Literary Library

Vaclav E. Benes

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1931 - Czech-American mathematician and writerAuthor of "General Stochastic Processes in the Theory of Queues" and "Mathematical Theory ...
Czech Czechoslavakia Math Mathematician Mathematics Writer

Rene de Ceccatty

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1952 - French translator, editor, novelist, biographer and screenwriterAuthor of 30 novels and biographies including "To Love", "Retent...
Bio Biographer Biography Editor Film Films France French Novel Novelist Screenwriter Translator

Norman Rosten

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1913 - March 7, 1995American poet, playwright, novelist and screenwriterAuthor of "Thrive Upon the Rock", "Mister Johnson", "Over and Ou...
Film Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Screenwriter

Leslie Gourse

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1939 - December 23, 2004American music writer, biographer, novelist and children's book writerAuthor of "Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker", ...
Bio Biographer Biography Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Music Music Writer Musician Novel Novelist

Iris Bahr

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1977 - American-Israeli actress, comedian, director, writer, author and producerAuthor of "DAI: (enough): a play", "Dark Whore: My Trave...
Acting Actor Actress Comedian Comedy Director Israel Israeli Israeli-American Jewish Jewish-American Jews Producer Writer

Edward Morgan Forster

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970English fiction writer, essayist and librettistAuthor of "A Room with a View", "Howard's End", "A Passage to India" ...
British England English Essayist Essays Fiction Great Britain Librettist Libretto Nobel Prize

Charles Badger Clark

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1883 - September 26, 1957American Cowboy poetAuthor of "Sun and Saddle Leather", "Round Mountain Range" and "Pawnee Dawn"Named the first...
American West Cowboy Cowboys Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry South Dakota

Roy Sydney Porter

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1946 - March 3, 2002British historian, writer and lecturerAuthor of over 100 books including "English Society in the 18th Century", "M...
British England English Great Britain Historian Lecturer Leo Gershoy Award Writer

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

Machi Tawara

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1962 - Japanese writer, translator, poet and teacherAuthor of "Salad Anniversary", "The Palm of the Wind's Heart" and "Chocolate Revo...
Japan Japanese Poem Poems Poet Poetry Teach Teacher Translate Translator Writer

Junot Diaz

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1968 - Dominican-American writer, professor and fiction editorAuthor of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" (for which he won the ...
Dominican Dominican Republic Editor Literary Editor MacArthur Fellowship National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award Norman Mailer Prize PEN/Malamud Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Writer