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April 25 in literary history
Literary history for April 25: 15 writers born, 19 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1472 to 2024. Born on this day: Martin Koolhoven, Melvin Burgess, Ketil Bjørnstad.
Writers born on April 25
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Martin Koolhoven | Dutch film director and screenwriter (born 1969) |
| 1954 | Melvin Burgess | British writer of children's fiction (born 1954) |
| 1952 | Ketil Bjørnstad | Norwegian pianist, composer and author |
| 1949 | James Fenton | English poet, journalist and literary critic (born 1949) |
| 1948 | Mike Selvey | English cricketer and writer |
| 1930 | Paul Mazursky | American director, screenwriter, and actor (1930–2014) |
| 1927 | Corín Tellado | Spanish writer (1927-2009) |
| 1921 | Karel Appel | Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921–2006) |
| 1915 | Mort Weisinger | American comic book writer (1915–1978) |
| 1914 | Ross Lockridge Jr. | American novelist (1914–1948) |
| 1892 | Maud Hart Lovelace | American writer |
| 1873 | Walter de la Mare | English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956) |
| 1873 | Howard R. Garis | American children's author (1873–1962) |
| 1872 | C. B. Fry | English sportsman and writer (1872–1956) |
| 1851 | Leopoldo Alas | Spanish author |
Writers who died on April 25
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Laurent Cantet | French director, cinematographer and screenwriter (1961–2024) |
| 2018 | Madeeha Gauhar | Pakistani actress, playwright, theater director and women's rights activist |
| 2015 | Don Mankiewicz | American screenwriter (1922–2015) |
| 2014 | Stefanie Zweig | 20th and 21st-century German writer |
| 2010 | Alan Sillitoe | English writer (1928–2010) |
| 2006 | Jane Jacobs | American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist (1916–2006) |
| 2004 | Thom Gunn | English poet (1929–2004) |
| 1998 | Wright Morris | American photographer and novelist |
| 1988 | Clifford D. Simak | American science fiction writer (1904–1988) |
| 1950 | John Ernest Adamson | English author and educator (1867–1950) |
| 1944 | George Herriman | American cartoonist (1880–1944) |
| 1943 | Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko | Soviet and Russian theatre director, writer, playwright, and producer |
| 1921 | Emmeline B. Wells | American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist (1828–1921) |
| 1911 | Emilio Salgari | Italian writer (1862–1911) |
| 1878 | Anna Sewell | English novelist (1820–1878) |
| 1800 | William Cowper | English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800) |
| 1595 | Torquato Tasso | Italian poet (1544–1595) |
| 1566 | Louise Labé | French poet (died 1566) |
| 1472 | Leon Battista Alberti | Italian architect and author (1404-1472) |
Literary events on April 25
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1983 | The first issue of The Jakarta Post was published in Indonesia. |
| 1916 | The first issue of Irish War News was published in Ireland. |
Featured
Martin Koolhoven (1969) — Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for Schnitzel Paradise (2005), Winter in Wartime (2008) and Brimstone (2016), which was his first film in English.
Melvin Burgess (1954) — Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade.
Ketil Bjørnstad (1952) — Ketil Bjørnstad is a Norwegian pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz".
Sources & data
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