Literary Library

Cornell Woolrich

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1903 - September 23, 1968American novelist and short story writerAuthor of dozens of novels and short stories including "The Bride Wor...
Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Short Story

Jean-Luc Godard

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1930 - September 13, 2022French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film criticAuthor of "Godard on Godard: Critical Writings", "Cin...
Academy Award Cinema Film Film Critic Film Director Filmmaker France French French New Wave Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Swiss Switzerland

Alfred Uhry

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1936 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Driving Miss Daisy" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1988 and a...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Movie Movies Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Adolph Green

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002American lyricist and playwrightAuthor of plays and musicals including "Wonderful Town" (for which he won the Ne...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Grammy Grammy Award Lyricist Lyrics Movie Movies Music Musical Musician NY Drama Critics Circle Award Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Tony Award

Gordon Parks

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1912 - March 7, 2006African-American photographer, poet, musician, writer and film directorAuthor of "The Learning Tree", "To Smile i...
African American African American History Film Film Director Filmmaker Movies Music Musician Natioal Medal of Arts Photographer Photography Poem Poems Poet Poetry Shaft Writer

Donald Ogden Stewart

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980American author and screenwriterAuthor of "A Parody Outline of History", "Aunt Polly's Story of Mankind" and "The...
Academy Award Algonquin Round Table Author Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter

Noah Baumbach

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1969 - American screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (co-written with Wes Anderson), "The Squ...
Academy Award Director Film Film Director Filmmaker Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Wes Anderson

H. B. Gilmour

by Angela Beck
November 24, 1939 - June 21, 2009American author of children's and young adult books and movie novelizations as well as publishing copywriter, edit...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Editor Film Marketing Movie Movies Young Adult

Michael Cunningham

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1952 - American novelist, screenwriter and professorAuthor of "A Home at the End of the World", "The Hours" (for which he won the Puli...
Academic Educator Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Professor Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Teacher

Ernest Thompson

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1949 - American writer, actor and directorAuthor of "On Golden Pond" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in...
Academy Award Actor Director Film Film Director Filmmaker Movie Movies

Perry Moore

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1971 - February 17, 2011American author, screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the...
Film Film Director Filmmaker Movie Movies Screenplay Screenwriter

M. K. Asante, Jr.

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1982 - African-American author, filmmaker, recording artist and professorAuthor of "Like Water Running Off My Back: Poems", "Beautiful...
Academic African American Filmmaker Movie Movies Poem Poet Poetry Professor Recording Artist Singer Teacher