Writer/journalist Famous Names

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, e

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, especially several of Warners' "social conscience" films of the 1940's.He was born Albert Isaac Bezzerides in Samsun, Ottoman Empire (now in Turkey), to a Greek-Armenian family who immigrated to America before he was two. He wrote the novel The Long Haul (1938), which got him into the screenwriting business. He wrote such action feature movies as They Drive by Night (1940) - which was based on his novel, The Long Haul (1938), Desert Fury (1947), Thieves' Highway (1949), On Dangerous Ground (1952), Track of the Cat (1954), and Kiss Me Deadly (1955). He was one of the co-creators of the western television series The Big Valley.

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, e

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, especially several of Warners' "social conscience" films of the 1940's.

Was a Danish writer.He studied at University in 1919 and made his writing debut with Walpurgisnacht

Was a Danish writer.He studied at University in 1919 and made his writing debut with Walpurgisnacht in 1931.

Was a Danish writer and poet.He made his debut with "Mit livs bog" in 1921.[1] Aage Neutzky-Wulff ha

Was a Danish writer and poet.He made his debut with "Mit livs bog" in 1921.[1] Aage Neutzky-Wulff had several wives, including author Trolli Jørgensen from 1932 to 1935.[1] He was the father of authors Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff and Vita Andersen,[1] though he had no close relationship with Vita.[2] He wrote several books on occultism, but had to publish them himself as he found it hard to find a willing publishing house.[3]

Was a Dutch writer.At the age of 29 she moved in with her friend Maria Bosch as a nurse. Maria Bosch

Was a Dutch writer.At the age of 29 she moved in with her friend Maria Bosch as a nurse. Maria Bosch died in 1773. In 1775 she published the collection of poems Stichtelijke gedichten, which she had written together with Maria Bosch.1776 saw the beginning of a correspondence between Aagje Deken and Betje Wolff, who had already published several works by that time.

Was a Finnish pulp writer. He is perhaps best known for a detective fiction series about architect/d

Was a Finnish pulp writer. He is perhaps best known for a detective fiction series about architect/detective "Klaus Karma"[1] and a science fiction series about a robot named "Atorox." The Atorox stories were written under the pseudonym Outsider.[2] The Atorox prize for Finnish science fiction is named for Atorox.

Is an Estonian writer. He wrote some novels, mainly based on Estonian history in the 20th century, h

Is an Estonian writer. He wrote some novels, mainly based on Estonian history in the 20th century, his most known being The Volta Works Whistles Mournfully, (2001) ("Volta annab kaeblikku vilet"), about Russian Revolution of 1905, Lenin and dadaist moveme

Was a Russian-Chinese composer.he was one of highly qualified Jewish musicians (i.e., Alfred Wittenb

Was a Russian-Chinese composer.he was one of highly qualified Jewish musicians (i.e., Alfred Wittenberg, Walter Joachim, Arrigo Foa, etc.), who fled pogroms and revolutions in Russia in the beginning of the 20th century, went to China (first arrived in Harbin, later moved to Shanghai). They entered the world of Shanghai's academia and trained a number of young Chinese musicians in classical music, who in turn became leading musicians in contemporary China.[2]

Was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental

Was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, he was widely known as “the dean of American composers.” Copland's music achieved a difficult balance between modern music and American folk styles, and the open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are said to evoke the vast American landscape. He incorporated percussive orchestration, changing meter, polyrhythms, polychords and tone rows. Aside from composing, Copland taught, presented music-related lectures, wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor (generally, but not always) of his own works.

Is a Singaporean prize-winning poet who writes in English.By 1990, he had, along with other ex-schoo

Is a Singaporean prize-winning poet who writes in English.By 1990, he had, along with other ex-school mates, Jonathan Kuan Wei Han, Tong Jo Tze, Alvin Pang and Jeffrey Lim, interested a Singapore publisher, VJ Times, in the publication of an anthology of poems contributed by the five writers. This collection, In Search of Words, was released on or about 1991

British-born writer-journalist, and the son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and Pakistani politic

British-born writer-journalist, and the son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and Pakistani politician and businessman Salmaan Taseer [1][2].He has worked for Time Magazine [3], and as a freelance journalist also wrote for Prospect magazine [4]He has translated a book of short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto from the original Urdu,'Selected Short Stories by By Saadat Hasan Manto'. He has also written the book 'Stranger to History : A Son's Journey Through Islamic Lands' [5][6]

Is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. He has

Is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. He has a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Columbia College of Columbia University. Erkko is married to Mrs. Jane Erkko. His father was the politician and journalist Eljas Erkko, and his mother was Eugenia Violet Sutcliffe.[2] Erkko's grandfather Eero Erkko was also a journalist and politician, best remembered as the founder of Helsingin Sanomat.

