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List Of College Of The Holy Cross Alumni
This list of College of the Holy Cross alumni includes graduates and non-graduate, former students at the College of the Holy Cross. Since its founding in 1843 and its first commencement in 1849, Holy Cross has graduated 171 classes of students. As of the 2019-20 academic year, Holy Cross had approximately 38,511 alumni. Artists, poets and authors *Vito Acconci 1962, artist and architect *Philip Berrigan 1950, author and activist *Billy Collins 1963, former Poet Laureate of the United States *Leo Cullum 1963, cartoonist best known for his work in ''The New Yorker'' *Michael Earls 1895, Jesuit priest, writer, poet, teacher, and Holy Cross administrator *Michael Harrington 1947, socialist historian and author of ''The Other America'', which is believed to have inspired Lyndon Johnson's Great Society social programs * Michael Harvey 1980, author of ''The Chicago Way'' and ''The Fifth Floor''; co-creator of the TV program ''Cold Case Files'' *Jack Higgins 1976, Pulitzer Prize–winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of The Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. Opened as a school for boys under the auspices of the Society of Jesus, it was the first Jesuit college in New England. Holy Cross sports teams are called the Crusaders and their sole color is purple; they compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Patriot League. History Beginnings Holy Cross was founded by The Rt Rev. Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J., second Bishop of Boston, after his efforts to find a Catholic college in Boston were thwarted by the city's Protestant civic leaders. From the beginning of his tenure as bishop, Fenwick intended to establish a Catholic college within the boundaries of his diocese. Relations with Boston's civic leaders worsened such that, when a Jesuit faculty was finally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristan Higgins
Kristan Higgins is an American writer. She is a ''New York Times'', ''USA Today'', ''Wall Street Journal'', and ''Publishers Weekly'' bestselling American author of humorous contemporary romance. She is a three-time winner of Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and a five-time nominee for the Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction. Biography Higgins is from Durham, Connecticut. Before writing, she worked in advertising and public relations. She lives with her firefighter husband and two children in Connecticut. She holds a BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the olde .... Bibliography Blue Heron series # # # # # Gideon's Cove, Maine # # # Cambry-on-Hudson # # # Stand-alone novels * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, and Lindsay Crouse. A down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer accepts a medical malpractice case to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing. ''The Verdict'' garnered critical acclaim and box office success. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Sidney Lumet), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Mason), and Best Adapted Screenplay (David Mamet). Plot Once-promising attorney Frank Galvin is an alcoholic ambulance chaser. As a favor, former partner Mickey Morrissey sends him a medical malpractice case which is all but certain to be settled out-of-court for a significant amount. The case involves a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Reed (author)
Barry Reed (January 28, 1927 – July 19, 2002) was an American trial lawyer and bestselling author. Background Barry Clement Reed was born to Clement Barry and Julia Donahue Reed in Alameda, California on January 28, 1927. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant before being honorably discharged in 1947. He earned a B.S. in 1949 from College of the Holy Cross. In 1951 he married Marie Ash. He had four children, Marie, Debbie, Barry, and Susan. He earned an L.L.B. from Boston College in 1954. He was admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar in 1955 and entered into private practice in Boston. Reed earned a solid reputation as an attorney specializing in medical malpractice, personal injury, and civil litigation cases. For his outstanding legal work, he was honored with the Clarence Darrow Award for trial excellence. He was a past president of the Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, a former governor of the Massachusetts Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Pahigian
Joshua R. Pahigian (born January 22, 1974) is an American author who specializes in books and articles about baseball. He is particularly well known as an expert in the field of sports travel, writing books on this topic as well as articles that have appeared in espn.com. Most popular among Pahigian's books are: ''The Ultimate Baseball Road-trip'' and ''101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out''. In 2015, Pahigian received a legislative commendation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives for "his commitment to preserving the history of America's favorite pastime." His travels and the books that chronicle them have also been featured in USA Today and other national publications. Pahigian has also written short stories that have been published in American literary journals such as ''Passages North'', ''the Hawaii Review'', and ''Ararat,'' and has been translated in several Armenian language periodicals and anthologies. He is known to Armenian reade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay O'Callahan
Jay O'Callahan is an American storyteller known for his performances at national and international storytelling festivals and in theaters worldwide. He performs material of his own authorship and is known for his large-scale oral stories that explore the rich details and nuances of different cultures and time periods through the perceptions of a central narrative character. He has recorded many of his oral stories and has written picture books based on several of his tales. O'Callahan's storytelling style is quiet and understated, and he does not use props, sets, costumes, or music in his performances. He is known for his ability to create vivid characters through the use of his voice and to create a sense of wonder and magic in his stories by depicting everyday events in a way that makes them seem larger-than-life. Biography O'Callahan grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, near the many hospitals of the Boston Longwood Medical Area, in a neighborhood which he has fictionalized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Vision
The controversy over ''Fatal Vision'', journalist and author Joe McGinniss's best-selling 1983 true crime book, is a decades-long dispute spanning several court cases and discussed in several other published works. ''Fatal Vision'' focuses on Captain Jeffrey R. MacDonald, M.D. and the February 17, 1970 murders of his wife and their two children at their home on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 1979, MacDonald was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to life in prison. McGinniss was hired by MacDonald, prior to the start of the criminal trial, but he later became convinced that MacDonald was guilty, and the book supported MacDonald's conviction. The book sold well, and gave rise to a miniseries of the same name on NBC the next year. The book led to MacDonald suing McGinniss, a case that was settled out of court. The book and its conclusions were challenged by several subsequent publications. MacDonald murders and trial In the early morning hours of February 17, 1970, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McGinniss
Joseph Ralph McGinniss Sr. (December 9, 1942 – March 10, 2014) was an American non-fiction writer and novelist. The author of twelve books, he first came to prominence with the best-selling ''The Selling of the President 1968'' which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon. He is popularly known for his trilogy of bestselling true crime books—'' Fatal Vision'', ''Blind Faith'' and '' Cruel Doubt''—which were adapted into TV miniseries in the 1980s and 90s. His last book was ''The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin'', an account of Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska who was the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee. Early life and family McGinniss was born in Manhattan, the only child of travel agent Joseph A. McGinniss and Mary (nee Leonard), a secretary at CBS. He was raised in Forest Hills, Queens, and Rye, New York. In his youth he was given a chance to pick a middle name and chose Ralph, after the baseball player R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen M
Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic languages * House of Karen, a historical feudal family of Tabaristan, Iran * Karen (singer), Danish R&B singer Places * Karen, Kenya, a suburb of Nairobi * Karen City or Hualien City, Taiwan * Karen Hills or Karen Hills, Myanmar * Karen State, a state in Myanmar Film and television * ''Karen'' (1964 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (1975 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (film), a 2021 American crime thriller Other uses * Karen (orangutan), the first to have open heart surgery * AS-10 Karen or Kh-25, a Soviet air-to-ground missile * Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network * Tropical Storm Karen (other) See also * Karren (name) * Karyn (given name) * Keren, Eritrea a city * Caren (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack O'Connell (author)
Jack O'Connell (December 25, 1959 – January 1, 2024) was an American author of noir crime fiction and speculative fiction novels. He lived in Worcester, Massachusetts, with his wife, Nancy, and two children. He was a student, and taught, at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. O'Connell died on January 1, 2024, at the age of 64. Career O'Connell stated that the post-industrial urban decay of Worcester was an influence on Quinsigamond, the fictional city where his novels are set. From 1997 to 2008, he served as the editor of ''Holy Cross Magazine''. Bibliography Novels * ''Box Nine'' (Mysterious Press, 1992) * ''Wireless'' (Mysterious Press, 1993) * ''The Skin Palace'' (Mysterious Press, 1996) * ''Word Made Flesh'' (Mysterious Press, 1999) * ''The Resurrectionist'' (Algonquin Books, 2008) Anthologies (as editor) * ''Dark Alleys of Noir'' (Delta Productions, 2002) Awards * Shirley Jackson Award (2008, Finalist) * Prix Mystère de la critique The Prix Mystère de la crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress) and the fourth largest in the world. It is a private, non-governmental, independently managed, nonprofit corporation operating with both private and public financing. The library has branches in the boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island and affiliations with academic and professional libraries in the New York metropolitan area. The city's other two boroughs, Brooklyn and Queens, are not served by the New York Public Library system, but rather by their respective borough library systems: the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Public Library. The branch libraries are open to the general public and consist of circulating libraries. The New York Public Library also has four research libraries, which are also open to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul LeClerc
Paul LeClerc is a scholar in French literature, former President of Hunter College, and former President and CEO of the New York Public Library. LeClerc is also a trustee of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Director of the National Book Foundation, as Director of the Maison Française of Columbia University. Early life LeClerc was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire. LeClerc's grandparents were French Canadian immigrants. In 1959, LeClerc graduated from Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York. Education LeClerc earned a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. LeClerc earned a Ph.D. in French literature from Columbia University. Career In 1988, LeClerc became the President of Hunter College in New York City, New York. LeClerc served as president of the New York Public Library from December 1, 1993 until July 1, 2011. LeClerc was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2006. In 2012, LeClerc became the director of Columbia Global Centers (Paris) for Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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