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Writing & Arts
Alvena Seckar
1916–2012American painter and children's book author
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McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFamous people · McMechen
Alvena Seckar, born in 1916, is McMechen’s famous person on record
In 1916, the American painter and children's book author Alvena Seckar was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. Of the bordering towns, Bellaire has the longest list: 24, with Ted Levine at the top.
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Alvena Seckar
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1916
Alvena Seckar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McMechen and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Ted Levine: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Ford Sinclair: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons