Literary Library

Alan Paton

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1903 - April 12, 1988South African author and anti-apartheid activistAuthor of "Cry, the Beloved Country", "Too Late the Phalarope" an...
Activist Anti-Apartheid Activist Apartheid Author Community Activist Human Rights Activist South Africa South African

Virginia Brooks

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1886 - June 15, 1929American suffragist, author and political reformerAuthor of "Little Lost Sister" and "My Battles with Vice"
Author Govern Government Poitical Political Reformer Politics Reformer Suffrage Suffragette Suffragist

James P. Delgado

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1958 - American maritime archaeologist, historian, author, television host and explorerAuthor of more than 200 academic articles and 3...
Archaeologist Archaeology Author Expedition Explorer history Maritime Northwest Passage Ocean Oceans Royal Canadian Society Royal Geographic Society Sea Seas Ship Ships Spain Television Television Host TV Host

Ernest Pascal

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1896 - November 4, 1966English-born American screenwriter, author, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Dark Swan", "Virgin Flame" and "Th...
Author British Cannes Film Festival Drama Dramatist England English English-American Film Filmmaker Films Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Stephen Hawking

by Angela Beck
January 8, 1942 - March 14, 2018English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and authorAuthor of "A Brief History of Time", "Black Holes and Baby Un...
ALS Author Black Hole Black Holes British Cambridge Cosmologist Cosmology England English Great Britain Lou Gehrig's Disease Physicist Presidential Medal of Freedom Relativity Science Scientist Theorectical Physicist Theorectical Physics

Richard A. Muller

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1944 - American physicist, professor and authorAuthor of "Nemesis: The Death Star", "Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes: Data, Spectral A...
Academic Author College Educate Education Educator Environment Environmental Environmentalist Physicist Physics Professor School Science Scientist Teach Teacher University

Natalie Hays Hammond

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1904 - June 30, 1985American artist, author and inventor Author of "New Adventures in Needlepoint Design" and "Anthology of Pattern"Cre...
Art Artist Author Broadway Drama Inventor Needlepoint Play Plays Sew Sewing Theater Theater Producer Theatre

Jedidiah Strong Smith

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1799 - May 27, 1831American clerk, pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author and cartographerAuthor of "The Travels of Jedidiah Smi...
American West Author California Cartographer Clerk Expedition Frontier Frontiersman Hunt Hunter Hunting Map Maps Pioneer Southwest Trapper West

David D. Newsom

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1918 - March 30, 2008American diplomat, author and newspaper columnistAuthor of "North Africa: Active Crossroads", "The Dominoes That D...
Africa Ambassador Author Diplomacy Diplomat Embassy Govern Government Government Official Libya News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Philippines Political Political Affairs Politics Secretary of State Under Secretary of State US Ambassador World History

Allen Hunt

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1964 - American author, speaker and pastorAuthor of "The Inspired Body: Paul, the Corinthians and Divine Inspirations", "Everybody Need...
Author Christ Christian Christianity Jesus Jesus Christ Motivational Speaker Pastor Preach Preacher Religion Religious Speaker

Stella Gibbons

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1902 - December 19, 1989English author, journalist and poetAuthor of "The Mountain Beast", "Cold Comfort Farms" and "Nightengale Wood"
Author British England English English Poetry Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Hayao Miyazaki

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1941 - Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author and manga artistAuthor of "Shuna's Journey", "Hayao Miyazaki's Daydr...
Academy Award Animation Animator Author Director Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Japan Japanese Manga Manga Artist Screenplay Screenwriter Studio Ghibli