Literary Library

Edward Ruscha

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1937 - American artist and authorAuthor of "Twentysix Gasoline Stations", "A Few Palm Trees" and "Hard Lights" His artwork was influe...
Art Artist Arts Author Guggenheim Pop Art

David Bruce Smith

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1958 - American author, editor, publisher and business executiveAuthor of "Conversations with Papa Charlie", "Afternoon Tea with Mom"...
Author Business Businessman Editor Great American Book Prize John Marshall Publisher Supreme Court

Peter Guralnick

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1943 - American music critic, author and screenwriterAuthor of "Last Train to Memphis", "Sweet Soul Music" and "Searching for Robert J...
Author Film Films Movie Movies Music Music Critic Screenplay Screenwriter

Marie Brenner

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1949 - American author and investigative journalistAuthor of "Great Dames: What I Learned from Older Women", "Apples and Oranges: My ...
Author Investigative Reporter Journalism Journalist

Lorian Hemingway

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1951 - American author and freelance journalistAuthor of "Walk on Water", "Walking Into the River" and "A World Turned Over"
Author Journalism Journalist

Wade Davis

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1953 - Canadian anthropologist, author and photographerAuthor of "The Serpent and the Rainbow", "One River" (for which he was nominat...
Anthropologist Anthropology Author Canada Canadian Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Tove Ditlevsen

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1917 - March 7, 1976Danish poet, children's book author, novelist, short story writer and memoiristAuthor of "Annalise - Tretten Ar" ...
Author Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Children's Poem Children's Poet Dane Danish Denmark Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Douglas Brinkley

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1961 - American author, history professor, history commentator for television news and contributing magazine editorAuthor of "The Unf...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Author Historian history JFK Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Kennedy Magazine Magazine Editor NASA New York Historical Society Political History President Kennedy President Roosevelt Professor Roosevelt Television Television Commentator Theodore Roosevelt University White House

Richard Isay

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1934 - June 28, 2012American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, author and activistAuthor of "Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their...
Activist Author Professor Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst Teach Teacher University

William R. Patterson

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1975 - African-American financial consultant, public speaker and authorAuthor of "The Baron Son" and "Nauki Barona"
African American Author Finance Financial Financial Consultant Public Speaker Speaker

Lillian Smith

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1916 - January 14, 2000American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrated more than 200 books including "The...
Author Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Author Illustrator Margaret Wise Brown

Leonard Weisgard

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1916 - January 14, 2000American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and/or illustrated more than 200 books including "The...
Author Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Author Illustrator