Albert, Richard N(orman)
ALBERT, Richard N(orman)
ALBERT, Richard N(orman). American, b. 1930. Genres: Music. Career: High school English teacher and department head in Neenah, WI, 1957-63, and Normal, IL, 1965-78; Illinois State University, Normal, assistant professor to associate professor of English, 1978-93. Publications: (ed.) From Blues to Bop: A Collection of Jazz Fiction, 1990; (compiler) An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism, 1996. Contributor to periodicals. Address: 1003 Dillon Dr., Normal, IL 61761, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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