Nevins
Americannoun
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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
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