Literary Library

Stefan Zweig

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1881 - February 22, 1942Austrian-Jewish novelist, playwright, journalist and biographerAuthor of "Letter from an Unknown Woman", "Bew...
Austria Austrian Biographer Biography Jewish Journalist News Novel Novelist Playwright

Owen Dodson

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1914 - June 21, 1983African-American poet, novelist, playwright and professorAuthor of "Boy at the Window", "The Confession Stone: Son...
African American Drama Novel Novelist Playwright Poet Poetry Professor Theater Theatre Yale

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1880 - August 7, 1921Russian poet, publicist, playwright, translator and literary criticAuthor of "The City", "Faina" and "Mask of Snow"
Critic Literary Critic Playwright Poet Poetry Publicist Russia Russian Translator

Eugene Ionesco

by Angela Beck
November 26, 1909 - March 28, 1994Romanian-French playwright and novelistAuthor of the plays "Rhinoceros", "Exit the King" and "The Bald Soprano"N...
France French Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Playwright Romania Romanian

Lope Felix de Vega Carpio

by Angela Beck
November 25, 1562 - August 27, 1635Spanish playwright, poet and novelistAuthor of "The Dog in the Manger", "Punishment Without Revenge" and "La Do...
Novel Novelist Playwright Poet Poetry Spain Spanish

Garson Kanin

by Angela Beck
  November 24, 1912 - March 13, 1999American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and directorAuthor of "A Thousand Summers", "Born Yesterday" and "A...
Film Novel Novelist Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter

Frances Hodgson Burnett

by Angela Beck
November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924British novelist and playwrightAuthor of dozens of stories including "Little Lord Fauntleroy", "A Little Princ...
British England English Novel Novelist Playwright

Moises Kaufman

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1963 - Venezuelan-born Jewish-American theatre director, filmmaker and playwrightAuthor of the plays "The Laramie Project", "33 Variat...
Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Filmmaker Jewish Jews National Medal of Arts Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Theatre Director Venezuela Venezuelan Venezuelan-American

Isaac Bashevis Singer

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1902 - July 24, 1991Polish-American Yiddish writer and playwrightAuthor of "A Day of Pleasure: Stories of Growing Up in Warsaw" (for ...
National Book Award Plays Playwright Poland Polish Polish-American Yiddish

Don Delillo

by Angela Beck
November 20, 1936 - American novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayistAuthor of "White Noise" (for which he won the National Book Awar...
American Book Award Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays National Book Award Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Short Story Theater Theatre

Joost van den Vondel

by Angela Beck
November 17, 1587 - February 5, 1679Dutch poet and playwrightAuthor of "Jerusalem Destroyed", "Lucifer" and "David in Exile"
Drama Dramatist Dutch Holland Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry The Netherlands Theater Theatre

Michael Arlen

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1895 - June 23, 1956Armenian-British essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright and scriptwriterAuthor of "The Romantic Lady"...
Armenia Armenian British Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre