Mary Cross (born 1934) is an American professor, editor, writer and biographer. She has written several books including biographies of figures such as

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and Madonna. Madonna biography was reviewed by ''

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'' as "fast, accurate and concise", became widely quoted and translated. Cross is

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of English at

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, and she has taught at the City University of New York and

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. Cross has a PhD from

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and a BA from the

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. As an editor, she publisher various works, including ''100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America''.

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