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Mencken, H[enry] L[ouis] (1880–1956), author. The crusty Baltimore journalist was best known to theatregoers for his association with the famed critic George Jean
Nathan, with whom he edited
The Smart Set and
The American Merciery, and with whom he wrote two plays that never reached New York:
The Artist (1912) and
Heliogabulus (1920). The character of E. K. Hornbeck in
Inherit the Wind was modeled after him.
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The Impossible H.L. Mencken: A Selection of His Best Newspaper Stories.
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/3/1992; ; 700+ words
; t The Impossible H. L. Mencken: A Selection of His Best Newspaper...LITERARY historians usually think of H. L. Mencken first in connection with The Smart...newspaper work. The Impossible H. L. Mencken is organized thematically, and...
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H.L. Mencken Revisited
Magazine article from: The Freeman; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; H. L. Mencken Revisited by William H. A. Williams...journalist. William H. A. Williams's H. L. Mencken Revisited admirably supplies the details...that group of people who are fond of H.L. Mencken's flamboyant writing but know little...
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H. L. Mencken on Religion
Magazine article from: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; * H.L. Mencken on Religion. S.T. Joshi, ed. Amherst...Prometheus Books, 2002. 330 pp. $29 hbk. H. L. Mencken's wit remains caustic and current...American Mercury, March 1925]. H.L. Mencken on Religion is a welcome addition to...
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H.L. Mencken: Prose Marvel
Magazine article from: The Virginia Quarterly Review; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...newspaper. "Of course," I said. "H. L. Mencken." "Not so," said he, or...was asked, certainly not now. H. L. Mencken has beaten death, or at least...throughout his life, says, "H. L. Mencken and Mark Twain are the most frequently...
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H.L. MENCKEN; Eyeing vigor of 'Baltimore's sage'.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/17/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: William H. Pritchard, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON...chapter of this fine new biography of H.L. Mencken, Terry Teachout quotes a passage...The book is subtitled "A Life of H.L. Mencken," and though it contains first...
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Opinionists ponder H.L. Mencken's lasting relevance.
Magazine article from: The Masthead; 12/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Conference of Editorial Writers in H.L. Mencken's home town: "Is Mencken still...retired editorial page editor of H.L. Mencken's old paper. Jenkins actually...s remark. Or to appreciate H.L. Mencken. Unfortunately, Newsday's...
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Backstory: H.L. Mencken, 'The Sage of Baltimore,' had a zing bloggers can't touch; The most widely quoted American writer expected it, and even planned it, to be so.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 12/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...time in this semicentenary year of H.L. Mencken's passing to review his contributions...Fitzpatrick, the clippings prove that Mencken is "the most frequently quoted...author of "The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken." "Mencken survives because he...
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Profile: Writer H.L. Mencken
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/18/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...00-00-0000 Profile: Writer H.L. Mencken Host: ALEX CHADWICK Time: 11...ALEX CHADWICK, host: Writer H.L. Mencken was mean, sarcastic, grumpy...they are surrounded by idiots, H.L. Mencken is just the ticket. He coined...
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H. L. Mencken // Editor, Critic, Craftsman, Bigot
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/10/1993; ; 700+ words
; My Life As Author and Editor By H. L. Mencken. Edited by Jonathan Yardley. Knopf. $27.50. He was the master craftsman. H. L. Mencken was one of the best writers America has ever produced...
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H.L. Mencken Journalist, social critic, `sage of Baltimore' -- no epithet quite does him justice
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...this newest and best biography of H. L. Mencken, he was "indeed a phenomenon...Hobson's portrait of young Harry Mencken beguilingly shows, literature was...whose fame would come to exceed H. L. Mencken's own, George Herman (Babe...
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H. L. Mencken
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
H. L. Mencken (Henry Louis Mencken) , 1880-1956...the posthumously collected essays of H. L. Mencken on American Literature (2002). Bibliography...Martin (1984); A. Bulsterbaum, H. L. Mencken: A Research Guide (1988).
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Mencken, H. L. 1880-1956
Book article from: American Decades
MENCKEN, H. L. 1880-1956 Critic & editor...dignified as long as he is afraid." Hero H. L. Mencken's reputation diminished during the...thought. Sources: Allison Bulsterbaum, H. L. Mencken: A Research Guide (New York: Garland...
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Mencken, H.L.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Mencken, H.L. (1880–1956), writer, editor, newspaperman.Throughout his life Henry Louis Mencken relished his role as a working newspaperman. Starting...Mencken: A Study of His Thought , 1978. George H. Douglas
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Mencken, H. L.
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Mencken, H. L. ( Henry Louis Mencken ) (1880–1956), American journalist and critic, who as literary editor from 1908, then as co-editor, 1914–23 (with G. J. Nathan ), of The Smart Set exercised a great influence...
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MENCKEN, H(enry) L(ouis)
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
MENCKEN, H(enry) L(ouis) [1880–1956...A lifelong resident of Baltimore, Mencken began writing for the city's newspapers...America that he identified as puritanism. Mencken was an autodidact whose interest in language...
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