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Mahershala Ali: References & Edit History

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    Pat Bauer graduated from Ripon College in 1977 with a double major in Spanish and Theatre. She spent most of the next 42 years working as a copy editor and editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026). Oct 09, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" Interview With Mahershala Ali. Aug 29, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Mahershala Ali. Jun 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Mahershala Ali. May 05, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 12, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - Oscar Nominee Mahershala Ali on Embracing His Name. Aug 29, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jun 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Mahershala Ali. Dec 09, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Biography of Mahershala Ali. May 23, 2022
Added the film Swan Song. Dec 16, 2021
Added that he appeared in the TV series Ramy and that he received an Emmy nomination for his performance. Jul 28, 2020
Add new Web site: Golden Globes - Mahershala Ali. Apr 18, 2020
Added his second Emmy Award nomination. Jul 16, 2019
Noted that he won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for Green Book (2018). Feb 25, 2019
Added the movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the television series True Detective. Jan 11, 2019
Added the movie Green Book (2018). Nov 16, 2018
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Mahershala Ali. Sep 13, 2017
New article added. Jun 20, 2017
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