Literary Library

Isabel Allende

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1942 -Chilean novelistAuthor of "The House of the Spirits", "Paula" and "City of the Beasts"Won Chile's National Prize for Literature in...
Chile Chile's National Prize for Literature Chilean National Book Award Novel Novelist Presidential Medal of Freedom

William Safire

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriterAuthor of "Safire's Political Dictionar...
Author Columnist Journalism Journalist President President Bush President George W. Bush Presidential Medal of Freedom Presidential Speechwriter Pulitzer Prize Speechwriter

Margaret Mead

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978American cultural anthropologist, author and public speakerAuthor of "Male and Female", "New Lives for Old" a...
Anthropologist Anthropology Author Culture Jimmy Carter Presidential Medal of Freedom Public Speaker Speaker

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

Grace Hopper

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1906 - January 1, 1992American computer scientist and U. S. Navy Rear AdmiralAuthor of "Understanding Computers" and "Instructor's Man...
Admiral Computer Computer Scientist Computers Math Mathematician Mathematics Navy Physicist Presidential Medal of Freedom US Navy

DeWitt Wallace

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1889 - March 30, 1981American magazine publisherCofounded "Reader's Digest" with his wife, Lila Bell Wallace in 1922Was awarded the P...
Magazine President Nixon Presidential Medal of Freedom Publisher Reader's Digest Richard Nixon

James Barrett Reston

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1909 - December 6, 1995American journalistAuthor of "Prelude to Victory", "The Artillery of the Press" and "Sketches in the Sand"Won t...
Journalist News Newspapers Presidential Medal of Freedom Pulitzer Prize