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October 29 in literary history
Literary history for October 29: 17 writers born and 14 writers who died from 1504 to 2012. Born on this day: David Farr (theatre director), Gerald Morris, David Remnick.
Writers born on October 29
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | David Farr (theatre director) | British playwright and theatre director |
| 1963 | Gerald Morris | American author |
| 1958 | David Remnick | American journalist, writer, and editor (born 1958) |
| 1943 | Don Simpson | American film producer, screenwriter and actor (1943–1996) |
| 1940 | Jack Shepherd (actor) | English actor, playwright and theatre director (1940–2025) |
| 1933 | William Harrison (author) | American novelist |
| 1925 | Dominick Dunne | American writer and journalist (1925–2009) |
| 1923 | Carl Djerassi | American pharmaceutical chemist and writer (1923–2015) |
| 1921 | Bill Mauldin | American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003) |
| 1918 | Bernard Gordon (writer) | American writer and producer (1918–2007) |
| 1906 | Fredric Brown | American novelist and short story author |
| 1905 | Henry Green | English novelist (1905–1973) |
| 1882 | Jean Giraudoux | French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944) |
| 1812 | Louise Granberg | Swedish playwright, translator and theatre director |
| 1740 | James Boswell | Scottish lawyer, diarist and author (1740–1795) |
| 1550 | Laura Guidiccioni | Italian noblewoman and poet (1550 – c. 1597/9) |
| 1504 | Shin Saimdang | Korean calligraphist and poet (1504–1551) |
Writers who died on October 29
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | J. Bernlef | Dutch writer and translator (1937–2012) |
| 2003 | Hal Clement | American author and artist (1922–2003) |
| 1997 | Anton LaVey | American writer and Satanist (1930–1997) |
| 1995 | Terry Southern | American writer (1924–1995) |
| 1986 | Mimis Fotopoulos | Greek actor, writer, poet and academic |
| 1981 | Georges Brassens | French singer-songwriter and poet (1921–1981) |
| 1958 | Zoe Akins | American playwright, poet, and author (1886–1958) |
| 1949 | George Gurdjieff | Russian Empire mystic and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949) |
| 1936 | Ramiro de Maeztu | Spanish essayist, journalist and publicist |
| 1933 | George Luks | American cartoonist and painter (1867–1933) |
| 1924 | Frances Hodgson Burnett | English-American novelist (1849–1924) |
| 1911 | Joseph Pulitzer | Hungarian-American newspaper publisher (1847–1911) |
| 1666 | James Shirley | English poet and playwright (1596–1666) |
| 1590 | Dirck Coornhert | Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, and theologian (1522–1590) |
Featured
David Farr (theatre director) (1969) — David Farr is a British writer, theatrical director and Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Gerald Morris (1963) — Gerald Morris is an American author. Morris is known for his series of stories for preteen and teen readers based in the Middle Ages during the time of King Arthur.
David Remnick (1958) — David J. Remnick is an American journalist, writer, and editor. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, and is also the author of Resurrection and King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero.
Sources & data
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