Literary Library

Leslie Gourse

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1939 - December 23, 2004American music writer, biographer, novelist and children's book writerAuthor of "Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker", ...
Bio Biographer Biography Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Music Music Writer Musician Novel Novelist

Paul Bowles

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1910 - November 18, 1999American composer, translator and expatriateAuthor of "The Sheltering Sky", "Up Above the World" and "Morocco"...
Aaron Copland Composer Expat Music Musical Musician Orchestra Symphony Translator

Patti Smith

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1946 - American singer-songwriter, musician, author and poetAuthor of "Cowboy Mouth", "Just Kids" (for which she won the National Boo...
Author Music Musician National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Rock Music Sing Singer Singing Song Songwriter

Dick Sudhalter

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1938 - September 19, 2008American jazz trumpeter and writerAuthor of "Bix: Man and Legend" (co-written with Richard R. Evans and for w...
Bio Biographer Biography Jazz Jazz Music Music Musician National Book Award Trumpet Trumpeter Writer

Alejo Carpentier

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1904 - April 24, 1980Swiss-born Cuban novelist, essayist, musicologist and short story writerAuthor of "The Kingdom of This World", "...
Communism Communist Cuba Cuban Essayist Essays Music Music Journalist Novel Novelist Revista de Avance Short Story Swiss

Rob Sheffield

by Angela Beck
February 2, 1966 - American music journalist and authorAuthor of "Love is a Mix Tape", "Talking to Girls About Duran Duran" and "On Bowie" Is a ...
Author David Bowie Duran Duran Journalism Journalist Magazine Editor Music Music Journalist Musician Rock Music Rolling Stone

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1874 - July 15, 1929Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator and essayistAuthor of "Death and the Fool", "The Woman Wi...
Austria Austrian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Narrator Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Doug Wright

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1962 - American playwright, librettist and screenwriterAuthor of "Quills" (for which he won the Obie Award for Best Playwriting in 199...
Drama Drama Desk Award Film Films Golden Globe Award Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Obie Award Play Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Michael Moorcock

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1939 - English writer of science fiction & fantasy, novels and non-fiction, editor and musicianAuthor of "Stormbringer", "Elric ...
British Editor England English Fantasy Fiction Great Britain Music Musician Novel Novelist Sci-Fi Science Fiction Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

Noel Coward

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973English playwright, composer, director, actor and singerAuthor of more than 65 plays and musicals including "The...
Actor British Composer Director England English Great Britain Music Musical Play Plays Playwright Sing Singer Theater Theatre

Peter Guralnick

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1943 - American music critic, author and screenwriterAuthor of "Last Train to Memphis", "Sweet Soul Music" and "Searching for Robert J...
Author Film Films Movie Movies Music Music Critic Screenplay Screenwriter

Stanley Crouch

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1945 - September 16, 2020African-American poet, music and cultural critic, columnist, novelist and biographerAuthor of "The All-Americ...
African American Bio Biographer Biography Columnist Critic Culture Music Music Critic Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry W.E.B. Dubois