Literary Library

Walt Disney

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966American entrepreneur, animator, writer and film producerProduced more than 100 feature films; His "Flowers an...
Academy Award Animation Animator Disney Entrepreneur Film Film Producer Filmmaker Films Mickey Mouse Writer

Nunnally Johnson

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwrightWrote scripts for over 50 films including "The Grape...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Joan Didion

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1934 - December 23, 2021 American writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Slouching Towards Bethlehem", the screenpla...
Drama Film Movie Movies National Book Award Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Writer

Al Boasberg

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1891 - June 18, 1937American comedy writer for vaudeville, radio & film and film directorAuthor of 47 films including "The General"...
Comedian Comedy Film Film Director Filmmaker Humor Humorist Marx Brothers Radio Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Vaudeville

Cornell Woolrich

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1903 - September 23, 1968American novelist and short story writerAuthor of dozens of novels and short stories including "The Bride Wor...
Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Short Story

Stephen Elliot

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1971 - American writer, editor and filmmakerAuthor of "Happy Baby", "The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir" and "Sometimes I Think About It"I...
Author Editor Editor-in-Chief Film Filmmaker Literary Magazine Magazine

Kate O'Brien

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1897 - August 13, 1974Irish writer of novels, plays, film scripts, short stories, essays, journalism and traveloguesAuthor of "Without...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Ireland Irish Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story Theater Theatre Travel Travel Guide

Jean-Luc Godard

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1930 - September 13, 2022French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film criticAuthor of "Godard on Godard: Critical Writings", "Cin...
Academy Award Cinema Film Film Critic Film Director Filmmaker France French French New Wave Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Swiss Switzerland

Gordon Parks

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1912 - March 7, 2006African-American photographer, poet, musician, writer and film directorAuthor of "The Learning Tree", "To Smile i...
African American African American History Film Film Director Filmmaker Movies Music Musician Natioal Medal of Arts Photographer Photography Poem Poems Poet Poetry Shaft Writer

Tony Diterlizzi

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1969 - American fantasy artist, children's book author and illustrator and film producerAuthor and/or illustrator of "The Spider and ...
Art Artist Arts Author Caldecott Caldecott Honor Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Fantasy Film Film Producer Filmmaker Illustrator Producer

Max Trell

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1900 - February 3, 1996American children's story writer, cartoonist and screenwriterScreenwriter of "Sixteen Fathoms Deep", "Just This...
Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dashiell Hammett Film Filmmaker Newspaper Newspapers Prince Valiant Screenplay Screenwriter

Noah Baumbach

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1969 - American screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (co-written with Wes Anderson), "The Squ...
Academy Award Director Film Film Director Filmmaker Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Wes Anderson