Literary Library

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

Eduard Uspensky

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1937 - August 14, 2018Russian children's book writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and television presenterAuthor of over 70 books ...
Author Children's Book Author Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Russia Russian Screenplay Screenwriter Television Theater Theatre

Stephen Morehouse Avery

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1893 - February 10, 1948American screenwriterAuthor of the screenplays for "The Gay Deception", "Our Little Girl" and "Deep Valley"
Film Filmmaker Films Screenplay Screenwriter

Doug Wright

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1962 - American playwright, librettist and screenwriterAuthor of "Quills" (for which he won the Obie Award for Best Playwriting in 199...
Drama Drama Desk Award Film Films Golden Globe Award Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Obie Award Play Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Peter Guralnick

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1943 - American music critic, author and screenwriterAuthor of "Last Train to Memphis", "Sweet Soul Music" and "Searching for Robert J...
Author Film Films Movie Movies Music Music Critic Screenplay Screenwriter

Lucrecia Martel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1966 - Argentinian film director, screenwriter and producerHer scripts include "Dead King" (for which she won the Best Short Film at ...
Argentina Argentinian Cannes Film Festival Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Havana Film Festival Palme d' Award Producer Screenplay Screenwriter

John Osborne

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1924 - December 24, 1994English playwright, screenwriter and actorAuthor of "Look Back in Anger" (for which he won the New York Drama ...
Academy Award Acting Actor England English Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies NY Drama Critics Circle Award Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Thomas McGuane

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1939 - American novelist, short fiction writer, screenwriter and essayist"Ninety-two in the Shade" (for which he was nominated for th...
Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies National Book Award Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story