Literary Library

James Elroy Flecker

November 5, 1884 - January 3, 1915English novelist and playwrightAuthor of "The Bridge of Fire", "Hassan" and "The King of Alsander"

Ida Minerva Tarbell

November 5, 1857 - January 6, 1944American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturerAuthor of "The History of the Standard Oil Com...

Geoffrey Wolff

November 5, 1937 - American novelist, essayist, biographer and travel writerAuthor of "Final Club", "The Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father" ...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

November 5, 1850 - October 30, 1919American author and poetAuthor of "Poems of Reflection", "The World and I" and "Poems of Affection"

Daniel Gilbert

November 5, 1957 - American social psychologist, writer and professorAuthor of "Stumbling on Happiness", "Loose-Leaf Version for Introducing Psych...

Clifford Irving

November 5, 1930 - December 19, 2017American novelist and investigative reporterAuthor of "The Angel of Zin", "Daddy's Girl: The Campbell Murder Ca...

Charles MacArthur

November 5, 1895 - April 21, 1956American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Rasputin and the Empress" (for which he was nominated for an Academ...

Atul Gawande

November 5, 1965 - American surgeon, writer and public health researcherAuthor of "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science", "Bet...

Will Durant

November 5, 1885 - November 7, 1981American writer, historian and philosopherBest known for his two volume "The Story of Civilization" as well as ...

Sam Shepard

November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter and directorAuthor of "Buried Child" (for which he won the Pulitz...

Tamim Ansary

November 4, 1948 - Afghan-American author and public speakerAuthor of "West of Kabul, East of New York", "Destiny Disrupted: A History of the Worl...

Perry Moore

November 4, 1971 - February 17, 2011American author, screenwriter and film directorAuthor of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the...