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August 11 in literary history
Literary history for August 11: 16 writers born and 15 writers who died from 1774 to 2018. Born on this day: Daniel Poohl, Brian Azzarello, Don Boyd.
Writers born on August 11
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Daniel Poohl | Swedish writer |
| 1962 | Brian Azzarello | American comic book writer |
| 1948 | Don Boyd | Scottish filmmaker and novelist |
| 1946 | Marilyn vos Savant | American columnist, author and lecturer (born 1946) |
| 1936 | Andre Dubus | American writer |
| 1932 | Fernando Arrabal | Spanish writer and actor (born 1932) |
| 1932 | John Gorrie (director) | English director and screenwriter (born 1932) |
| 1922 | Mavis Gallant | Canadian writer (1922–2014) |
| 1921 | Alex Haley | American writer (1921–1992) |
| 1913 | Angus Wilson | British author (1913–1991) |
| 1912 | Raphael Blau | American screenwriter |
| 1897 | Enid Blyton | English children's writer (1897–1968) |
| 1897 | Louise Bogan | American poet (1897–1970) |
| 1892 | Hugh MacDiarmid | Scottish poet (1892–1978) |
| 1892 | Eiji Yoshikawa | Japanese historical novelist (1892–1962) |
| 1878 | Oliver W. F. Lodge | Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (died 1955) |
Writers who died on August 11
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | V. S. Naipaul | Trinidadian writer (1932–2018) |
| 2014 | Kika Szaszkiewiczowa | Polish cabaret performer and writer (1917–2014) |
| 2012 | Lucy Gallardo | Argentine-born Mexican actress and screenwriter |
| 2008 | George Furth | American librettist, playwright, and actor (1932–2008) |
| 2002 | Galen Rowell | American wilderness photographer, mountaineer, and author (1940–2002) |
| 1984 | Alfred A. Knopf Sr. | American publisher (1892–1984) |
| 1980 | Paul Robert (lexicographer) | French lexicographer and publisher |
| 1979 | J. G. Farrell | English-born writer of Irish descent (1935–1979) |
| 1978 | Berta Ruck | Welsh novelist in English (1878–1978) |
| 1961 | Antanas Škėma | Lithuanian actor-writer |
| 1937 | Edith Wharton | American writer and designer (1862–1937) |
| 1903 | Eugenio María de Hostos | Puerto Rican writer, activist and sociologist (1839–1921) |
| 1886 | Lydia Koidula | Estonian poet (1843–1886) |
| 1813 | Henry James Pye | English Poet Laureate (1745–1813) |
| 1774 | Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche | French novelist (1722-1774) |
Featured
Daniel Poohl (1981) — Daniel Poohl is a Swedish journalist and publicist who served as publisher and CEO of the Expo magazine.
Brian Azzarello (1962) — Brian Azzarello is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series 100 Bullets, published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo.
Don Boyd (1948) — Donald William Robertson Boyd is a Scottish film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. He was a Governor of the London Film School until 2016 and in 2017 was made an Honorary Professor in the College of Humanities at Exeter University.
Sources & data
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