Literary Library

Nicholas Meyer

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1945 -American novelist and directorAuthor of "The Night that Panicked America" (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Out...
Academy Award Director Emmy Award Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Novel Novelist Screenplay Screenwriter Television TV

Matthew Arnold

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1822 - April 15, 1888English poet, cultural critic, school inspector and professorAuthor of "Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems", "Po...
British Critic Culture England English English Poetry Great Britain Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher University

Mary Higgins Clark

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1929 - January 31, 2020American novelistAuthor of more than 50 suspense novels including "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", "The Cradle Wi...
Crime Novel Novelist Suspense

Lynn Munsiger

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1951 - American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 90 books including "A Porcupine Named Fluffy", "Tacky the Penguin" an...
Children's Book Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books Illustrator

Laura Moriarty

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1970 - American novelistAuthor of "The Center of Everything", "The Rest of Her Life" and "American Heart"
Novel Novelist

Julian Barry

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1930 - July 25, 2023American screenwriter and playwrightAuthor of "Lenny" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenpl...
Academy Award Cinema Film Films Movie Movies Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter

Juan Ramon Jimenez

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1881 - May 29, 1958Spanish poetAuthor of "Jardines Lejanos", "Platero and I" and "Time and Space: A Poetic Autobiography"Won the Nobe...
Nobel Prize Poem Poems Poet Poetry Spain Spanish

John Gruelle

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...
Art Artist Cartoonist Cartoons Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Comic Book Writer Comic Books Comics Illustrator Political Political Cartoonist Politics Raggedy Andy Raggedy Ann Storyteller

Jay Bennett

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1912 - June 27, 2009American mystery writer and radio scriptwriterAuthor of "The Skeleton Man", "The Dark Corridor" and "Sing Me A Dea...
Mystery Mystery Writer Radio Script Writer

Gillian Cross

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1945 - British author of children's booksAuthor of "A Map of Nowhere", "Wolf" (for which she won the Carnegie Award in 1990) and "The ...
British Carnegie Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books England English Great Britain Whitbread Children's Book Award

George Crabbe

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1754 - February 3, 1832English poet, surgeon and clergymanAuthor of "The Candidate", "The Village" and "The Burough"
British Church Clergy Clergyman Doctor England English English Poetry Great Britain Medical Medicine Physician Religion Religious Surgeon Surgery

Fritz Lieber

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1910 - September 5, 1992American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction, poet, actor, playwright and chess expertAuthor of "Ga...
Acting Actor Chess Fantasy Horror Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Science Fiction Theater Theatre