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Dorothy Day Biography

Dorothy Daysocial activist, journalist, and cofounder of the Catholic Worker movementBorn: 1897Birthplace: New York, N.Y. From 1914 to 1916, Day attended the University of Illinois, where she joined…

Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr., 1931-2021, American experimental composer, b. Nashua, N.H., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1954), Brandeis Univ. (M.A…

Finney, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Finney, Albert, 1936–2019, English actor, studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London. He debuted in the theater in 1956, and appeared on the London and New York stage throughout…

Ayler, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Ayler, Albert, 1936-1970, free-jazz saxophonist, b. Cleveland, OH. Ayler was taught to play saxophone by his father, a semiprofessional musician, and the two often…