Literary Library

John H. Reece

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1910 - August 15, 1981American author of western and crime fictionHe wrote over 40 westerns and over 300 short stories including "Good...
American West Cowboy Cowboys Crime Fiction Short Story Westerns

Jack Haldeman, II

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1941 - January 1, 2002American biologist and science fiction writerAuthor of 75 stories including "Garden of Eden", "Home Team Advanta...
Biologist Biology Sci-Fi Science Fiction

Hal Kanter

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1918 - November 6, 2011American writer, producer and directorAuthor of "So Far, So Funny: My Life in Show Business"Wrote or co-wrote t...
Director Producer Writer

Franz Schoenberner

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1892 - April 11, 1970German editor and writerAuthor of "Confessions of an European Intellectual", "The Inside Story of an Outsider" an...
Editor German Germany Writer

Christopher Fry

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1907 - June 30, 2005English poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Lady's Not for Burning" (for which he won the New York Drama Critics Aw...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain NY Drama Critics Award Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre Tony Award

Austin Abbott

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1931 - April 19, 1896American lawyer, academic and writerAuthor of "Reports of Practice Cases Determined in the Courts of the State o...
Academic Henry Ward Beecher James Garfield Law Lawyer President Garfield Writer

Alfred Bester

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1913 - September 30, 1987American science fiction writer, television and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and comic strip scriptor...
Comic Book Writer Comic Books Comic Strips Comics Magazine Magazine Editor Sci-Fi Science Fiction Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Science Fiction Writers of America Script Writer Television Television Show

A. M. Holmes

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1961 - American novelist, short story writer, memoirist and professorAuthor of "The End of Alice", "The Mistress' Daughter" and "May ...
Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University

William Safire

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriterAuthor of "Safire's Political Dictionar...
Author Columnist Journalism Journalist President President Bush President George W. Bush Presidential Medal of Freedom Presidential Speechwriter Pulitzer Prize Speechwriter

Theodore Rosengarten

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1944 - American historian and writerAuthor of "All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw" (for which he won the National Book Award for...
African African Art Historian history Jewish Jewish-American Jews National Book Award Writer

Penelope Fitzgerald

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1916 - April 28, 2000English novelist, poet, essayist and biographerAuthor of "The Bookshop" (for which she was shortlisted for the B...
Bio Biographer Biography Booker Prize British England English Essayist Essays Great Britain National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Paracelsus

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1493 (or November 11?) - September 24, 1541Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian and philosopherAuthor of "A Book of Nymphs, Syl...
Alchemist Doctor Medicine Philosopher Philosophy Physician Swiss Switzerland Theologian Toxicology