Literary Library

Frank Marshall Davis

December 31, 1905 - July 16, 1987African-American journalist, poet, political & labor movement activist, editor and businessmanAuthor of "Black...

Clarence Major

December 31, 1936 - African-American poet, painter, novelist, teacher and editorAuthor of "All-Night Visitors", "My Amputations", "Dirty Bird Blue...

L. P. Hartley

December 30, 1895 - December 13, 1972British novelist, short story writer, editor and essayistAuthor of "Eustace and Hilda", "The Traveling Grave ...

Joel T. Headley

December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...

Reihan Salam

December 29, 1979 - Conservative American political commentator, columnist, author and editorAuthor of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win t...

Robert Morss Lovett

December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...

Lawrence Dennis

December 25, 1893 - August 20, 1977American diplomat, consultant, editor and authorAuthor of "Is Capitolism Doomed?", "The Coming American Fascism"...

Samuel Smiles

December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904Scottish author, biographer, government reformer and newspaper editorAuthor of "Self-Help", "Lives of the Engine...

Harriet Monroe

December 23, 1860 - September 26, 1936American editor, scholar, literary critic, poet, publisher, editor and art patronAuthor of "John Wellborn Ro...

William A. Spicer

December 19, 1865 - October 17, 1952American Seventh-Day Adventist minister, writer and editorAuthor of "Our Day in the Light of Prophecy", "Mirac...

Sterling Lanier

December 18, 1927 - June 28, 2007American editor, science fiction author, short story writer and sculptor Author of "The Peculiar Exploits of Briga...

Michael Moorcock

December 18, 1939 - English writer of science fiction & fantasy, novels and non-fiction, editor and musicianAuthor of "Stormbringer", "Elric ...