Literary Library

William Peter Blatty

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1928 - January 12, 2017American novelist, screenwriter, director and producerAuthor of "The Exorcist" (for which he won the Academy Awa...
Academy Award Director Exorcise Exorcism Exorcist Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Golden Globe Award Movie Movies Novel Novelist Oscar Producer Screenplay Screenwrite Screenwriter The Exorcist

Hayao Miyazaki

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1941 - Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author and manga artistAuthor of "Shuna's Journey", "Hayao Miyazaki's Daydr...
Academy Award Animation Animator Author Director Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Japan Japanese Manga Manga Artist Screenplay Screenwriter Studio Ghibli

Charles Yu

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1976 - American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and essayistAuthor of "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe", ...
Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Films National Book Award Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Stories Short Story

Robert Pirosh

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1910 - December 25, 1989American screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "Battleground" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writin...
Academy Award Film Film Director Filmmaker Marx Brothers Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter

Ernest Tidyman

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1928 - July 14, 1984American author and screenwriterAuthor of the novels: "Shaft", "Dummy" and Big Bucks" Author of the screenplays: "Sh...
Author Detective Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Screenplay Screenwriter Shaft

Ronnie Del Common

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1959 - Filipino animation writer, director, story artist and supervisor & production designerAuthor of "Paper Biscuit 2", "Three T...
Academy Award Director Filipino Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Philippines Production Design Production Designer Screenplay Screenwriter Story Artist Writer

Nicholas Sparks

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1965 - American novelist, screenwriter and philanthropistAuthor of "The Notebook", "Message in a Bottle", "A Walk to Remember", "Nigh...
Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Philanthropy Screenplay Screenwriter

Paul Rudnick

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1957 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Jeffrey" (for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1993), "...
Drama Drama Desk Award Dramatist Film Filmmaker Hugo Award Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ Movie Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Simon Raven

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1927 - May 12, 2001English author, playwright, essayist, television writer and screenwriterAuthor of "The Feathers of Death", "The Ric...
Author British England English Essayist Essays Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Television Theater Theatre TV

Rod Serling

by Angela Beck
  December 25, 1924 - June 28, 1975American screenwriter, playwright, television producer and hostBest known for being the creator, writer and hos...
Play Plays Playwright Producer Radio Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Television Television Host Theater Theatre TV Twilight Zone

Nicholas Meyer

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1945 -American novelist and directorAuthor of "The Night that Panicked America" (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Out...
Academy Award Director Emmy Award Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Television TV

Julian Barry

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1930 - July 25, 2023American screenwriter and playwrightAuthor of "Lenny" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenpl...
Academy Award Cinema Film Films Movie Movies Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter