Literary Library

Shobhaa De

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1948 - Indian novelist and magazine & newspaper columnistAuthor of "Shooting From the Hip", "Seventy and To Hell With It" and "Sril...
India Indian Magazine Magazine Columnist News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Novel

Young John Allen

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1836 - May 30, 1907American Methodist missionary to China, newspaper and magazine publisher and writerAuthor of 250 works including "Th...
China Christ Christian Christianity Magazine Magazine Publisher Methodist Missionary News Newspaper Newspapers Publisher Writer

David Margolick

by Angela Beck
(Seen here on right with Marvin Kalb) January 3, 1952 - American magazine editor, writer and professorAuthor of "Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max S...
College history Magazine Magazine Editor Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching University Writer

Ina Garten

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1948 - American television cook, cookbook author and magazine columnistAuthor of "The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook", "Barefoot Contessa...
Chef Cook Cookbook Cookbooks Economics Economist Magazine Magazine Editor Television Host TV Show White House

Alfred Bester

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1913 - September 30, 1987American science fiction writer, television and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and comic strip scriptor...
Comic Book Writer Comic Books Comic Strips Comics Magazine Magazine Editor Sci-Fi Science Fiction Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Science Fiction Writers of America Script Writer Television Television Show

Douglas Brinkley

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1961 - American author, history professor, history commentator for television news and contributing magazine editorAuthor of "The Unf...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Author Historian history JFK Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Kennedy Magazine Magazine Editor NASA New York Historical Society Political History President Kennedy President Roosevelt Professor Roosevelt Television Television Commentator Theodore Roosevelt University White House

Benjamin Kunkel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1972 - American novelist, political economist and newspaper & magazine contributorAuthor of "Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Presen...
Economics Economist Economy Magazine News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Political Political Economist

Pare Lorentz

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1905 - March 4, 1992American filmmaker, critic, magazine columnist and screenwriterAuthor of "The Plow That Broke the Plains", "The R...
Columnist Critic Film Filmmaker Films Magazine Movie Movies Nuremberg Screenplay Screenwriter

Willa Cather

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947American novelist, magazine editor and teacherAuthor of "O Pioneers!", "The Song of the Lark", "My Antonia" and "...
Editor Magazine Magazine Editor Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher

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

DeWitt Wallace

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1889 - March 30, 1981American magazine publisherCofounded "Reader's Digest" with his wife, Lila Bell Wallace in 1922Was awarded the P...
Magazine President Nixon Presidential Medal of Freedom Publisher Reader's Digest Richard Nixon

Harold Ross

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1892 - December 6, 1951American journalist and magazine founder and editorCo-founded "The New Yorker" with his wife, Jane Grant in 1925
Editor Journalist Magazine News Newspapers The New Yorker