Literary Library

Clarence Major

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1936 - African-American poet, painter, novelist, teacher and editorAuthor of "All-Night Visitors", "My Amputations", "Dirty Bird Blue...
African American African American History Art Congressional Black Caucus Editor Georgia Georgia Writers Hall of Fame National Book Award Novel Novelist Paint Painter Painting Poem Poems Poet Poetry Teach Teacher

Sophie Ward

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1964 - English actress and writer of non-fiction and fictionAuthor of "A Marriage Proposal: The Importance of Equal Marriage for All ...
Acting Actor Actress Booker Prize British England English Fiction Great Britain Nonfiction

Rudyard Kipling

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1865 - January 18, 1936English journalist, poet, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "The Jungle Book", "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", "Whi...
British England English English Poetry Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Paul Bowles

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1910 - November 18, 1999American composer, translator and expatriateAuthor of "The Sheltering Sky", "Up Above the World" and "Morocco"...
Aaron Copland Composer Expat Music Musical Musician Orchestra Symphony Translator

Patti Smith

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1946 - American singer-songwriter, musician, author and poetAuthor of "Cowboy Mouth", "Just Kids" (for which she won the National Boo...
Author Music Musician National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Rock Music Sing Singer Singing Song Songwriter

Mercer Mayer

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1943 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 300 children's books including"Just For You", "I Was So Mad"...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books Illustrator

L. P. Hartley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1895 - December 13, 1972British novelist, short story writer, editor and essayistAuthor of "Eustace and Hilda", "The Traveling Grave ...
British Editor England English Essayist Essays Great Britain Novel Novelist Short Story

Julia Briggs

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1943 - August 16, 2007English professor, literary critic and biographerAuthor of "Night Visitors: The Rise and Fall of the English Gho...
Bio Biographer Biography British Critic Edith Nesbit England English Ghost Ghost Story Great Britain Literary Critic Professor Teach Teacher University Virginia Woolf

Joel T. Headley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...
Adventure Author Clergy Clergyman Editor Historian history News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Political Politics Secretary of State

Douglas Coupland

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1961 - Canadian novelist, designer, visual artist and newspaper columnistAuthor of "Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture", ...
Art Artist Arts Canada Canadian News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Novel Novelist

Bari Wood

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1936 - American science fiction, crime and horror novelistAuthor of "The Killing Gift", "Twins" (co-written with Jack Geasland and lat...
Crime Horror Novel Novelist Science Fiction SciFi

William Gaddis

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1922 - December 16, 1998American novelist and essayistAuthor of "J. R." (for which he won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1976...
Essayist Essays National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist Time Magazine