Norman Cousins: Quick Facts

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Born	June 24, 1912 • New Jersey
Died	November 30, 1990 (aged 78) • Los Angeles • California

Tina Brown

Tina Brown

English American magazine editor

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Jeannette Leonard Gilder

American editor and writer

Curtis, George William

George William Curtis

American writer

Leigh Hunt, detail of a watercolour and gouache on ivory by Margaret Gillies, 1838–46; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Leigh Hunt

British author

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Tomás Eloy Martínez

Argentine novelist, journalist, and educator

Justus van Effen, engraving by J.C.G. Fritzsch, 1735

Justus van Effen

Dutch writer

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

American writer

W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois

American sociologist, historian, and activist

Irving Kristol.

Irving Kristol

American essayist, editor, and publisher

H. L. Mencken stands on a staircase at his Baltimore home, holding a cigar and leaning on the banister, with framed pictures covering the wall behind him.

H.L. Mencken

American writer

Jill Abramson poses in front of a black background with large white letters, wearing a dark top and looking directly at the camera.

Jill Abramson

American journalist

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Stanley Crouch

American journalist and critic

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Marya Mannes

American author and critic

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Roger Angell

American author and editor

Mary Louise Booth.

Mary Louise Booth

American journalist

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Susanna Rowson

American author and actress

Edward Bok

Edward Bok

American editor

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Iliya Abu Madi

Arab writer

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

American writer

Nichols, Mary Gove

Mary Gove Nichols

American writer and advocate