Literary Library

Marianne Moore

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1887 - February 5, 1972American poet, critic, translator, editor and librarianAuthor of "Poems", "Observations" and "Collected Poems"...
Critic Editor Librarian National Book Award Poem Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Translator

Harrison Salisbury

by Angela Beck
November 14, 1908 - July 5, 1993American journalist and newspaper columnistAuthor of 29 books including "The 900 Days", "Black Night, White Snow: ...
Journalist News Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Pulitzer Prize Reporter

Tracy Kidder

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1945 - American nonfiction writerAuthor of "The Soul of a New Machine" (for which she won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and...
National Book Award Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize

J. P. Marquand

by Angela Beck
November 10, 1893 - July 16, 1960American novelistAuthor of "The Late George Apley" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1938), "Poi...
Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Michael A Hiltzik

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1952 - American newspaper columnist and reporterAuthor of "Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age", Colossus...
Journalist News Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Pulitzer Prize Reporter

Anne Sexton

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1928 - October 4, 1974American poet Author of "Live or Die" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1967), "The Book of Fol...
Poem Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Margaret Mitchell

by Angela Beck
November 8, 1900 - August 16, 1949American novelist and journalistAuthor of "Gone With the Wind" (for which she won the National Book Award for Mo...
American South Antebellum South National Book Award Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize South

Steven Jay Greenblatt

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1943 - American Shakespearean, literary historian, editor, author and professorAuthor of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Sh...
Academic Editor Educator Historian Literary Historian National Book Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Shakespeare Teacher William Shakespeare

Michael Cunningham

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1952 - American novelist, screenwriter and professorAuthor of "A Home at the End of the World", "The Hours" (for which he won the Puli...
Academic Educator Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Professor Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Teacher

Sam Shepard

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter and directorAuthor of "Buried Child" (for which he won the Pulitz...
Actor Director Essayist Essays Film Film Director Filmmaker Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

C. K. Williams

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1936 - September 20, 2015American poet, critic and translatorAuthor of "Flesh and Blood" (for which he was a finalist for the Pulitzer...
Critic Poem Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize Translator

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...
Drama Dramatist Librettist Libretto Musical Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award