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S. I. Hayakawa Biography
S. I. Hayakawaformer U.S. SenatorBorn: 7/18/1906Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada Son of Japanese immigrant parents, Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa earned a B.A. in English from the University of…Edgar Allan Poe Biography
Edgar Allan Poepoet, writer, criticBorn: 1/19/1809Birthplace: Boston Poet, short-story writer and critic considered the father of the modern detective story and one of the most brilliant…Christian Bale Biography
Christian Bale actorBorn: 1/30/1974Birthplace: Pembrokeshire, Wales After working with Rowan Atkinson in London's West End, he turned in a critically acclaimed performance in Steven Spielberg'…Edward DICKINSON, Congress, MA (1803-1874)
DICKINSON Edward , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Amherst, Mass., January 1, 1803; attended the public schools and Amherst Academy; was graduated from Yale College in 1823; studied…Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller wrote Catch-22 (1961), the darkly comic World War II novel whose title became a common term for a no-win situation. The novel's protagonist, Yossarian, wants to stop flying combat…Paula Gunn Allen Biography
Paula Gunn AllenPoet, novelist, criticBorn: 1939Birthplace: Cubero, New Mexico Paula Gunn Allen was the daughter of a Lebanese-American father and a Pueblo-Sioux-Scots mother. She was raised…James Whitcomb Riley
Riley, James Whitcomb[1853-1916](2)Born in Greenfield, Indiana, in June, 1853, and died at Indianapolis, July, 1916. He occupied a field unique in American literature and probably no poet…Jessica Hagedorn Biography
Jessica Hagedorn novelist, poet, and performance artistBorn: 1949Birthplace: Manila, Philippines A novelist, poet, and performance artist, Hagedorn emigrated from the Philippines when she…Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, born Everett LeRoi Jones, was an Black American writer known especially for his politically-charged poems, essays and plays from the 1960s and '70s. Raised in New Jersey, Jones…Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston writerBorn: October 27, 1940 Birthplace: Stockton, Califonia The eldest of six children, Kingston is recognized for her epic novels that detail the experiences of first-…Trending
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