author
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Lithgow won best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for his portrayal of the controversial, beloved British author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s poignant drama “Giant,” directed by Nicholas Hytner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Gary Rivlin is a writer in New York and author of “AI Valley.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"This was surprising," said Seung Gyo Jeong, first author of the study and a researcher in Jalan's group.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
It also has a commemorative silver tray Isro presented to the science fiction author Arthur C Clarke in 2007 on his 90th birthday.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Like most young people of their time, the sisters also grew up with popular ghost stories like author Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and Methodist founder John Wesley’s family haunt, “Old Jeffrey.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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