Literary Library

Margaret Mead

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978American cultural anthropologist, author and public speakerAuthor of "Male and Female", "New Lives for Old" a...
Anthropologist Anthropology Author Culture Jimmy Carter Presidential Medal of Freedom Public Speaker Speaker

John Fox, Jr.

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1862 - July 7, 1919American journalist, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "A Mountain Europa", "The Kentuckians" and "The Trai...
Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Russo-Japanese War Short Story Spanish-American War War War Correspondent

Jen Golbeck

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1976 - American computer scientist, professor and authorAuthor of "Art Theory for Web Design", "Analyzing the Social Web" and "The Go...
Author Computer Computer Scientist Computers Professor Teach Teacher

Jane Austen

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1775 - July 18, 1817English novelistAuthor of "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Persuasion"Click Here to See Books 
Author British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist

George Santayana

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1863 - September 26, 1952Spanish-born American philosopher, essayist, poet, novelist and professorAuthor of "The Sense of Beauty: Bei...
Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Spain Spanish Teach Teacher University

Frank Deford

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1938 - May 28, 2017American sportswriter and novelistAuthor of "Alex: The Life of a Child", "The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Chr...
Athlete Athletes Athletics Baseball Novel Novelist Sports Sports Columnist Sportswriter

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 influ...
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