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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“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
On Jan. 20, Anthony celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and Perry Anthony, his lone descendant, a son from his brief marriage to actress Mamie Van Doren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
If there is a better quality in the long run for a general literary magazine to try for, I do not know what it is,” writes Carl Van Doren, literary editor of The Nation.
From When Winter Comes to Main Street by Overton, Grant Martin
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