What’s New: February 2025

The February update of the American National Biography features seven new essays, including writer Paule Marshall; singer and actress Della Reese; film director Stanley Donen; U. S. Senator Richard Lugar; poet W. S. Merwin; playwright Terrence McNally; and actress Joan Bennett.

Bennett, Joan (27 February 1910–7 December 1990), film and television star

Donen, Stanley (13 April 1924–21 February 2019), Oscar-winning film director

Lugar, Richard (04 April 1932–28 April 2019), businessman, mayor of Indianapolis, and U.S. senator

Marshall, Paule (9 April 1929–12 August 2019), author

McNally, Terrence (3 November 1938–24 March 2020), playwright

Merwin, W. S. (30 September 1927–15 March 2019), poet

Reese, Della (06 July 1931–19 November 2017), singer, actress, and minister

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