Literary Library

Louis Kronenberger

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1904 - April 30, 1980American literary critic, editor, novelist, professor and biographerAuthor of "Kings and Desperate Men: Life in E...
Bio Biographer Biography Editor Literary Critic Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University

Kirk Douglas

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020American actor, filmmaker, novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Ragman's Son", "My Stroke of Luck" and "I Am Sp...
Acting Actor Film Filmmaker Films Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Presidential Medal of Freedom

Joe McGinniss

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1942 - March 10, 2014American nonfiction writer and novelistAuthor of "The Selling of the President: The Classic Account of the Packag...
Nonfiction Novel Novelist

Dalton Trumbo

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1905 -September 10, 1976American screenwriter, film director, playwright, essayist and novelistHis books include "Eclipse", "Johnny Go...
Blacklisted Communism Essayist Essays Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Joseph McCarthy Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Ann Hood

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1956 - American novelist and short story & nonfiction writerAuthor of "Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine", "The Knitting Circle" an...
Nonfiction Novel Novelist Short Story

Abraham B. Yeshoshua

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1936 - June 14, 2022Israeli novelist, essayist and playwrightAuthor of "Five Seasons" (for which he won the National Jewish Book Award...
Drama Essayist Essays Israel Israeli Jewish Jews Los Angeles Book Prize National Jewish Book Award Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Ron Hansen

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1947 - American novelist, essayist and professorAuthor "Desperadoes", "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and ...
Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University

Richard Llewellyn

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1906 - November 30, 1983British novelistAuthor of "How Green Was My Valley" (for which he won the National Book Award for Fiction in 19...
British England English Great Britain National Book Award Novel Novelist

Padraic Colum

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1881 - January 11, 1972Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's book author and folklore collectorAuthor of...
Author Bio Biographer Biography Children's Book Author Drama Dramatist Folk Lore Folklorist Ireland Irish Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Mary Gordon

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1949 - American novelist, memoirist, literary critic and professorAuthor of "Final Payments", "The Company of Women" and "The Shadow M...
Critic Literary Critic Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University

Louis de Bernieres

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1954 - English novelistAuthor of "Captain Corelli's Mandalin", "Birds Without Wings" and "The Dust That Falls from Dreams"#literarycal...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist

John Banville

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1945 - Irish novelist, short story writer and screenwriterAuthor of "The Book of Evidence" (for which he was shortlisted for the Booke...
Booker Prize Film Films Ireland Irish Irish Book Award Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story