Literary Library

Charles Nordhoff

February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947 English-born American novelist and memoirist Author of books that were turned into films: "The Hurricane" in 193...

Stephen Morehouse Avery

December 20, 1893 - February 10, 1948American screenwriterAuthor of the screenplays for "The Gay Deception", "Our Little Girl" and "Deep Valley"

Doug Wright

December 20, 1962 - American playwright, librettist and screenwriterAuthor of "Quills" (for which he won the Obie Award for Best Playwriting in 199...

David Breashears

December 20, 1955 - American mountaneer, filmmaker, author and motivational speakerAuthor of "High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and U...

Peter Guralnick

December 15, 1943 - American music critic, author and screenwriterAuthor of "Last Train to Memphis", "Sweet Soul Music" and "Searching for Robert J...

Lucrecia Martel

December 14, 1966 - Argentinian film director, screenwriter and producerHer scripts include "Dead King" (for which she won the Best Short Film at ...

Robert Lepage

December 12, 1957 - Canadian playwright, actor, film director and stage directorAuthor of "The Seven Streams of the River Ota", "The Far Side of t...

John Osborne

December 12, 1924 - December 24, 1994English playwright, screenwriter and actorAuthor of "Look Back in Anger" (for which he won the New York Drama ...

Christian Metz

December 12, 1931 - December 7, 1993French film theoristAuthor of "Film Language: A Semiotics of the Cinema", "Language and Cinema" and "The Imagi...

William Joyce

December 11, 1959 - American children's book author & illustrator, novelist and filmmakerAuthor of over 50 books including "A Day With Wilbur ...

Thomas McGuane

December 11, 1939 - American novelist, short fiction writer, screenwriter and essayist"Ninety-two in the Shade" (for which he was nominated for th...

Pare Lorentz

December 11, 1905 - March 4, 1992American filmmaker, critic, magazine columnist and screenwriterAuthor of "The Plow That Broke the Plains", "The R...