Literary Library

Naguib Mahfouz

December 11, 1911 - August 30, 2006 Egyptian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, newspaper columnist, playwright and civil servant Author ...

Jim Harrison

December 11, 1937 - March 26, 2016American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and nonfiction & children's book authorAuthor of "Returning ...

Rumer Goddard

December 10, 1907 - November 8, 1998English author of fiction and nonfictionAuthor of more than 60 books including "Black Narcissus", "The Greenga...

Kirk Douglas

December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020American actor, filmmaker, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Ragman's Son", "My Stroke of Luck" and "I Am Sp...

Joe Cassavetes

December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989American actor, film director and screenwriterAuthor of the screenplays "Faces" (for which he was nominated for...

Dalton Trumbo

December 9, 1905 -September 10, 1976American screenwriter, film director, playwright, essayist and novelistHis books include "Eclipse", "Johnny Go...

John Banville

December 8, 1945 - Irish novelist, short story writer and screenwriterAuthor of "The Book of Evidence" (for which he was shortlisted for the Booke...

Leigh Brackett

December 7, 1915 - March 17, 1978American science fiction writer and screenwriterAuthor of the books "The Long Tomorrow", "The Hounds of Skaith" a...

Peter Handke

December 6, 1942 - Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director and screenwriterAuthor of the novels "A Sorrow Beyond Dreams", "...

Garth Stein

December 6, 1964 - American author, film producer, documentary filmmaker, playwright, teacher and amateur racerAuthor of "Raven Stole the Moon", "T...

Walt Disney

December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966American entrepreneur, animator, writer and film producerProduced more than 100 feature films; His "Flowers an...

Nunnally Johnson

December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwrightWrote scripts for over 50 films including "The Grape...