ABOUT THE AUTHORVeteran author, N.R. Mitgang, has written for book and magazine publications, the stage, television, and electronic media for the past thirty-five years. Mitgang's writing credits include: author, "Bethann: Love creates a will to survive," co-author, "The Mirror Lied: One woman's 25-year struggle with bulimia, anorexia, diet pill addiction, laxative abuse and cutting," playwright/lyricist, "Bojangles" (The AMAS Repertory Theatre, New York); co-author, "Mr. Bojangles" (Jim Haskins and N.R. Mitgang, William Morrow); writer, "I Knew the Man Bojangles" (WNBC-TV, New York-nominated for an Emmy, Best Director); co-creator/publisher, "Well... There You Go Again! The Humor That Shaped America" (N.R. Mitgang and Malcolm Kushner, Mitgang/Kushner Inc.- two-disc comedy album - artist President Ronald Reagan). Mitgang was an editor for Grosset & Dunlap and Director of Electronic Publishing for Facts On File. Mitgang has also served as a consultant or historical contributor to A&E's Biography, The Smithsonian Institution, The New York City Archives and, The National Archives. * * *