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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Loretta Lynn

Culture; American culture

(born 1935) Trailblazing female singer/songwriter in country music, born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky At thirteen she became pregnant and left home to be with her husband Mooney. She taught herself to ...

Elvis Presley

Culture; American culture

(1935 – 1977) A legend whose life and career can hardly be captured or even hinted at in so brief a space as this, Elvis Presley was one of the biggest stars of the twentieth century. Recording for ...

Richard Brautigan

Culture; American culture

(1935 – 1984) Brautigan was greatly influenced by the beat generation writers during the 1950s when he lived in San Francisco. He published poetry throughout his career as well as a collection of ...

Don DeLillo

Culture; American culture

(born 1936) Author of eleven novels, including White Noise, The Names, Mao II, Underworld and Americana, the title of which announced his gradually emerging project. DeLillo has patiently assembled ...

Larry McMurtry

Culture; American culture

(born 1936) Born in Archer City, Texas, McMurtry has chronicled the changing fortunes of modern—and sometimes disappearing—Texas with humor and insight. Unforgettable characters populate his small ...

Mary Tyler Moore

Culture; American culture

(born 1936) Female actor, dancer and comedian; her longrunning sitcom roles personified changing images of American females. As Laurie Petrie, suburban wife and mother on the Dick Van Dyke Show ...

Morris S. Dees

Culture; American culture

(born 1936) In 1967 Dees founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery Alabama, guiding it for years despite arson and death threats. Victories against segregation at the Montgomery YMCA ...