New York, NY, June 30, 1995...After the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) alerted the editors of Marquis Who's Who that one of their 1994 biographees, Willis Allison Carto, is an anti-Semite and bigot, they removed his biography from future Marquis publications.

The League wrote Marquis that Carto "founded and continues to run Liberty Lobby, which is widely recognized as the nation's largest anti-Jewish propaganda organization," and that in 1979 he "founded the Institute for Historical Review, a pseudo-academic institution whose business it is to promote Holocaust denial...."

ADL questioned whether someone whose entire professional life has been devoted to racial and religious intolerance should be listed among men and women of genuine philanthropic, educational or other accomplishments.

Carl R. Edolo, Marquis Who's Who Research Editor, responded, "As a result of your letter and our careful review of the materials you sent us, we have decided to remove Mr. Carto's biographical data from all future Marquis Who's Who products."

Gratified by Marquis' swift, responsible action, the League expressed its hope that the editors will review their screening process so that other hate figures will not inadvertently gain the unwarranted respectability of a listing in Who's Who in America.

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.