Van Doren
Americannoun
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Carl, 1885–1950, U.S. writer.
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his brother Mark, 1894–1972, U.S. writer and critic.
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“It gave us a chance to show our appreciation,” said Van Doren, a real-estate agent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“I join those women lawyers in rejoicing today,” Elizabeth Van Doren Gray, who would later become president of the South Carolina Bar, said at Toal’s swearing in as chief justice.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Mr. Howard graduated from high school in Shaker Heights outside Cleveland and studied English literature at Columbia University, dazzled by professors including the poet Mark Van Doren and literary critics F.W.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Though much younger than other college-bound peers, he enrolled at Columbia immediately; among his teachers were the scholars Eric Bentley, Mark Van Doren, Joseph Wood Krutch and Lionel Trilling.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
My brother is Philip Van Doren, and there were just the two of us.
From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Meredith Nicholson
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