Literary Library

Bob Paris

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1959 - American writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former professional body builderAuthor of "Natural Fitness: ...
Acting Activist Actor Body Builder Body Building Civil Rights Gay LGBTQ Public Speaker Speaker Writer

Robert Lepage

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1957 - Canadian playwright, actor, film director and stage directorAuthor of "The Seven Streams of the River Ota", "The Far Side of t...
Acting Actor Canada Canadian Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Theatre Director

John Osborne

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1924 - December 24, 1994English playwright, screenwriter and actorAuthor of "Look Back in Anger" (for which he won the New York Drama ...
Academy Award Acting Actor England English Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies NY Drama Critics Circle Award Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Kirk Douglas

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020American actor, filmmaker, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Ragman's Son", "My Stroke of Luck" and "I Am Sp...
Acting Actor Film Filmmaker Films Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Presidential Medal of Freedom

Joe Cassavetes

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989American actor, film director and screenwriterAuthor of the screenplays "Faces" (for which he was nominated for...
Academy Award Acting Actor Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Screenplay Screenwriter Writers Guild

Norma Miller

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1919 - May 5, 2019African-American dancer, choreographer, actress, author and comedianAuthor of "Swingin' at the Savoy", "Stompin' at ...
Actor Actress African American African American History Author Choreographer Comedian Dance Dancer The Savoy

Wyatt Emory Cooper

by Angela Beck
September 1, 1927 - January 5, 1978American author, screenwriter and actorAuthor of "Families: A Memoir and a Celebration" and "The Chapman Report...
Actor Author Film Screenplay Screenwriter TV

Emma Walton Hamilton

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1962 - English-American children's book author, theatrical director and actressAuthor of "Simeon's Gift", "The Very Fairy Princess: He...
Actor Actress Children's Book Children's Book Author England English Julie Andrews Theater Theatre Director

David Rakoff

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1964 - August 9, 2012Canadian-American writer of prose and poetry, journalist, essayist and actorAuthor of "Fraud", "Don't Get Too Co...
Actor Canada Canadian Canadian-American Essayist Essays Journalist News Poet Poetry

Luther Standing Bear

by Angela Beck
December (?) 1868 - February 20, 1939 Sicangu and Oglala Lakota Chief and Native American author, educator, philosopher and actor Author of "My Pe...
Actor Educator Lakota Native Native American Philosopher Philosophy Sioux

Jamie Lee Curtis

by Angela Beck
November 22, 1958 - American actress and children's book writerAuthor of "Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day", "Big Words for Li...
Actor Actress Children's Book Children's Book Author

Steven Curtis Chapman

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1962 - American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and authorAuthor of "Between Heaven and the Real World", "Shaoey and Dot: ...
Actor Record Producer Recording Artist Sing Singer Songwriter