Literary Library

Knut Hamsun

by Angela Beck
August 4, 1859 - February 19, 1952Norwegian authorAuthor of "Hunger", "Pan" and "Growth of the Soil"Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920Born ...
Author Nobel Prize Norway Norwegian

Leon Uris

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1924 - June 21, 2003American author of historical fictionAuthor of "Exodus", "Trinity" and "A God in Ruins" #literarycalendar#birthdays#...
Author Historical Books Historical Fiction

John Kieran

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1892 - December 9, 1981American author, journalist and amateur naturalistAuthor of "A Natural History of New York City", "Not Under Oath...
Author Flowers Journalism Journalist Natural World Naturalist Nature New York News

Holling C. Holling

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1900 - September 7, 1973American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrator of "Paddle To the Sea" (for which he...
Author Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Illustrator Newbery Newbery Honor

Ernest Tidyman

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1928 - July 14, 1984American author and screenwriterAuthor of the novels: "Shaft", "Dummy" and Big Bucks" Author of the screenplays: "Sh...
Author Detective Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Screenplay Screenwriter Shaft

Courtney E. Martin

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1979 - American feminist, author, speaker and political activistAuthor of "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Nor...
Activist Author Feminism Feminist Political Political Activist Politics Public Speaker Speech

Patti Smith

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1946 - American singer-songwriter, musician, author and poetAuthor of "Cowboy Mouth", "Just Kids" (for which she won the National Boo...
Author Music Musician National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Rock Music Sing Singer Singing Song Songwriter

Joel T. Headley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...
Adventure Author Clergy Clergyman Editor Historian history News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Political Politics Secretary of State

Robert Ruark

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1915 - July 1, 1965American author, syndicated columnist and big game hunterAuthor of "The Old Man and the Boy", "Something of Value" ...
Author Columnist Hunter News Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Syndicated Columnist

Reihan Salam

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1979 - Conservative American political commentator, columnist, author and editorAuthor of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win t...
Author Civil War Columnist Commentator Conservative Editor Political Political Commentator Politics Republican

Jenny Lawson

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1973 - American journalist, author and bloggerAuthor of "Let's Pretend This Never Happened", "Furiously Happy" and "Broken (In the Bes...
Author Blog Blogger Journalism Journalist

Ezra Meeker

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1830 - December 3, 1928American pioneer, mayor, postmaster and authorAuthor of "Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains", ...
American West Author Cascade Mountains Government Government Official Mail Mayor Oregan Trail Oregon Oregon Trail Pioneer Political Politics Postmaster US Mail USPS Washington State