Was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Ru

Was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened liberal Islam. His name is also translated as Abai Kunanbaev. bay was born on Shinghis Mountain (in today's East

Was a Lithuanian Jewish Hebrew poet, writer, and partisan leader. He was a cousin of the Israeli Com

Was a Lithuanian Jewish Hebrew poet, writer, and partisan leader. He was a cousin of the Israeli Communist Party leader Meir Vilner. He was born in the Crimean Black Sea port city of Sevastopol but soon moved with his family to Vilnius, Lithuania, where h

Was an Egyptian writer.Al-Aqqad was born in Aswan, a city in Lower Egypt, in 1889. He graduated only

Was an Egyptian writer.Al-Aqqad was born in Aswan, a city in Lower Egypt, in 1889. He graduated only out of elementary school; he did not finish school until the end. Unlike his schoolmates, he spent all his weekly allowance on books rather than candy and food. He read about religion, geography, history and many other subjects. He was known for his excellent English.

Is an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is The Symphony of the Dead.Raised and

Is an Iranian novelist and journalist. His most famous novel is The Symphony of the Dead.Raised and educated in Tehran, Abbas Maroufi studied dramatic arts at Tehran University while teaching at schools and writing for the newspapers. He served as the editor in chief of the literary Gardun magazine from 1990 to 1995. His first published work was a collection of short stories entitled Into the Sun.

Is an Iranian-American historian, Iranologist, and author. Milani is a Visiting Professor of Politic

Is an Iranian-American historian, Iranologist, and author. Milani is a Visiting Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University. He is also a Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution. Milani has found evidence that Persian modernism dates back to more than 1000 years ago.

Vasif Yusif oghlu Talibov is a public official and chairman of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Su

Vasif Yusif oghlu Talibov is a public official and chairman of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Supreme Assembly. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of Nakhchivan State Pedagogical Institute (1981) and the Law Faculty of Baku State U

Was a Moroccan writer in the field of law, history and music.[1] He wrote an enormous amount of book

Was a Moroccan writer in the field of law, history and music.[1] He wrote an enormous amount of books and has been called the Suyuti of his time.

Was a Moroccan historian and literary author.[1] [2] He was a great-grandson of sultan Moulay Ismael

Was a Moroccan historian and literary author.[1] [2] He was a great-grandson of sultan Moulay Ismael and is considered one of the best sources on the history of his native city Meknes, but also on the Alaouite dynasty. After the installation of the French protectorat he accepted the function of vice-director of the military school of Dâr al-Bayda in Meknes, today's military academy of the city.

Was born in Al-Andalus, Fuengirola (formerly called Suhayl) and died in Marrakesh. He is one of the

Was born in Al-Andalus, Fuengirola (formerly called Suhayl) and died in Marrakesh. He is one of the seven saints of that city. Al-Suhayli wrote books on grammar and Islamic law. He is especially well known as an Islamic scholar by his commentary on the sira of Ibn Hisham. Al-Suhayli came to Marrakesh around 1182 at the call of the Almohad sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur.

Was the Berber leader of the Rif, a Berber area of northeastern Morocco. He became the leader of a w

Was the Berber leader of the Rif, a Berber area of northeastern Morocco. He became the leader of a wide scale armed resistance movement against French and Spanish colonial rule in North Africa. His guerilla tactics are known to have inspired Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara.

Was a famous, and influential Moroccan essayist. In 1927 and 1928 he wrote a book called " An Nubûg

Was a famous, and influential Moroccan essayist. In 1927 and 1928 he wrote a book called " An Nubûgh Al Maghribi " (The genius of Morocco, three volumes) where he assesses the excellence of Moroccan literature and philosophy. Guennoun taught at the universities of Cairo, Damascus, Bagdad, and Amman.

Is a Moroccan historian and novelist writing in Arabic and French. He is considered one of Morocco's

Is a Moroccan historian and novelist writing in Arabic and French. He is considered one of Morocco's leading intellectuals.He taught at the University Mohammed V in Rabat until 2000. He has written 5 novels (o.a. L’Exil (Sindbad-Actes Sud, 1998)).

Is considered one of the most significant authors in Egyptian literature during the past thirty year

Is considered one of the most significant authors in Egyptian literature during the past thirty years.[1] He was born in Al Bandara village, near Tanta. During the 50s he moved to Cairo, and began writing until the 60s when he was imprisoned for 4 years because of his membership in a leftist secret party. He lived in exile in Berlin from 1974 until 1985. He then came back to Cairo where he died in 1990. He has written five novels, four novellas, five short story books, and a play.