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Nevins

American  
[nev-inz] / ˈnɛv ɪnz /

noun

  1. Allan, 1890–1971, U.S. historian.


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In 1952 Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas published a four-volume abridgment of his diaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“Sheila Nevins deserves enormous credit, not only for documentaries at HBO but documentaries, period,” agrees Gibney.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

In 1979, Sheila Nevins was hired to run the channel’s burgeoning documentary programming, eventually becoming president of HBO Documentary Films.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

Nevins was born in New York City in 1962.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

At least nobody had accused Mr. or Mrs. Nevins, her most recent foster parents, of being “nice.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson