Literary Library

Teddi Sherman

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1924 - January 16, 2019American actress, television writer and screenwriterAuthor of films including "Ten Seconds to Hell", "The Man From ...
Acting Actor Actress Film Films Movie Movies Screenwriter Television Television Writer TV 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

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

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

Norman Rosten

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1913 - March 7, 1995American poet, playwright, novelist and screenwriterAuthor of "Thrive Upon the Rock", "Mister Johnson", "Over and Ou...
Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Screenwriter

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

Nicholas Sparks

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1965 - American novelist, screenwriter and philanthropistAuthor of "The Notebook", "Message in a Bottle", "A Walk to Remember", "Nigh...
Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Philanthropy Screenplay Screenwriter

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

Manuel Puig

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1932 - July 22, 1990Argentine novelist and screenwriterAuthor of "Betrayed by Rita Hayworth", "Heartbreak Tango" and "Kiss of the Spid...
Argentina Argentine Broadway Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Charles McColl Portis

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1933 - February 17, 2020American reporter and writer of western novels, nonfiction, short fiction and articlesAuthor of "Norwood", "T...
American West Film Films Movie Movies News Newspaper Newspapers Nonfiction Novel Novelist Reporter Short Story Western Westerns

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

Julian Barry

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1930 - July 25, 2023American screenwriter and playwrightAuthor of "Lenny" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenpl...
Academy Award Cinema Film Films Movie Movies Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter