Literary Library

Peter Handke

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1942 - Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director and screenwriterAuthor of the novels "A Sorrow Beyond Dreams", "...
Austria Austrian Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenplay Screenwriter Translator

Nunnally Johnson

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1897 - March 25, 1977American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwrightWrote scripts for over 50 films including "The Grape...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Joan Didion

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1934 - December 23, 2021 American writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Slouching Towards Bethlehem", the screenpla...
Drama Film Movie Movies National Book Award Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Writer

Al Boasberg

by Angela Beck
December 5, 1891 - June 18, 1937American comedy writer for vaudeville, radio & film and film directorAuthor of 47 films including "The General"...
Comedian Comedy Film Film Director Filmmaker Humor Humorist Marx Brothers Radio Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Vaudeville

Kate O'Brien

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1897 - August 13, 1974Irish writer of novels, plays, film scripts, short stories, essays, journalism and traveloguesAuthor of "Without...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Ireland Irish Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story Theater Theatre Travel Travel Guide

Jean-Luc Godard

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1930 - September 13, 2022French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film criticAuthor of "Godard on Godard: Critical Writings", "Cin...
Academy Award Cinema Film Film Critic Film Director Filmmaker France French French New Wave Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter Swiss Switzerland

Jerry Sohl

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1913 - November 4, 2002American television scriptwriter and science fiction novelistAuthor of "Costigan's Needle", "The Altered Ego" an...
Alfred Hitchcock Novel Novelist Science Fiction Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Star Trek Television Television Show The Outer Limits TV TV Show Twilight Zone

Alfred Uhry

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1936 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Driving Miss Daisy" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1988 and a...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Movie Movies Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Adolph Green

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002American lyricist and playwrightAuthor of plays and musicals including "Wonderful Town" (for which he won the Ne...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Grammy Grammy Award Lyricist Lyrics Movie Movies Music Musical Musician NY Drama Critics Circle Award Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Tony Award

Geffrey C. Ward

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1940 - American editor, author, historian and script writerAuthor of "A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt"...
Author Boxer Boxing Editor Franklin Roosevelt Historian history Jack Johnson President Roosevelt Roosevelt Screenplay Screenwriter Vietnam Vietnam War

Donald Ogden Stewart

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980American author and screenwriterAuthor of "A Parody Outline of History", "Aunt Polly's Story of Mankind" and "The...
Academy Award Algonquin Round Table Author Movie Movies Oscar Screenplay Screenwriter

David Lindsay-Abaire

by Angela Beck
November 14, 1969 - American playwright, lyricist and screenwriterAuthor of "Rabbit Hole" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 a...
Lyricist Lyrics Music Play Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Tony Award