Literary Library

George Furth

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1932 - August 11, 2008American librettist, playwright and actorAuthor of "Company" (for which he won a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Awa...
Acting Actor Drama Desk Award Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Tony Award

Douglas Brinkley

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1961 - American author, history professor, history commentator for television news and contributing magazine editorAuthor of "The Un...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Author Historian history JFK Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Kennedy Magazine Magazine Editor NASA New York Historical Society Political History President Kennedy President Roosevelt Professor Roosevelt Television Television Commentator Theodore Roosevelt University White House

Bob Paris

by Angela Beck
(Seen above on right with Paolo Tassetto) December 14, 1959 - American writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former profession...
Acting Activist Actor Body Builder Body Building Civil Rights Gay LGBTQ Public Speaker Speaker Writer

Benjamin Kunkel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1972 - American novelist, political economist and newspaper & magazine contributorAuthor of "Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Presen...
Economics Economist Economy Magazine News Newspaper Newspapers Novel Novelist Political Political Economist

Benito Pastoriza Iyodo

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1954 - August 8, 2022Puerto Rican poet and fiction writerAuthor of "The Color of the Colorless", "A Matter of Men" and "Cartas a la ...
Fiction Poem Poems Poet Poetry Puerto Rican Puerto Rico

Amy Hempel

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1951 - American short story writer, journalist and teacherAuthor of "Reasons to Live", "The Dog of the Marriage" and "Collected Stor...
Ambassador Award Journalism Journalist PEN/Malamud Award Rea Award School Short Story Teach Teacher

Truman G. Madsen

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1926 - May 28, 2009American professor of religion and philosophy and writerAuthor of "Four Essays on Love", "Defender of the Faith: Th...
Brigham Young University BYU Philosopher Philosophy Professor Religion Teach Teacher University Writer

Tamora Pierce

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1954 - American young adult fantasy novelistAuthor of "The Song of the Lioness" series, "The Immortals" and the "Protector of the Sma...
Fantasy Novel Novelist Young Adult

Ross MacDonald

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1915 - July 11, 1983American-Canadian writer of crime fictionAuthor of "The Moving Target", "The Goodbye Look" and ""The Blue Hammer"...
American-Canadian Canada Canadian Crime Fiction

Richard Isay

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1934 - June 28, 2012American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, author and activistAuthor of "Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their...
Activist Author Professor Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst Teach Teacher University

Marc Connelly

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1890 - December 21, 1980American playwright, director, producer, drama teacher, performer and lyricistAuthor of "The Green Pastures" ...
Director Drama Lyricist Lyrics Performer Play Plays Playwright Producer Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher Theater Theatre

Kenneth Patchen

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1911 - January 8, 1972American poet and novelistAuthor of "The Journal of Albion Moonlight", "The Teeth of the Lion" and "Memoirs of ...
Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry