About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce (1842–ca. 1914) was an American journalist, short-story writer, and poet. Born in Ohio, he served in the Civil War and then settled in San Francisco. He wrote for Hearst’s Examiner, his wit and satire making him the literary dictator of the Pacific coast and strongly influencing many writers. He disappeared into war-torn Mexico in 1913.
About Mark Hammer
Mark Hammer has
had long and distinguished career in the theater. After earning an
undergraduate degree from Stanford University, he completed an MFA degree at
Catholic University. For twenty-three years after that, he served on the drama
faculty at that university and as co-chairman of its MFA acting program. For
the last sixteen of those years, he was also a member of the resident acting
company at Washington, DC’s Arena Stage. There, he had significant roles in
both classic and contemporary dramas. He was twice nominated for the Helen
Hayes Award for his performances in Cloud
Nine and The Wild Duck. He has
also appeared in several Broadway plays. Hammer was proud to be chosen to narrate
the opening film of the permanent exhibit for the National Holocaust Museum.