Not an English major either ! Let's hope the injectors perform better.
If you think a major in English is of no consequence, check out those who have one.
( Being as this thread is heading towards the record for longest post on any thread..without punctuation...(( except Botnst...that is )).................
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As might be expected, a large number of writers hold degrees in English. The list includes
Douglas Adams: SciFi writer; wrote Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series; Dirk Gently series
Gwendolyn Brooks: poems include "We Real Cool"
Tom Clancy: suspense writer; Clear and Present Danger
Allen Ginsberg: Beat Generation poet; poems include Howl
Joseph Heller: author of Catch-22
David Henry Hwang: author of Madame Butterfly
Stephen King: extraordinarily successful and prolific author of horror fiction; writings range from Carrie through The Green Mile and The Stand to the short story on which the movie "Stand by Me" is based
Bobbie Ann Mason: short story writer; collections include Shiloh
Arthur Miller: playwright most noted for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible
Toni Morrison: author of Beloved
Joyce Carol Oates: prolific author
Philip Roth: esteemed Jewish author
Amy Tan: author of The Joy Luck Club
John Updike: most noted for the "Rabbit" books, from Run, Rabbit, Run to Rabbit at Rest
Eudora Welty: highly esteemed southern author
Then there are those who have majored in English who have made non-traditional use of their degrees, including
Russell Baker: journalist
Dave Barry: humorist, writer, actor
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason: television writer/producer (Designing Women, Evening Shade)
Carol Browner: former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency
Chevy Chase: comedian, actor, writer
Mario Cuomo: former Governor of New York
John Cuzack: actor
David Duchovny: actor
Michael Eisner: former Walt Disney CEO
Jodie Foster: actor, filmmaker
Kathryn Fuller: World Wildlife Fund CEO
Cathy Guisewite: cartoonist (Cathy)
Famke Janssen: actor
Tommy Lee Jones: actor
Kris Kristofferson: songwriter, actor
Michael Lynne: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of New Line Cinema
Paul Newman: actor, food entrepreneur
Joe Paterno: football coach (Penn State University)
Sally Ride: astronaut
Joan Rivers: comedienne
Diane Sawyer: broadcast journalist
Herb Scannell: President, Nickolodeon Networks, MTV Networks Group President
Paul Simon: songwriter, singer
Steven Spielberg: filmmaker
Marty Schottenheimer: Coach of San Diego Chargers
Christopher Reeve: late actor, activist for the disabled
Clarence Thomas: U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Emma Thompson: actor
Grant Tinker: TV Executive and Producer
Harold Varmus: Nobel laureate in medicine, former Director of National Institutes of Health
Barbara Walters: broadcast journalist
Sigourney Weaver: actor
Pete Wilson: former Governor of California
Bob Woodward: journalist, wrote All the President's Men
Renee Zellweger: actor
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