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Alvah Bessie

1904 - 1985

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Alvah Cecil Bessie (June 4, 1904 – July 21, 1985) was an American novelist, screenwriter and journalist. He was one of nearly 3,000 American volunteers who joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and fought in the Spanish Civil War. He is perhaps best known as a member of the "Hollywood Ten", the group of film artists blacklisted by the entertainment industry for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alvah Bessie is the 6,341st most popular writer (down from 5,931st in 2019), the 11,723rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,484th in 2019) and the 848th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Alvah Bessie ranks 6,341 out of 7,302. Before her are Alastair Reynolds, Malcolm Gladwell, Tsai Chih-chung, Ellen Glasgow, George Alec Effinger, and Ananda Devi. After her are Brian Jacques, Barry Unsworth, Cynthia Ozick, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Gregory S. Paul, and Thomas Beatie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Alvah Bessie ranks 336. Before her are Kay Johnson, Jennison Heaton, Libby Holman, Alfred Lindley, Anna Neagle, and Raphael Tracey. After her are Doris Eaton Travis, Louise Lorraine, Sally Rand, Jan Peerce, James Gentle, and Silvio Pietroboni. Among people deceased in 1985, Alvah Bessie ranks 270. Before her are Patricia Roberts Harris, Maurice Podoloff, Jan Peka, Albert Maltz, Coral Buttsworth, and Gladys Egan. After her are Phil Silvers, Isabel Jeans, Dragomir Tošić, Richard Greene, Edward Andrews, and Saunders Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alvah Bessie ranks 11,725 out of 20,380. Before her are Virginia Valli (1895), Wiley Post (1898), James Jones (1980), George Perle (1915), Charlie Rose (1942), and Patricia Richardson (1951). After her are Barbara Mikulski (1936), Lisa Nowak (1963), Anna Belknap (1972), Jim Byrnes (1948), Cynthia Ozick (1928), and Gregory S. Paul (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Alvah Bessie ranks 848. Before her are Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), Albert Maltz (1908), Richard Wilbur (1921), Gay Talese (1932), Ellen Glasgow (1873), and George Alec Effinger (1947). After her are Cynthia Ozick (1928), Gregory S. Paul (1954), Thomas Beatie (1974), Helen Gurley Brown (1922), Gregory Maguire (1954), and Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943).

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