Literary Library

Oscar Micheau

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1884 - March 25, 1951African-American author, director and producerAuthor of "The Forged Note" and "The Story of Dorothy Stanfield"Prod...
African American Author Director Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Producer

Jimmy Santiago Baca

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1952 - American poet, memoirist and screenwriterAuthor of "Immigrants in Our Own Land", "Martin and Meditations on the South Valley" (f...
American Book Award Film Filmmaker Films Memoir Memoirist Movie Movies National Endowment for the Arts Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pushcart Prize Screenwriter

Sembene Ousmane

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1923 - June 9, 2007Senegalese director, producer and writerAuthor of "God's Bits of Wood", "Tribal Scars" and "Xala"
Director Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Senagal Senegalese Tribe Writer

Teddi Sherman

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1924 - January 16, 2019American actress, television writer and screenwriterAuthor of films including "Ten Seconds to Hell", "The Man From ...
Acting Actor Actress Film Films Movie Movies Screenwriter Television Television Writer TV Writer

Robert Pirosh

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1910 - December 25, 1989American screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "Battleground" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writin...
Academy Award Film Film Director Filmmaker Marx Brothers Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter

Jan Wahl

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1931 - January 29, 2019American children's book author, playwright, film historian and authorAuthor of over 100 works including "Seven Ol...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Film Historian Films Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Young Critic's Award

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

Rene de Ceccatty

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1952 - French translator, editor, novelist, biographer and screenwriterAuthor of 30 novels and biographies including "To Love", "Retent...
Bio Biographer Biography Editor Film Films France French Novel Novelist Screenwriter Translator

Norman Rosten

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1913 - March 7, 1995American poet, playwright, novelist and screenwriterAuthor of "Thrive Upon the Rock", "Mister Johnson", "Over and Ou...
Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Screenwriter

Ronnie Del Common

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1959 - Filipino animation writer, director, story artist and supervisor & production designerAuthor of "Paper Biscuit 2", "Three T...
Academy Award Director Filipino Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Philippines Production Design Production Designer Screenplay Screenwriter Story Artist Writer

Nicholas Sparks

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1965 - American novelist, screenwriter and philanthropistAuthor of "The Notebook", "Message in a Bottle", "A Walk to Remember", "Nigh...
Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Philanthropy Screenplay Screenwriter

Joe Abercrombie

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1974 - British fantasy writer and film editorAuthor of "The Blade Itself", "The Heroes" and "The Wisdom of Crowds"
British Editor England English Fantasy Film Film Editor Filmmaker Films Great Britain Movie Movies