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Jacobs, William Wymark
(Encyclopedia) Jacobs, William Wymark, 1863–1943, English author. His humorous sea stories were first collected in Many Cargoes (1896). Of his several horror stories, the most famous is “The Monkey's…Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Director:Michael RhodesWriter:John WellsDirector of Photography:Mike FashEditor:George Folsey, Jr.Production Designer:Charles RosenProducers:Ellwood (Bud) Keiser, Peter J. Burrell and Chris…Forster, E. M.
(Encyclopedia) Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan Forster), 1879–1970, English author, one of the most important British novelists of the 20th cent. After graduating from Cambridge, Forster lived in Italy…Gregory, Horace
(Encyclopedia) Gregory, Horace, 1898–1982, American poet and critic, b. Milwaukee, Wis., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1923. His poetry is noted for its dramatic structure and penetrating insights into…Dorothy Kilgallen
Journalist and TV personality Dorothy Kilgallen was nearly forgotten for decades, until she was resurrected by the curious to play a minor role in the story of President John F. Kennedy’s…O'Brien, Fitz-James
(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Fitz-James, 1828?–1862, Irish-American author and journalist, b. Ireland. He settled in New York in 1852. He is remembered for two of his short stories, “The Diamond Lens” and…Porter, Katherine Anne
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, American author, b. Indian Creek, Tex., as Callie Russell Porter. Although she published infrequently, she is regarded as a master of the short story…Gallant, Mavis
(Encyclopedia) Gallant, Mavis (Mavis Leslie Young Gallant)Gallant, Mavisgă-lăntˈ [key], 1922–2014, Canadian writer, b. Montreal. After graduating from high school, she was a newspaper feature writer…Paley, Grace
(Encyclopedia) Paley, Grace, 1922–2007, American writer and social activist, b. the Bronx, N.Y., as Grace Goodside. In short stories mainly celebrating the lives of women, Paley paints the daily…Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
(Encyclopedia) Le Fanu, Joseph SheridanLe Fanu, Joseph Sheridanlĕˈ fəny&oomacr; [key], 1814–73, Irish author. He spent his early career as a journalist. In 1863, he began producing a series of…Trending
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