
**** Cited in BCL3 and Sheehy. The Dictionary of American Biography, in 20 base volumes and, now, ten supplements, currently includes 19,173 concise biographies of notable Americans. The Dictionary, which excludes living people, was originally published in 20 base volumes between 1927 and 1936. Supplementary volumes cover persons who died in succeeding five-year periods. Supplement Ten (1976-1980), with 519 biographies, adds Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hughes, John Lennon, Margaret Mead, Jesse Owens, Elvis Presley, and Norman Rockwell. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)