Literary Library

Maeve Brennan

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1917 - November 1, 1993Irish short story writer and journalistAuthor of "The Long-Winded Lady", "The Rose Garden: Short Stories" and "Th...
Ireland Irish Journalism Journalist News Short Stories Short Story Writer

Hristo Botev

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1848 - June 1, 1876Bulgarian poet, revolutionary and journalistAuthor of the poems "My Prayer", "In the Tavern" and "Struggle" which we...
Bulgaria Bulgarian Journalism Journalist News Ottomans Poem Poems Poet Poetry Revolution Revolutionary

Carl Sandburg

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1878 - July 22, 1967American poet, biographer, journalist, editor and children's book authorAuthor of "Corn Huskers" (for which he won ...
Biographer Biography Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Editor Journalism Journalist News Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Robert Frost Medal

Stella Gibbons

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1902 - December 19, 1989English author, journalist and poetAuthor of "The Mountain Beast", "Cold Comfort Farms" and "Nightengale Wood"
Author British England English English Poetry Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Robert Kinloch Massie, III

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1929 - December 2, 2019 American journalist, historian and biographerAuthor of "Peter the Great: His Life and World" (for which he won t...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Biographer Biography British History Catherine the Great German German History Germany Great Britain Historian history Journalism Journalist News Newspapers Peter the Great Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize for Biography Russian History War History World History

Gopal Raju

by Angela Beck
(Seen here in center) January 3, 1928 - April 10, 2008Indian-born American publisher, editor, journalist, businessman and philanthropistAuthor of ...
Business Businessman Editor India Indian Indian-American Journalism Journalist News Philanthropist Philanthropy Publisher

Erik Larson

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1954 - American journalist, non-fiction and newspaper writerAuthor of "The Devil in the White City" (for which he won the Edgar Award f...
Churchill Crime Edgar Award history Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Nonfiction

Douglas William Jerrold

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1803 - June 8, 1857English dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalistAuthor of "Black-Eyed Susan", "Men of Character" and "...
British Drama Dramatist England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Vladimir Pozner

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1934 - French-born Russian-American journalist and presenterAuthor of "Remembering War: A US-Soviet Dialogue" and "Eye-Witness: A Persona...
France French Journalism Journalist News Phil Donohue Russia Russian Soviet Soviet Union Sputnik

Gaetano Mosca

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1858 - November 8, 1941Italian political scientist, journalist, public servant and academicAuthor of "Theory of  Governments and Parliame...
Academic Govern Government Government Official Italian Italy Journalism Journalist Political Political Scientist Politics Public Servant

Edgar Wallace

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1875 - February 10, 1932British crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Fo...
British Correspondent Crime England English Foreign Correspondent Great Britain Journalism Journalist Movie Movies News Correspondent Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenwriter Theater Theatre War

Denis Lalanne

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1926 - December 7, 2019French sports journalist and novelistAuthor of "Le Tennis", "Les Nouveaux Geants du Rugby" and "Chronique Coupe du...
France French Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Rugby Sports Tennis