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August 29 in literary history
Literary history for August 29: 22 writers born and 9 writers who died from 1434 to 2008. Born on this day: Jennifer Crittenden, Ian James Corlett, Steve Yarbrough (writer).
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Writers born on August 29
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jennifer Crittenden | American screenwriter and producer |
| 1962 | Ian James Corlett | Canadian voice actor and author (born 1962) |
| 1956 | Steve Yarbrough (writer) | American author and academic |
| 1954 | Michael P. Kube-McDowell | American writer (born 1954) |
| 1953 | David Boaz | American libertarian author and editor (1953–2024) |
| 1952 | Karen Hesse | American writer |
| 1938 | Angela Huth | English novelist and journalist |
| 1933 | Sorel Etrog | Romanian born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer and sculptor (1933–2014) |
| 1929 | Thom Gunn | English poet (1929–2004) |
| 1928 | Herbert Meier | Swiss writer and translator (1928–2018) |
| 1926 | René Depestre | Haitian-French poet (born 1926) |
| 1925 | Annette Saint-Pierre | Canadian educator, writer and publisher (1925–2026) |
| 1922 | John Edward Williams | American writer (1922–1994) |
| 1916 | Luther Davis | American dramatist (1916–2008) |
| 1898 | Preston Sturges | American film director and screenwriter |
| 1879 | Han Yong-un | Korean writer (1879–1944) |
| 1862 | Maurice Maeterlinck | Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949) |
| 1844 | Edward Carpenter | English poet and academic (1844–1929) |
| 1809 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. | American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894) |
| 1792 | Charles Grandison Finney | American minister and writer (1792–1875) |
| 1724 | Giovanni Battista Casti | Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (died 1803) |
| 1434 | Janus Pannonius | Croatian-Hungarian poet |
Writers who died on August 29
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Geoffrey Perkins | British comedy writer, producer and actor |
| 1990 | Manly P. Hall | Canadian-American philosopher and writer (1901–1990) |
| 1981 | Lowell Thomas | American author, broadcaster and traveler (1892–1981) |
| 1979 | Gertrude Chandler Warner | American author (1890–1979) |
| 1958 | Marjorie Flack | American artist and writer |
| 1932 | Raymond Knister | Canadian poet, novelist, story writer and columnist (1899–1932) |
| 1856 | Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck | British writer |
| 1769 | Edmond Hoyle | English writer (1672–1769) |
| 1523 | Ulrich von Hutten | German scholar, poet and reformer (1488–1523) |
Featured
Jennifer Crittenden (1969) — Jennifer Crittenden is an American screenwriter and producer. She started her writing career on the animated television series The Simpsons, and has since written for several other television sitcoms including Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld and Veep. Her work has earned her several Emmy Award nominations.
Ian James Corlett (1962) — Ian James Corlett is a Canadian voice actor and author.
Steve Yarbrough (writer) (1956) — Steve Yarbrough is an American author and academic, who teaches at Emerson College.
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