John (Jack) McCabe

Born: 11/14/1920   Detroit , MI
Died: 09/27/2005
Parents: Charles J. McCabe, Rosalie T. McCabe
Spouse: Peggy Richards (194? - /0; Vija Valda Zarina, (1958-1983); Rosina Lawrence (?-1997); Karen (2003-?)
Children: Linard, Deirdre, Sean
Address(es):
Last known address:
Mackinac Island , MI 49757

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Cagney (The Authorized Biography) Biography Adult New York :Alfred A. Knopf 1997
The High : a living diary of University of Detroit High School Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Mackinac Island, Michigan : The Thirty-eight Thirty-nine Press 1992
Babe: The Life and Times of Oliver Hardy Biography Adult Secaucus, NJ : Carol Pub. Group 1989
Grand Hotel:Mackinac Island, An American Institution Michigan History Adult Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. : Unicorn Press ; Detroit : Distribution by Wayne State University Press 1987
Charlie Chaplin Biography Adult Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1978
Proclaiming the Word (with G.B. Harrison) Non Fiction Adult Pueblo Press 1977
Cagney by Cagney
- Ghostwriter7collaborator
Biography Adult New York: Doubleday 1976
Laurel & Hardy: Their Films
- text by John McCabe ; compiled by Al Kilgore ; filmography by Richard W. Bann.-----Republished: New York : Bonanza Books : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1983, and New York : Barnes & Noble, 1996
Non Fiction Adult New York: E.P. Dutton 1975 -1996
The Comedy World of Stan Laurel Biography Adult Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday 1974
George M. Cohan: The Man Who Owned Broadway
- Republished: New York : Da Capo Press, [1980]
Biography Adult Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday 1973 -1980
Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
- Republished New York : New American Library, with a special foreword by Dick Van Dyke.c1966, 1968, 1976, 1986.
Biography Adult New York : Doubleday 1961 -1986
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To show humanity part of its face."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)Marketing Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City , MI

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Chairman, Department of Educational Theatre New York University New York 1948 -1985
Sergeant United States Army Air Forces Europe 1943 -1945
Child actor Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company Detroit , MI 1928 -1931
Lecturer
City College of New York New York
Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen , MI
Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie , MI
Mackinac College Mackinac , MI
Taught theatre, film, drama Wayne State University Detroit , MI

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