American culture

American culture

Art, music, literature, people, sports, technology, business, politics, religion and more in the United States. American culture is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Asian, and Latin American and Native American cultures.

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Michael Graves

Culture; American culture

(born 1934) Postmodern architect and theorist. Identified as one of the New York Five (with Peter Eisenman, Richard Meier, John Hejduk and Charles Gwathney), Graves has become known for his ...

Audre Lorde

Culture; American culture

(1934 – 1992) Outspoken African American lesbian feminist poet, memoirist and activist. Her published poetry includes The First Cities (1968), Coal (1976) and Our Dead Behind Us (1986). Among her ...

Carl Sagan

Culture; American culture

(1934 – 1996) Planetary astronomer and public intellectual. Professor at Harvard and Cornell, Sagan won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for The Dragons of Eden, which explored human intelligence. While he ...

Geraldine Ferraro

Culture; American culture

(born 1935) First female candidate for vice-president of the United States; former New York congressional representative and senatorial candidate. Her 1984 nomination to the Democratic Party’s ticket ...

Woody Allen

Culture; American culture

(born 1935) Highly original American film-maker, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg in Brooklyn. Beginning as a stand-up comedian, he ultimately earned a worldwide reputation as an incredibly prolific and ...

Jerry Lee Lewis

Culture; American culture

(born 1935) Playing piano in seeming reckless abandon, Lewis, along with Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley, is one of the creators of rock ’n’ roll. Known by his family and friends ...

Jack Kemp

Culture; American culture

(born 1935) Republican vice-presidential running-mate to Bob Dole in 1996, Kemp has a long career in public service. Emphasizing the need for tax-cuts to stimulate economic growth, Kemp served as US ...