The names of some famous persons by the name
Alvah (or its variants) are:
Alvah Cecil Bessie, born on 4 June, a famous novelist. Alvah Cecil Bessie's background: A New York City-born American novelist, journalist and screenwriter who was imprisoned for ten months and blacklisted by the movie studio bosses for being one of the group known as the Hollywood Ten. Educated at Columbia University, he fought as a volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. In 1946 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for the film, Objective, Burma!. Alvah Bessie died in Terra Linda, California, aged 81.
Alvah C. Roebuck, born on 9 January, a famous manager. Alvah C. Roebuck's background: A manager, businessman, and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Sears. Lafayette, Indiana-born Alvah Roebuck began work as a watchmaker in a Hammond, Indiana jewelry store at age 22. On April 1, 1887, Roebuck answered an advertisement for a watchmaker in the Chicago Daily News, and two days later he received a reply—Richard W. Sears wanted to hire him. Thus began the association of two men who would soon form one of the world's best-known business partnerships. The firm was incorporated as Sears, Roebuck and Company in 1893.
Meaning of name Alvah
