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August 8 in literary history
Literary history for August 8: 20 writers born and 13 writers who died from 1640 to 2013. Born on this day: Hur Jin-ho, Jon Turteltaub, Jostein Gaarder.
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Writers born on August 8
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Hur Jin-ho | South Korean film director and screenwriter (born 1963) |
| 1963 | Jon Turteltaub | American film director, writer and producer (born 1963) |
| 1952 | Jostein Gaarder | Norwegian author (born 1952) |
| 1951 | Mamoru Oshii | Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer (born 1951) |
| 1951 | Randy Shilts | American journalist and writer (1951–1994) |
| 1944 | Simon Taylor (journalist) | Simon Taylor, English journalist and author |
| 1937 | Cornelis Vreeswijk | Dutch singer-songwriter and poet active in Sweden (1937–1987) |
| 1936 | Jan Pieńkowski | Polish-British author and illustrator (1936–2022) |
| 1935 | Donald P. Bellisario | American television producer and screenwriter (born 1935) |
| 1930 | Terry Nation | Welsh television writer (1930–1997) |
| 1927 | Maia Wojciechowska | Polish-American children's writer |
| 1922 | Károly Reich | Hungarian illustrator (1922–1988) |
| 1921 | William Asher | American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter (1921–2012) |
| 1920 | Leo Chiosso | Italian lyricist (1920–2006) |
| 1896 | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | American novelist (1896–1953) |
| 1884 | Sara Teasdale | American writer and poet (1884–1933) |
| 1856 | Thomas Anstey Guthrie | English author (1856–1934) |
| 1807 | Emilie Flygare-Carlén | Swedish novelist (1807–1892) |
| 1790 | Ferenc Kölcsey | Hungarian politician and writer (1790–1838) |
| 1640 | Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck | German noblewoman, poet and composer |
Writers who died on August 8
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Karen Black | American actress, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter (1939–2013) |
| 2012 | Ruth Etchells | English poet, literary scholar and churchwoman |
| 2007 | Melville Shavelson | American screenwriter |
| 2005 | Ahmed Deedat | South African–Indian Islamic orator and author (1918–2005) |
| 2005 | John H. Johnson | American businessman and publisher (1918–2005) |
| 2005 | Monica Sjöö | Swedish painter, writer and anarcho/eco-feminist |
| 2003 | Falaba Issa Traoré | Falaba Issa Traoré, Malian director and playwright (born 1930) |
| 1984 | Ellen Raskin | American writer and illustrator (1928–1984) |
| 1979 | Nicholas Monsarrat | English writer (1910–1979) |
| 1973 | Vilhelm Moberg | Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater |
| 1965 | Shirley Jackson | American novelist, short-story writer (1916–1965) |
| 1921 | Juhani Aho | Finnish author and journalist (1861–1921) |
| 1902 | James Tissot | French painter and illustrator (1836–1902) |
Featured
Hur Jin-ho (1963) — Hur Jin-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Jon Turteltaub (1963) — Jonathan Charles Turteltaub is an American filmmaker.
Jostein Gaarder (1952) — Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories.
Sources & data
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