Literary Library

George Seldes

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1890 - July 2, 1995American investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, editor and authorAuthor of "Freedom of the Press", "Facts...
Correspondent Editor Foreign Correspondent Investigative Reporter Journalist News Reporter

George Kaufman

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist and drama criticAuthor of "Of Thee I Sing" (for which...
Critic Director Drama Drama Critic Dramatist Humor Humorist Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Theater Theatre Theatre Director

Colin Thiele

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1920 - September 4, 2006Australian children's book author and educatorAuthor of "Storm Boy", "Blue Fin" and the "Sun on the Stubble" ...
Australia Australian Children's Book Children's Book Author Educator Teacher

Chinua Achebe

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013Nigerian novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist and children's book authorAuthor of "Things Fall Apart", "...
Africa African Children's Book Children's Book Author Essayist Essays Nigeria Nigerian Novel Novelist Poem Poet Poetry Short Story

Carolyn Reeder

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1937 - January 20, 2012American writer of children's historical novelsAuthor of "Shades of Gray", "Moonshiner's Son" and "Across the L...
Children's Book Author Historical Fiction Novelist

Bonnie Greer

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1948 - African-American British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcasterAuthor of "Hanging By Her Teeth", "Langston Hughes: The V...
African American British Broadcaster Critic Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Andrea Barrett

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1954 - American novelist and short story authorAuthor of "Ship Fever" (for which she won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1996),...
National Book Award Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Tim Pears

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1956 - English novelistAuthor of "In the Place of Fallen Hearts", "Disputed Lands" and "The Horseman: The West Country Trilogy"
England English Novel Novelist

Tibor Fischer

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1959 - British novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The Thought Gang", "Under the Fog" and "Good to Be God"
British England English Novel Novelist Short Story

Theodore Roszak

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1933 - July 5, 2011American academic, historian and authorAuthor of "The Making of a Counter Culture", "Where the Wasteland Ends" and...
Academic Historian history Professor

Sacheverell Sitwell

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1897 - October 1, 1988English writer, art critic and music criticAuthor of "Southern Baroque Art", "Romanian Journey" and "Great Hous...
Art Art Critic Arts England English Music Music Critic

Nelson Lichtenstein

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1944 - American professor of history and authorAuthor of "Labor's War at Home", "The Retail Revolution: How Walmart Created a Brave Ne...
Academic Historian history Professor Teacher