Literary Library

Clarice Lispector

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1920 - December 9, 1977Ukranian-born Brazilian-Jewish novelist, short story writer and playwrightAuthor of "Near to the Wild Heart", ...
Brazilian Jewish Jews Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Ukranian

Eileen Myles

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1949 - American poet and writer of fiction, nonfiction, libretti and playsAuthor of "Chelsea Girls", "The Importance of Being Iceland"...
Fiction Librettist Libretto Nonfiction Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenplay Theater Theatre

Dalton Trumbo

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1905 -September 10, 1976American screenwriter, film director, playwright, essayist and novelistHis books include "Eclipse", "Johnny Go...
Blacklisted Communism Essayist Essays Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Joseph McCarthy Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Abraham B. Yeshoshua

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1936 - June 14, 2022Israeli novelist, essayist and playwrightAuthor of "Five Seasons" (for which he won the National Jewish Book Award...
Drama Essayist Essays Israel Israeli Jewish Jews Los Angeles Book Prize National Jewish Book Award Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

James Thurber

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961American author, humorist, cartoonist, journalist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of the novels and s...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Drama Humor Humorist Journalism Journalist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre Thurber Prize

Pearl Cleage

by Angela Beck
December 7, 1948 - African-American playwright, essayist, poet, novelist and political activistAuthor of "What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day"...
African American Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Oprah Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics Theater Theatre

Tomson Highway

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1951 - Indigenous-Canadian playwright, novelist and children's book authorAuthor of "Kiss of the Fur Queen", Caribou Song" and From Or...
Canada Canadian Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Drama Dramatist Indigenous North American Indians Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

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

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

Grace Andreacchi

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1954 -American novelist, poet and playwrightAuthor of "Give My Heart Ease", "Little Poems for Children" and "Berlin Elegies"
Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Botho Strauss

by Angela Beck
  December 2, 1944 - German novelist, playwright and essayistAuthor of the books "Couples, Passersby", "The Young Man" and "Mikado"Author of the p...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays German Germany Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre