Word: hillegass
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...Door and A Singular Woman, both of which became movies; in Avignon. Cardinal blamed her Catholic upbringing for the conflicted relationship with sexuality that haunted her personality and her work. Prime Minister Lionel Jospin called Cardinal "an essential personality in the fight for women's rights." DIED. CLIFF HILLEGASS, 83, founder of the yellow-and-black Cliffs Notes series of study guides that saved the posteriors of legions of American high-schoolers; in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hillegass started the business in 1958 with a $4,000 loan; the firm was sold in 1999 to IDG Books Worldwide for more than...
...Hillegass would have done well in my mom?s class. He might have even earned one of her famously rare A?s. Chances are, they would have admired each other - and he probably wouldn?t have minded at all that she rendered his famous booklets utterly and laughably useless...
...Chapter Five: The End May 5, 2001: Hillegass dies of complications from a stroke. He is survived by his second wife, four children, a stepson and seven grandchildren...
...Character Sketch: Hillegass loved books; he felt strongly that his booklets should be used to enhance students' reading experiences, not take the place of reading the books themselves. Throughout his ownership of the company, Hillegass inserted a signed note into each Cliffs Notes booklet: "A thorough appreciation of literature allows no shortcuts...
...Saturday, my mom lost one of her most formidable adversaries when Cliff Hillegass, inventor of the little yellow books, died at the age of 83. Hillegass abdicated responsibility for his eponymous Notes when he sold the company for $14 million back in 1999, but the cheerful yellow and black design, which has served as a beacon for lazy or overworked high schoolers since 1958, remains the same...