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![]() Her first novel, Tumbling, was published in 1996 by William Morrow and Company. She won a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant for a 500-page first draft. McKinney-Whetstone began writing when she was 39, joining the Rittenhouse Writer's Group, founded by University of Pennsylvania instructor James Rahn. She is married to Greg Whetstone and they have twins, Taiwo, a daughter and Kehinde, a son. ![]() Diane received a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. She is the second of five daughters born to Pennsylvania State Senator Paul McKinney and his wife Bessie, with an older sister from her father's previous relationship, and also an older brother and sister from her mother’s first marriage. Her works of fiction have won numerous awards, including the BCALA Literary Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. ( January 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭiane McKinney-Whetstone (born August 14, 1953) is an American author and is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Creative Writing program faculty. ![]() ![]() ![]() It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. ![]()
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Daisy dr seuss5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.ĭuring World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. ![]() ![]() In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. ![]() Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. ![]()
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![]() This history-making autobiography is Martin Luther King in his own words as read by others and in his own words and voice: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who chafed under and eventually rebelled against segregation the dedicated young minister who continually questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom the loving husband and father who sought to balance his family's needs with those of a growing, nationwide movement and the reflective, world-famous leader who was fired by a vision of equality for people everywhere. drawn from a comprehensive collection of writings, recordings, and documentary materials, many of which have never before been made public. ![]() Now, in a special program commissioned and authorized by his family, here is the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the twentieth century's most influential men and lived one of its most extraordinary lives. ![]() ![]() He was a husband, a father, a preacher - and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform America and the world. ![]() |