Literary Library

Edward Ruscha

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1937 - American artist and authorAuthor of "Twentysix Gasoline Stations", "A Few Palm Trees" and "Hard Lights" His artwork was influe...
Art Artist Arts Author Guggenheim Pop Art

E. B. Lewis

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1956 - African-American illustrator of children's booksIllustrator of "Talkin' About Bessie" (written by Nikki Grimes), "Coming On Hom...
African American Caldecott Caldecott Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Illustrator

David Bruce Smith

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1958 - American author, editor, publisher and business executiveAuthor of "Conversations with Papa Charlie", "Afternoon Tea with Mom"...
Author Business Businessman Editor Great American Book Prize John Marshall Publisher Supreme Court

Beck Weathers

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1946 - American pathologist and writerAuthor of "Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest"Was one of the subjects of the book "Into...
Jon Krakauer Mountain Climbing Mt. Everest Pathologist Pathology Writer

Barbara Smith

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1946 - African-American lesbian feminist, socialist, scholar, lecturer, editor and publisherAuthor of "Toward a Black Feminist Criti...
African American Editor Feminism Feminist Lecturer Lesbian LGBTQ Publisher Scholar Socialist

Arthur C. Clarke

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008English science fiction writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer and television series hostAuthor of "Child...
Academy Award British England English Explorer Futurist Great Britain Inventor Sci-Fi Science Fiction Stanley Kubrick Television Host

William Dickey

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1928 - May 3, 1994American poet and professorAuthor of "Interpreter's House", "The Sacrifice Consenting" and "The King of the Golden R...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher University

Peter Guralnick

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1943 - American music critic, author and screenwriterAuthor of "Last Train to Memphis", "Sweet Soul Music" and "Searching for Robert J...
Author Film Films Movie Movies Music Music Critic Screenplay Screenwriter

Muriel Rukeyser

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980American poet and political activistAuthor of "The Book of the Dead", "The Life of Poetry" and "The Speed of D...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics

Marie Brenner

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1949 - American author and investigative journalistAuthor of "Great Dames: What I Learned from Older Women", "Apples and Oranges: My ...
Author Investigative Reporter Journalism Journalist

Ludwik Ledjer Zamenhof

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1859 - April 14, 1917Russian (now Poland) Jewish ophthalmologist and creator of the Esperanto languageAuthor of "Uno Libro", "Duo Lib...
Esperanto Jewish Jews Language Languages Nobel Prize Ophthalmologist Poland Polish Russia Russian

Lorian Hemingway

by Angela Beck
December 15, 1951 - American author and freelance journalistAuthor of "Walk on Water", "Walking Into the River" and "A World Turned Over"
Author Journalism Journalist