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June 10 in literary history
Literary history for June 10: 24 writers born and 17 writers who died from 1213 to 2015. Born on this day: Dustin Lance Black, Mike Doughty, Anderson Bigode Herzer.
Writers born on June 10
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Dustin Lance Black | American screenwriter, director, producer and activist |
| 1970 | Mike Doughty | American singer-songwriter and author |
| 1962 | Anderson Bigode Herzer | Brazilian transgender writer (1962–1982) |
| 1954 | Rich Hall | American comedian, writer and musician (born 1954) |
| 1952 | Kage Baker | American writer (1952–2010) |
| 1943 | Simon Jenkins | English journalist and author |
| 1936 | Marion Chesney | British novelist (1936–2019) |
| 1930 | Aranka Siegal | American writer |
| 1929 | E. O. Wilson | American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021) |
| 1928 | Maurice Sendak | American author and illustrator (1928–2012) |
| 1926 | Lionel Jeffries | English actor, screenwriter and film director (1926–2010) |
| 1925 | Nat Hentoff | American music critic and author (1925–2017) |
| 1925 | James Salter | American writer (1925–2015) |
| 1916 | Peride Celal | Turkish writer (1916-2013) |
| 1915 | Saul Bellow | American writer (1915–2005) |
| 1914 | Oktay Rifat | Turkish writer and playwright |
| 1911 | Terence Rattigan | British playwright and screenwriter (1911–1977) |
| 1904 | Lin Huiyin | Chinese architect and writer (1904–1955) |
| 1891 | Al Dubin | Swiss-American lyricist (1891–1945) |
| 1863 | Louis Couperus | Dutch novelist and poet (1863 – 1923) |
| 1854 | Sarah Grand | English feminist writer (1854–1943) |
| 1832 | Edwin Arnold | English poet and journalist (1832–1904) |
| 1632 | Esprit Fléchier | French preacher, author, Catholic prelate (1632–1710) |
| 1213 | Fakhr al-Din Iraqi | Persian philosopher and writer (1213/14 – 1289) |
Writers who died on June 10
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wolfgang Jeschke | German author (1936–2015) |
| 2008 | Chinghiz Aitmatov | Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928-2008) |
| 1998 | Hammond Innes | British novelist (1913–1998) |
| 1991 | Jean Bruller | French writer and illustrator (1902–1991) |
| 1988 | Louis L'Amour | American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988) |
| 1986 | Merle Miller | American novelist (1919-1986) |
| 1984 | Halide Nusret Zorlutuna | Turkish writer |
| 1973 | William Inge | American playwright and novelist (1913–1973) |
| 1963 | Timothy Birdsall | English cartoonist |
| 1958 | Angelina Weld Grimké | American journalist and playwright (1880–1958) |
| 1949 | Sigrid Undset | Norwegian novelist (1882–1949) and Nobel laureate |
| 1923 | Pierre Loti | French naval officer, novelist, and Turkophile |
| 1918 | Arrigo Boito | Italian librettist and composer (1842–1918) |
| 1902 | Jacint Verdaguer | Catalan writer & poet (1845–1902) |
| 1901 | Robert Williams Buchanan | Scottish poet, novelist and dramatist |
| 1604 | Isabella Andreini | Italian actress and writer (1562–1604) |
| 1580 | Luís de Camões | Portuguese poet (c. 1524–1580) |
Featured
Dustin Lance Black (1974) — Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBTQ rights activist. He is known for writing and producing the film Milk, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009. He also wrote the screenplay for the films J.
Mike Doughty (1970) — Michael Ross Doughty is an American singer-songwriter and author. He founded the band Soul Coughing in 1992, and as of The Heart Watches While the Brain Burns (2016), has released 18 studio albums, live albums, and EPs, all since 2000.
Anderson Bigode Herzer (1962) — Anderson Bigode Herzer was a writer and poet. He died by suicide at the age of 20. The film Vera by Sérgio Toledo is based on Herzer's life.
Sources & data
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