Profile

The wit and wisdom of Stan Lee

December 10, 2020

Stan Lee (1922-2018) was an American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics. Stan was born in New York City, to Celia (Solomon) and Jack Lieber, a dress cutter. His parents were…

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Althea Gibson: A Profile

April 18, 2020

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica have written a series of mini-biographies, many of those about whom I previously knew little, if anything.Here is an excerpt from their profile of Althea Gibson. To learn more about her and others, please click…

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