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Joe Simon

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:55:40 +0000

Simon was an artist, publisher, editor, and comic book writer who co-created many important characters during the 1930s – 1940s “Golden Age of Comic Books”. He served as the first editor of Timely Comics, which would eventually become Marvel Comics.

With his artist pal, Jack Kirby, the two created Captain America, one of the more enduring superhereos of all time. Some of the other characters they created were Sandman, Sandy the Golden Boy, Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos, and Manhunter.

Christopher Hitchens

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:47:22 +0000

Hitchens was an author, essayist, and journalist for over forty years. He had columns in Free Inquiry, The Nation, World Affairs, Vanity Fair, and the Atlantic. He was a staple of the lecture and talk show circuits, and was voted the fifth top public intellectual ini a Prospect/Foreign Policy poll.

He was known for his admiration for Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Orwell and his critiques of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and even Mother Teresa.

Mario Miranda

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:02:01 +0000

Mario João Carlos do Rosario de Brit de Miranda, more commonly known as Mario Miranda, was an Indian cartoonist who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and Padma Shri in 1988. During his career Miranda worked regularly with The Times of India, The Economic Times and The Illustrated Weekly of India.

In 1974 he was invited to the United States which enabled him to promote his art and interact with other cartoonists in the US. During his travels he got a chance to work with Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, and he also met Herblock, notable Washington Post cartoonist.

John Steinbeck

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:15:20 +0000

John Steinbeck is an American writer who is credited for writing some of the most important novels of the 20th century. Many of his works are required readings in classrooms around the country.

J. D. Salinger

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:20:25 +0000

Salinger was a beloved American author who is best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. He is also remembered for his reclusive lifestyle, he published his last work in 1965 and gave his last public interview in 1980.

The success of Catcher In The Rye let to loads of public attention as well as scrutiny. The rush of stardom was too much for Salinger; he fell into a reclusive lifestyle only publishing new works sporadically.

In June 2009 Salinger made worldwide news by filing a lawsuit against another writer. Salinger was alleging that the author was trying to infringe upon one of his characters from Catcher in the Rye.

Robert B. Parker

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:46:23 +0000

Parker was a famous crime writer who is probably best known for his Spenser and Jesse Stone series of novels.

The Spenser series was adapted into a television show for the ABC Network during the late 1980s entitled Spenser: For Hire, starring the late Robert Urich.

The Jesse Stone series has also been turned into several made for TV movies starring Tom Selleck.

In total Parker had written…

Brittany Murphy

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:40:59 +0000

Murphy was a famous actress who had starred in such movies as Clueless, 8 Mile, Sin City and Riding in Cars with Boys.

Soupy Sales

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:52:25 +0000

Sales was a very famous comedian, actor and on air personality. He is probably best known for his children’s television show “Lunch with Soupy Sales”. The show was a series of comedy sketches with almost every skit ending with the classic pie in the face, which became Sales’ trademark.

William Safire

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:15:18 +0000

Safire was an author, journalist, columnist and presidential speechwriter. He is probably most known for his long running syndicated column for the New York Times.

Safire retired from his political column in 2005, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., publisher of The New York Times had the following to say about Safire…

“The New York Times without Bill Safire is all but unimaginable, Bill’s provocative and insightful commentary has held our readers captive since he first graced our Op-Ed Page in 1973. Reaching for his column became a critical and enjoyable part of the day for our readers across the country and around the world. Whether you agreed with him or not was never the point, his writing is delightful, informed and engaging.”

Dominick Dunne

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:47:34 +0000

Dunne was an investigative journalist whose focus was generally on the way high society types interact with the judicial system. He had written six novels, two non-fiction books, two collections and produced four movies. At the time of his death he was working on his final book, Too Much Money.