Literary Library

Alejo Carpentier

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1904 - April 24, 1980Swiss-born Cuban novelist, essayist, musicologist and short story writerAuthor of "The Kingdom of This World", "...
Communism Communist Cuba Cuban Essayist Essays Music Music Journalist Novel Novelist Revista de Avance Short Story Swiss

David Sedaris

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1956 - American humorist, comedian and radio contributorAuthor of "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and "Dress Your Family in Cordoroy and Denim"
Comedian Comedy Humor Humorist Radio

William Demby

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1922 - May 23, 2013African-American novelist, actor, translator, professor and asst. directorAuthor of "Beetlecreek", "The Catacombs"...
Acting Actor African American Anisfield-Wolf Achievement Award Director Film Director Novel Novelist Professor Translator University

William Collins

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1721 - June 12, 1759English poetAuthor of "Persian Eclogues" and "Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegorical Subjects"
British English English History English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Theodore Low De Vinne

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1828 - February 16, 1914American printer and authorAuthor of "The Inventions of Printing", "Modern Methods of Book Composition" and "...
Author Printer Printers Printmaker Typothetae

Sheila Heti

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1976 - Canadian playwright, short story writer and novelistAuthor of "The Middle Stories", "How Should a Person Be?" and "Motherhood"
Canada Canadian Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

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

Robert Morss Lovett

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...
Academic Communism Communist Editor Government Government Official Political Political Activist Politics Writer

Pam Munoz Ryan

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1951 - American writer of children's and young adult booksAuthor of "Esparansa Rising" (for which she won the Jane Addams Children's ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Jane Addams Children's Book Award Newbery Newbery Honor Writer Young Adult

Leo Pfeffer

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1910 - June 4, 1993American lawyer, constitutional scholar, humanist and scholarAuthor of "God, Caesar and the Constitution: The Court...
Church Church-State Constitution Constitutional Scholar Humanist Law Lawyer Religion Scholar Supreme Court

Lawrence Dennis

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1893 - August 20, 1977American diplomat, consultant, editor and authorAuthor of "Is Capitolism Doomed?", "The Coming American Fascism"...
Author Consultant Consulting Diplomacy Diplomat Editor Fascism Fascist Hitler Nazis Weekly Foreign Letter World War II WW2

Clara Barton

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1821 - April 12, 1912American nurse, teacher, patent clerk and founder of the American Red CrossAuthor of "The Red Cross in Peace and...
American Red Cross Civil War Medical Medicine National Women's Hall of Fame Nurse Nursing Patent Clerk Red Cross Teach Teacher