Destiny's Daughter by Frances Altman highlights events in the life of Mary Edwards Walker, maverick suffragist, Civil War doctor and only woman Medal of Honor recipient.
Jack Kelly was a child performer, son of New York model, Nan Kelly, brother of actress, Nancy Kelly, brother-in-law of actor Edmond O'Brien and cinematographer Fred Jackman, Jr. On TV, from 1957 until 1962, he was James Garner's brother on the show,
Les Golden, Renaissance Man, is an astronomer/professor, actor/stand-up comic, musician, card-counter, writer/cartoonist, environmentalist/animal welfare advocate. An identical twin, he was graduated from Cornell Univ.(B.S., M. Engr. Physics) and the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (M.A., Ph.D, astronomy). He's best known as a gambling columnist for British magazines, his political activism, and as di
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Major Influences: Knowles Cooke (theatre), Nina Grace Smith (writing), Frank Drake (astronomy), David W. Tucker (jazz),William J. Welch (astronomy), Del Close (improvisation), and Edward O. Thorp (card counting)
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Chicago, IL U.S.A.
Accomplishments
Eric Hoffer and Lili Fabilli Laconic Essay Prize, the Griffith Observatory Science Writing Competition, the International Compuserve Magazine Essay Contest, First Prize in the Nicolaus Copernicus International Essay Competition (American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs, Phi Beta Kappa (arts and sciences), Tau Beta Pi (engineering), Pi Delta Epsilon (journalism), Who’s Who in Science and Technology, Who’s Who in the World, Fellow of American Institute for Economic Research (Great Barrington, Massachusetts), National Research Council Resident Research Associateship
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