Oxford University Press has updated American National Biography Online. The update this fall includes new biographies of 31 men and women representing such varied fields as illustration, journalism, and music. Notable additions include:
- Apache Kid, Indian scout and symbolic figure of the Apache resistance
- Joseph Barbera, film animator and producer of the famous Hanna-Barbera team
- Barbara Bel Geddes, actress, children's book author-illustrator, and painter
- Walter Cronkite, legendary broadcast journalist
- F.A.O. Schwarz, founder of the popular chain of toy stores
- Carl Wilson, member of the pop music group The Beach Boys
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