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Theodore Weiss (other)
Theodore Weiss may refer to: * Theodore Weiss (poet) (1916–2003), American poet * Ted Weiss (Theodore S. Weiss, 1927–1992), U.S. congressman * Theodore Hardeen (1876–1945), brother of Houdini, who went by the name of Theodore Weiss as a child {{hndis, Weiss, Theodore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Weiss (poet)
Theodore Russell Weiss (December 16, 1916 Reading, Pennsylvania – April 15, 2003 Princeton, New Jersey) was an American poet, and literary magazine editor. Life He graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1938 and Columbia University in 1940. He was an instructor at the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of North Carolina, Yale University, and Bard College. He taught at Princeton University, until retirement in 1987. He edited (with his wife, Renee Karol Weiss) ''Quarterly Review of Literature'', which published William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, E. E. Cummings, and Ezra Pound. In 1987, he was the subject of a documentary, ''Living Poetry: A Year in the Life of a Poem,'' made by Harvey Edwards.''Living poetry: "Fractions," a year in the life of a poem,'' VHS (1988) Awards * 1956 Wallace Stevens Award * 1977 Brandeis Creative Arts Award in Poetry * 1988-89 Poetry Society of America's Shelley Memorial Award The Shelley Memorial Award of the Poetry Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Weiss
Theodore S. Weiss (September 17, 1927 – September 14, 1992) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for New York from 1977 until his death in 1992. Background Weiss was born in 1927 in the Hungarian village of Gáva (now Gávavencsellő) and immigrated to the United States in 1938. He grew up in South Amboy, New Jersey. After graduating from H.G. Hoffman High School in South Amboy in 1946, Weiss served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1947. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 before earning his LL.B. from the institution's College of Law in 1952. In 1953, Weiss became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Between 1955 and 1959, he was an assistant New York County District Attorney, before leaving the position to return to private practice. He and his wife, Sonya, had two children. Political career From 1962 until 1976, Weiss was a member of the New York City Council. He was a delegate to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |