(Encyclopedia) Crane, Stephen, 1871–1900, American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, b. Newark, N.J. Often designated the first modern American writer, Crane is ranked among the authors who…
(Encyclopedia) Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764–1839, American political leader and soldier, called the Patroon, b. New York City. He spent some years managing his property, which included most of the…
(Encyclopedia) Gould, Stephen Jay, 1941–2002, American paleontologist and science writer, b. Queens, New York; grad. Antioch College (B.S., 1963), Columbia Univ. (Ph.D., 1967). With Niles Eldredge,…
Stephen AilesAge: 89 attorney and government official who served as secretary of the Army from 1964 to 1965, when U.S. combat troops began entering South Vietnam.Died: Bethesda, Md., June 30…
Stephen SprouseAge: 50 fashion designer whose punk-inspired, sophisticated creations were favored by rock stars as well as followers of haute couture. Died: Manhattan, March 4, 2004Susan…
Stephen HeywoodAge: 37 cofounder (with his brother James) of the ALS Therapy Development Foundation, and central figure of the documentary So Much So Fast about his fight against Lou Gehrig's…
Woody StephensAge: 84 legendary thoroughbred racing trainer who won the Eclipse Award in 1983 as the nation's No. 1 trainer; his horses won five straight Belmont Stakes races in the 1980s;…
Stephen AmbroseAge: 66 military historian and writer who prolifically produced best-selling, authoritative war chronicles and biographies. His books, which focused mostly on World War II,…
(Encyclopedia) Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, English prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Seville, Spain, of Irish-English parentage. In 1836 he founded (with Daniel O'…
(Encyclopedia) Spender, Sir Stephen, 1909–95, English poet and critic, b. London. His early poetry—like that of W. H. Auden, C. Day Lewis, and Louis MacNeice, with whom he became associated at Oxford…
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