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Born #onthisday1908 William Keepers Maxwell Jr American Legendary mentor confidant to the day’s most prominent #authors #novelist #shortstoreywriter #essayist #editor #childrenlit fiction editor The New Yorker 1936 - 1975 won the National Book Award (1982) Mark Twain Award (1995)
Born #onthisday1908 Eric Irvin Australian #NonFiction #writer #historian specialising in a deep focus on Australian theatre his work Magisterial Dictionary of the Australian Theatre 1788–1914 remains the ‘Go To’ reference work also a #poet who published x 2 #poetry #anthologies
Born #onthisday1908 Harrison Salisbury American #journalist 1st New York Times Moscow correspondent #author x 29 books best known for American in Russia (1955) + Behind the Lines – Hanoi (1967) + The New Emperors China in the Era of Mao and Deng (1992) & Heroes of My Time (1993)
Born #onthisday1908 Henri Cartier-Bresson French humanist #photographer an early adopter of the 35mm film format he pioneered street photography & was a founding member of Magnum Photos (1947) influenced by the #Surrealist technique of using the subconscious famous for his book…
Born #onthisday1908 Joseph Mitchell American creative #NonFiction #writer of detailed character studies featuring underdog characters & events to highlight the commonplace especially in and around New York City using a distinctive voice best known for Joe Gould's Secret (1965)
Born #onthisday1908 Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Portuguese #Abstract #painter leading member of European Art Informel #AbstractExpressionism movement works feature city views + complex interiors using lines exploring perspective & space also worked in #stainedglass & tapestry
Born #onthisday1908 Ian Fleming English #author #journalist naval intelligence officer remembered for creating the iconic James Bond 007 series of x12 #espionage #novels + x 2 #shortstorycollections (1953 to 1966) starting with Casino Royale (1953) last #novel The Man with the …
Born #onthisday1908 Ernestine Carey American #author Remembered today for his Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) adapted for film 1950 followed up with a successful sequel, Belles on Their Toes (1950) adapted film 1952 Jumping Jupiter (1952) Rings around Us (1956) & Giddy Moment (1958)
Born #onthisday1908 Rupert Lockwood Australian #journalist #author & communist activist #editor of Waterside Workers Federation’s Maritime Worker Left CP (1969) Books inc Black Armada (1975) Humour Is Their Weapon (1985) Ship to Shore (1990) & War on the Waterfront (1987)
Born #onthisday1908 Eric Irvin Australian #NonFiction #writer #historian specializing in a deep focus on Australian theatre Magisterial Dictionary of the Australian Theatre 1788–1914 remains to ‘Go To’ reference work also a #poet who published x 2 #poetry #anthologies
Born #onthisday1908 M.M. Kaye British #childrenlit #historicalfiction #crime #suspense #author Known 4 The Far Pavilions (1978) 1st #novel Six Bars at Seven #thriller (1940) Most stuff I was reading was total rubbish I used to think I couldn't write worse So I sat down & wrote 1
Born #onthisday1908 Ian Fleming English #author #journalistnaval intelligence officer Remembered for creating iconic James Bond 007 series of x 12 #espionage #novels + x 2 #shortstorycollections (1953 to 1966) starting with Casino Royale (1953) last #novel The Man with the …
Born #onthisday1908 Ernestine Carey American #author Remembered today for Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) adapted film 1950 followed up with a successful sequel, Belles on Their Toes (1950) adapted film 1952 Jumping Jupiter (1952) Rings around Us (1956) & Giddy Moment (1958)
Born #onthisday1908 Quentin Crisp English #author raconteur Best known for #autobiography The Naked Civil Servant (1968) adapted for film (1975) + How to Become a Virgin (1981) afterwards became gay icon thanks to flamboyant personality eccentric fashion sense & wit
Born #onthisday1908 M.M. Kaye British #childrenlit #historicalfiction #crime #suspense #author Known 4 The Far Pavilions (1978) 1st #novel Six Bars at Seven #thriller (1940) Most stuff I was reading was total rubbish I used to think I couldn't write worse So I sat down & wrote 1
Born #onthisday1908 Rica Erickson AM Australian #author #historian x7 naturalist x3 & botanical artist Wrote x10 books co-authored x4 #editor x 12 & authored or co-author papers & articles x14 for popular scientific & encyclopedic publications One of Western Australia's treasures
Born #onthisday1908 Rupert Lockwood Australian #journalist #author & communist activist #editor of Waterside Workers Federation’s Maritime Worker Left CP (1969) Books inc Black Armada (1975) Humour Is Their Weapon (1985) Ship to Shore (1990) & War on the Waterfront (1987)
Born #onthisday1908 Eric Irvin Australian #NonFiction #writer & #historian specializing in a deep focus on Australian theatre Magisterial Dictionary of the Australian Theatre 1788–1914 remains to ‘Go To’ reference work He was also a #poet who published two #anthologies of poetry
Born #onthisday1908 Elizabeth George Speare American #childrenlit #author offered hope for present & future 1st #novel Calico Captive (1957) Best known for #historicalfictionThe Witch of Blackbird Pond (1958) won Newbery Medal 3rd #novel The Bronze Bow (1958) won 2nd Newbery
Born #onthisday1908 Lee Krasner American #AbstractExpressionist #painter specializing in collage Key transitional figure within abstraction movement connected early-20th-century art with fresh ideas of postwar America & one of few female artists to have retrospective show at …
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