Literary Library

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

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

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

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

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

Gerald McDermott

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1941 - December 26, 2012American filmmaker, children's book creator and mythology expertAuthor of "Anansi the Spider" (for which he wo...
Boston Globe - Horn Award Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Filmmaker Films Myth Mythology Myths

Paul Rudnick

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1957 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Jeffrey" (for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993), "...
Drama Drama Desk Award Dramatist Film Filmmaker Hugo Award Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ Movie Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Nicholas Meyer

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1945 -American novelist and directorAuthor of "The Night that Panicked America" (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Out...
Academy Award Director Emmy Award Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Television TV

Stephen Morehouse Avery

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1893 - February 10, 1948American screenwriterAuthor of the screenplays for "The Gay Deception", "Our Little Girl" and "Deep Valley"
Film Filmmaker Films Screenplay Screenwriter

David Breashears

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1955 - American mountaneer, filmmaker, author and motivational speakerAuthor of "High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and U...
Author Film Filmmaker Films Motivational Speaker Mountain Climbing Mountains Mountaneer Mt. Everest Nepal Public Speaker Speaker Tibet

Lucrecia Martel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1966 - Argentinian film director, screenwriter and producerHer scripts include "Dead King" (for which she won the Best Short Film at ...
Argentina Argentinian Cannes Film Festival Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Havana Film Festival Palme d' Award Producer Screenplay Screenwriter