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A. J. Liebling Goes to Chicago

I’ve never lived in Chicago but have always been fan. To me, it’s a city of amazing architecture, great parks and restaurants, and…

A. J. Liebling Goes to Chicago

Andrew Szanton

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Nov 7

The Morbid Curiosity of Edna Buchanan

EDNA BUCHANAN was, for 15 years, a police reporter for the Miami Herald, and before she left the Herald in 1988 to write novels and…

The Morbid Curiosity of Edna Buchanan

Andrew Szanton

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Nov 1

The Underestimated Abe Lemons

ABE LEMONS, the basketball coach born in 1923 and raised in Walters, Oklahoma, won 599 college basketball games, over 34 years, mostly at…

The Underestimated Abe Lemons

Andrew Szanton

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Oct 19

Nicholas Murray Butler, a University President with His Eye on the World

NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER, the scholar, philosopher and Nobel Laureate, was born in 1862 and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. Forty years…

Nicholas Murray Butler, a University President with His Eye on the World

Andrew Szanton

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Oct 12

The Unlikely Heroine Ann Rutledge

ANN RUTLEDGE, a friend of Abraham Lincoln’s, became in death something far greater than she’d ever been in life. It’s an odd story how Abe…

The Unlikely Heroine Ann Rutledge

Andrew Szanton

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Sep 29

Bob Costas: A Broadcaster Raised in the Shadow of a Gambler

BOB COSTAS, born in 1952 and raised in the town of Commack, New York, in the 1960’s, combines a rare blend of virtues: intelligence…

Bob Costas: A Broadcaster Raised in the Shadow of a Gambler

Andrew Szanton

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Sep 17

Frank Serpico: The Cop Who Turned Whistleblower

FRANK SERPICO, born in Brooklyn in 1936 into an Italian-American family as Francesco Vincent Serpico, was an honest New York cop brave…

Frank Serpico: The Cop Who Turned Whistleblower

Andrew Szanton

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Sep 8

Mary Lyon, and the Battle to Give Women Higher Education

Mary Lyon, who founded the school that became Mount Holyoke College, was a Chemistry teacher and a pioneer of female education, determined…

Mary Lyon, and the Battle to Give Women Higher Education

Andrew Szanton

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Sep 1

Robert Altman: A Gambler’s Son

“Don’t take advice from anybody,” the filmmaker ROBERT ALTMAN advised people. And he didn’t — which often got him into trouble.

Robert Altman: A Gambler’s Son

Andrew Szanton

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Aug 14

David Geffen: Stoking the Starmaker Machinery

David Geffen believed he could be a billionaire dealmaker, and he worked very hard and singlemindedly to do that. But running Asylum…

David Geffen: Stoking the Starmaker Machinery

Andrew Szanton

Andrew Szanton

Andrew Szanton is a memoir collaborator based in Newton, MA. If you or someone you know wants to tell a life story, contact him at aszanton@rcn.com.

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