Literary Library
Lucy Knisley
by Angela Beck
January 11, 1985 - American comic artist and musicianAuthor and illustrator of "French Milk", "Relish: My Life in the Kitchen" and "Margaret and t...
James Lapine
by Angela Beck
January 10, 1949 - American stage director, playwright, screenwriter and librettistAuthor of "Sunday in the Park with George" (for which he was no...
Fran Walsh
by Angela Beck
January 9, 1959 - New Zealand screenwriter, film producer and lyricistAuthor of "Heavenly Creatures" (for which she was nominated for an Academy A...
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"...
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...
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...
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...
George Furth
by Angela Beck
December 14, 1932 - August 11, 2008American librettist, playwright and actorAuthor of "Company" (for which he won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Awa...
Ira Gershwin
by Angela Beck
December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983American lyricistSongs included "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (for which he was nominated for an Academy A...
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...
Terrence McNally
by Angela Beck
November 3, 1938 - March 24, 2020American playwright, librettist and screenwriterAuthor of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune", "Kiss of the...