997). Janet Fries is a lawyer p...

Avallone, Michael

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Writer. From the description of Letters, 1962-1984. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36382245 ...

De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975

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Maynard Shipley (1872-1934) was a criminologist and scientist who often spoke out in favor of science and evolution and against religious fanaticism and capital punishment. Shipley also worked as an editor, speaker, and organizer for the Socialist Party alongside Eugene V. Debs. Shipley married Miriam Allen De Ford in 1921. Ford was a writer and eventually wrote about Shipley in a biography entitled Up-Hill All The Way (1956), also in the Tamiment Library. From the guide to the Miria...

Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995

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Redman, Ben Ray, 1896-1961

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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959

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Born Raymond Thornton Chandler in Chicago on July 23, 1888; studied at Dulwich College, London, and privately in France and Germany; began career as contributor of verse, essays, book reviews and special articles to daily and weekly papers in London, 1909; served with Canadian Expeditionary Force and R.A.F. during WWI; afterwards, returned to US to become an officer in various independent oil corporations; began writing fiction contributions to magazines in 1933; published his first novel, The b...

Nevins, Francis M.

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Treat, Lawrence, 1903-

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Halsband, Robert, 1914-1989

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Robert Halsband (1914-1989), scholar, author, authority on 18th century literary studies. Halsband was adjunct professor of English at Columbia University, 1963-1967 (Columbia University A.M., 1936). Professor Halsband died in 1989. From the description of Robert Halsband papers, 1708-1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 458423819 ...

Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950

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Contains correspondence from Irita Van Doren, wife of Carl Van Doren. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1927-1934. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895031 American editor, author, and professor at Columbia University. From the description of Typed letters signed (4) : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1935-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868256 ...

Moravia, Alberto, 1907-1990

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Moravia was an Italian writer also known by the pseudonym of Alberto Pincherle. From the description of Vita di Moravia: conversations with Alain Elkann, [ca. 1990]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612223071 ...

Bentley, Phyllis Eleanor, 1894-1977

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Epithet: Dr writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x00016f ...

Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977

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Author, journalist, and screenwriter. From the description of Papers of James M. Cain, 1901-1978 (bulk 1925-1978). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060813 Journalist and author of crime novels, plays, and short stories. From the description of Oral history interview, 1975. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32822016 Biographical Note 1892, July 1 ...

Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999

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American expatriate writer and novelist. From the description of Letter to Bob Sharrard, 1986 December. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54097458 American expatriate author living in Morocco. From the description of Papers of Paul Bowles [manuscript], 1957-1984 ca. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647821107 American expatriate writer. From the description of Paul Bowles letter to Bob Sharrard [manuscript], 1987 March...

Audemars, Pierre

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Babb, Sanora

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American author and journalist; writes novels and short stories; b. 1907. From the description of Sanora Babb collection, 1968-1973. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70967616 Sanora Louise Babb was born on April 21, 1907, at a hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas, though her parents Walter Babb and Jeanette “Jennie” (Parks) Babb (later Kempner) lived in Red Rock, in Oklahoma Territory. In 1909, the Babbs had their second daughter, Dorothy, while living in Way...

Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew), 1875-1956

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British author. From the description of Letters, 1897-1920. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34052678 Edmund Clerihew Bentley was born in London and educated at Oxford. He studied law, but devoted himself to journalism, writing for the Daily News and Daily Telegraph in London. He is perhaps best remembered for his light verse, including the collection Biography for Beginners, which featured the verse form he devised for short, humorous biographical poems, the C...

Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957

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Baron Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany was an author, aristocrat, adventurer, chessmaster, and soldier; he is probably best known for writing fantasy fiction, ghost stories, and drama under the name Lord Dunsany. Raised on the family estate in County Meath, Ireland, he was influenced by Greek mythology and the Bible. A member of the Coldstream Guards, he fought in the Boer War, World War I, and the Easter Rebellion. A prolific and diverse writer, he is considered an early master of high...

Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968

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Montgomery, Bruce, 1921-1978

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Herodotus

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Stewart, J.I.M. (John Innes Mackintosh), 1906-1994

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Author and Oxford University don. From the description of Papers, 1954-1991. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 39026549 Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Stewart took his MA at Oriel College, Oxford, and then taught English at Leeds University, the University of Adelaide in South Australia, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, and finally Oxford University where he became emeritus in 1973. Stewart had a distinguished career both as a scholar and a novelist. He first bega...

Gilbert, Michael Francis, 1912-2006

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Carr, Albert H. Z

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Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957

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American drama critic, journalist. From the description of Correspondence, 1924-1955. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494186 ...

Bloch, Lawrence W.

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Block, Lawrence

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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965

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British novelist, playwright, and short story writer, most well-known for his autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage". From the description of Letter, signed : St. Jean-Cap Ferrat (France), to James R. Parish, Brockton, Mass. 16 June 1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 62718967 William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a British author. From the description of W. Somerset Maugham letters, 1919-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652236 ...