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William Cole
William or Bill Cole may refer to: Business * William Rossa Cole (1919–2000), American children's writer * William Washington Cole (1847–1915), part owner of the Barnum & Bailey Circus Fine arts and entertainment * William Cole (musician) (1909–1997), English conductor and organist * Bill Cole (musician) (born 1937), jazz musician, jazz and African American scholar * Bill Cole (television journalist and producer) (1922–2006), foreign correspondent for CBS News and public television producer Military and law enforcement * William Cole (police officer) (c. 1840–1900), British policeman * William Carey Cole (1868–1935), U.S. Navy admiral * William E. Cole (1874–1953), U.S. Army general Politics * William Colle (fl. 1397–1414), MP for Leominster in 1397 * William Cole (planter) (c.1571–1653), English planter, politician and soldier * William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician * William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rossa Cole
William Rossa Cole (November 20, 1919 – August 2, 2000) was an American editor, anthologist, columnist, author, and writer of light verse. He produced around 75 books, most of them anthologies. Cole was born on November 20, 1919 to William Harrison Cole and Margaret O'Donovan-Rossa of Staten Island, New York City, New York. He was the younger brother of Rossa Willam Cole. His grandfather was the Irish Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. After military service in World War II, Cole took various jobs in the publishing industry, serving as publicity director at Alfred A. Knopf, publicity director and editor at Simon & Schuster, and publisher of William Cole Books at Viking Press. He was also a prolific writer and anthologist, editing and authoring over 75 books, as well as columns in ''Saturday Review (U.S. magazine), Saturday Review''. Many of his books were honoured by the American Library Association, including ''I Went to the Animal Fair: A Book of Animal Poems'' (nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |