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Abraham Josephine Riesman
Abraham Josephine Riesman (born 1985) is an American reporter and essayist based in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island. She is the author of two biographies, ''True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee'' (2021), and ''Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America'' (2023). Background and education Riesman was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She graduated from Harvard College in 2008 with a degree in Social Studies. After college, she moved to New York City, where she contributed to a variety of publications, including ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''The Wall Street Journal''. Career In 2017, Riesman published her first book, ''True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee''. The book is a biography of Stan Lee, the comic book writer, editor, and publisher who is best known for creating Marvel Comics superheroes such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Hulk. Riesman's second book, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to Chicago. It is the List of municipalities in Illinois, 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,318 as of the 2020 census. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero, Illinois, Cicero. It is closely tied to the smaller town of River Forest, Illinois, River Forest sharing a chamber of commerce and a high school, Oak Park and River Forest High School. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife settled in Oak Park in 1889, and his work heavily influenced local architecture and design, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Over the years, rapid development was spurred by railroads and streetcars connecting the village to jobs in nearby Chicago. In 1968, Oak Park passed the Open Housing Ordinance, which helped devise strategies to integrate the village rather than resegregate. Today, Oak Park remains ethnically diverse a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |