Literary Library

Garth Stein

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1964 - American author, film producer, documentary filmmaker, playwright, teacher and amateur racerAuthor of "Raven Stole the Moon", "T...
Academy Award Author Car Racer Drama Dramatist Film Film Producer Filmmaker Films Play Plays Playwright Racer Teach Teacher

Walt Disney

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966American entrepreneur, animator, writer and film producerProduced more than 100 feature films; His "Flowers an...
Academy Award Animation Animator Disney Entrepreneur Film Film Producer Filmmaker Films Mickey Mouse Writer

Nunnally Johnson

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwrightWrote scripts for over 50 films including "The Grape...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Jean-Luc Godard

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1930 - September 13, 2022French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film criticAuthor of "Godard on Godard: Critical Writings", "Cin...
Academy Award Cinema Film Film Critic Film Director Filmmaker France French French New Wave Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Swiss Switzerland

Alfred Uhry

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1936 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Driving Miss Daisy" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1988 and a...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Movie Movies Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Adolph Green

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002American lyricist and playwrightAuthor of plays and musicals including "Wonderful Town" (for which he won the Ne...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Grammy Grammy Award Lyricist Lyrics Movie Movies Music Musical Musician NY Drama Critics Circle Award Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Tony Award

Donald Ogden Stewart

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980American author and screenwriterAuthor of "A Parody Outline of History", "Aunt Polly's Story of Mankind" and "The...
Academy Award Algonquin Round Table Author Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter

Noah Baumbach

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1969 - American screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (co-written with Wes Anderson), "The Squ...
Academy Award Director Film Film Director Filmmaker Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Wes Anderson

Ernest Thompson

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1949 - American writer, actor and directorAuthor of "On Golden Pond" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in...
Academy Award Actor Director Film Film Director Filmmaker Movie Movies

Charles MacArthur

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1895 - April 21, 1956American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Rasputin and the Empress" (for which he was nominated for an Academ...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Oscar Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre