Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Danish writer. He holds a Masters Degree in Danish Literature and Philosophy and works as a pub

Is a Danish writer. He holds a Masters Degree in Danish Literature and Philosophy and works as a publishing editor and teaches creative writing. He has published the novels Helvedesmaskinen (2004, The Infernal Machine) and Besættelse (2005, Occupation) for young adults and the children's vampire series Nattens Børn (2006, Children of the Night) along with several easy reading titles. His books in English include Halloween (2004) and The Ghost Rider (2005).

Is a German music producer and songwriter. In 2003, he began to work in Hamburg's "HOME Studios" for

Is a German music producer and songwriter. In 2003, he began to work in Hamburg's "HOME Studios" for producer Franz Plasa ("Selig", "Echt"). He later built his own projects and from 2005 started producing acts for Sony/BMG and Warner Music. After many publishing offers, he signed a three years publishing deal with AMV-Talpa in 2007. His studio in Hamburg's district "Schanzenviertel" was formed and he began working on projects in Stockholm and London. He has worked with artists and writers like Alan Glass (Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind and Fire), David Nicoll (*NSYNC), Charlie Dore (Tina Turner, Celine Dion), Patrick Nuo, Stanfour, Graziella Schazad and Doris Decker (Udo Lindenberg, Alexander Klaws).

Is a Danish song-writer, poet, author, composer and pianist. He is the most widely read, most often

Is a Danish song-writer, poet, author, composer and pianist. He is the most widely read, most often sung and best loved of modern Danish lyricists, often associated with his collaboration with Povl Dissing. His collected poems (Samlede digte) have sold over 100,000 copies. His best known work is Svante's Songs (Svantes viser) from 1972.[1]

Is an Israeli author and journalist.In 1988, Ziffer was appointed literary editor of Haaretz daily n

Is an Israeli author and journalist.In 1988, Ziffer was appointed literary editor of Haaretz daily newspaper. Ziffer is the author of three novels. He has also translated French novels and poetry into Hebrew.

Is a contemporary French journalist and a published author. After studying journalism and law in Uni

Is a contemporary French journalist and a published author. After studying journalism and law in University in Paris and Tours (France), Benoit Clair began his career as the French Parliament liaison for Remy Montagne, who was deputy of the 3rd district of Louviers, in the Eure area. In 1974, Clair was the accredited correspondent for various French media, like Radio France and Europe 1. He was one of the first French journalists to cover the war in Lebanon (1974–1975), with Gabriel Dardaud. Founder of the free radio Paris FM in 1981, which became subsidiary of Europe 1, 3 years later, Benoit Clair was appointed its co-director together with Robert Namias. Located in the Montparnasse Tower, Paris FM changed its name later to “95.2FM”

Was a French flutist and composer. At the time of his birth, Berbiguier's home town of Caderousse wa

Was a French flutist and composer. At the time of his birth, Berbiguier's home town of Caderousse was part of the papal enclave Comtat Venaissin located within the Kingdom of France. The enclave was annexed by France in 1791 into its Vaucluse département[1].

Was a poet and writer born in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.In his youth, Ahmed fought against British rul

Was a poet and writer born in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.In his youth, Ahmed fought against British rule of Bangladesh. Arrested once, he escaped across the Padma RiverIn his later life, Ahmed was a Nazrulian writer. His literary works are included in the curriculum secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Denmark. A mental health counselor and teacher of meditation techniques in Copenhagen, he is best kn

Denmark. A mental health counselor and teacher of meditation techniques in Copenhagen, he is best known for his book, Dragon’s Moon, a fairy tale novel published in 2003 and his many articles on the roots of violent human behavior. As a youngster, his parents moved to Montreal and later the United States where he studied biology and anthropology.

An Australian novelist. He was born in Lansing, Michigan in the United States, and emigrated to Aust

An Australian novelist. He was born in Lansing, Michigan in the United States, and emigrated to Australia when he was nine months old.He won the 1996 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award, three times Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian novelist, winner of a 2001 Arts Council England Writer's Award.He currently directs The Writing Workshop, which runs creative writing programs for children in Sydney, and via the internet.

Was a French journalist and writer. Bernard Frank was raised in a comfortable family, where his fath

Was a French journalist and writer. Bernard Frank was raised in a comfortable family, where his father was a bank manager. After his baccalauréat, he started a Khâgne at the Lycée Pasteur but was expelled for bad conduct. He tried again to complete his preparatory classes at the lycée Condorcet, but abandoned them out of boredom during the second trimester.

Was an American composer noted for his work in motion pictures.Herrmann was born in New York City. H

Was an American composer noted for his work in motion pictures.Herrmann was born in New York City. His father encouraged musical activity, taking him to the opera, and encouraging him to learn the violin. After winning a $100 composition prize at the age of thirteen, he decided to concentrate on music, and went to New York University where he studied with Percy Grainger and Philip James. He also studied at the Juilliard School and, at the age of twenty, formed his own orchestra, The New Chamber Orchestra of New York.

Was a French Jewish literary critic, political journalist, polemicist, and anarchist. He was also am

Was a French Jewish literary critic, political journalist, polemicist, and anarchist. He was also among the first Dreyfusards. Lazare received his baccalauréat in science, but his passion lay in literature, a passion which he shared with his friend, the poet Ephraïm Mikhaël. It was Mikhaël who, while studying in Paris at the École des Chartes encouraged Bernard to join him and conquer the literary world. Lazare arrived in Paris in 1886

Is a writer.MacLaverty was educated at St Malachy's College and Queen's University in Belfast, and h

Is a writer.MacLaverty was educated at St Malachy's College and Queen's University in Belfast, and has written the novels Cal, Lamb, a novel about faith, relationships and ultimately love, Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the 1997 Booker Prize, and The Anatomy School. He has also written five acclaimed collections of short stories, the most recent of which is Matters of Life & Death.

Was an author of novels and short stories. Along with Saul Bellow and Philip Roth, he was one of the

Was an author of novels and short stories. Along with Saul Bellow and Philip Roth, he was one of the great American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseball novel The Natural was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford.

Was an Australian activist, educator, poet, journalist, and author of several law books and poetry b

Was an Australian activist, educator, poet, journalist, and author of several law books and poetry books. O'Dowd worked as an assistant-librarian and later Chief Parliamentary Draughtsman in the Supreme Court at Melbourne for 48 years; [1] he was also a co-publisher and writer for the radical paper Tocsin. Bernard O'Dowd lived to age 87.Bernard O'Dowd was born in 1866 at Beaufort, Victoria, as the eldest son of Irish migrants.[1] O'Dowd had been a child prodigy who read Milton's "Paradise Lost" at age 8.[1] He had been employed as a head teacher at a Catholic School in Ballarat, but he was dismissed for heresy.[1] He then opened up his own school in Beaufort. In the year 1886, at age 20, he moved to Melbourne, where in 1887, he gained employment as an assistant-librarian in the Supreme Court Library, working with the Victorian colonial and State government until 1935, and retiring as Chief Parliamentary Draughtsman.[1][2]

Was a French jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. His nickname was "Le Most", for his piano skills.

Was a French jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. His nickname was "Le Most", for his piano skills. After winning the esteemed 1st Prize in Piano at the Paris Conservatory, Peiffer began his professional career at the age of twenty, playing with Andre Ekyan and Django Reinhardt.

Is a journalist, interviewer and host of French cultural television programmes. He is a member of th

Is a journalist, interviewer and host of French cultural television programmes. He is a member of the Académie Goncourt. In 1945 his father was released, and the reunited family returned to Lyon. At age 10, Pivot went to a Catholic boarding school and discovered a consuming passion for sport, a passion which helped teachers to overlook his general mediocrity in all traditional school subjects except French language and history.

Is a French trumpetist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France (1964)[1] toge

Is a French trumpetist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France (1964)[1] together with François Tusques[2], Michel Portal Unit (1972)[3] and Un Drame Musical Instantané with Jean-Jacques Birgé and Francis Gorgé in 1976. He belongs to the first meeting between jazz and contemporary music with Bernard Parmegiani and Jean-Louis Chautemps[4]. In the 60's, he accompanies singers Serge Gainsbourg[5], Barbara[6], Yves Montand[7], Claude François, Brigitte Bardot[8], Marianne Faithfull, Colette Magny[9], Brigitte Fontaine. He plays with famous jazz musicians such as Lester Young, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, the Art Ensemble of Chicago[10], Steve Lacy, Gato Barbieri, Jean-Luc Ponty[11], Martial Solal... In his early years he was lucky enough to perform with Django Reinhardt, Gus Viseur, Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler...

Is an American children's author most famous for the books The House on East 88th Street (1962), Lyl

Is an American children's author most famous for the books The House on East 88th Street (1962), Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (1965) and the subsequent books in the Lyle series. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Henry and Pauline Waber. Although he started a degree in finance at the University of Pennsylvania, he left school to enroll in the army at the onset of World War II. From 1942 to 1945, Waber served the United States Army as a staff sergeant. Immediately following the end of the war, he returned to his studies at the Philadelphia College of Art. Waber graduated and earned his degree in 1951.

As a teen, he was introduced to electronic music through the works of musique concrete composers lik

As a teen, he was introduced to electronic music through the works of musique concrete composers like Pierre Henry and Pierre Schaeffer, although he found the early recordings of Pink Floyd to be more inspirational. At age 18, he realized that he needed more freedom to live and express his ideas than the one that France could provide him with. Therefore, he left his own country to travel the world. Along the way, befriending figures that included composer Terry Riley, and the man who became his music teacher, the Indian master Pandit Pran Nath.

Was one of the most famous Lithuanian poets. Bernardas Brazdžionis also used various pen names, suc

Was one of the most famous Lithuanian poets. Bernardas Brazdžionis also used various pen names, such as Vyte Nemunelis, Jaunasis Vaidevutis. Bernardas Brazdžionis was born in Stebeikeliai back in 1907, however after one year Brazdžionis' family emigrated

Is a prominent Jewish Cuban lawyer, banker, journalist and civic leader, who was responsible for fre

Is a prominent Jewish Cuban lawyer, banker, journalist and civic leader, who was responsible for freeing 3,600 Cuban political prisoners in 1978.Dr. Benes graduated as an attorney and CPA from the University of Havana and was member of the law firm “Bufete Zaydin”. While in Cuba, he was the pro-bono attorney of the “Patronato de la Casa de la Comunidad de Cuba” (the largest synagogue and community center) in Cuba and was the legal consultant to the Cuban Treasury Department.

Is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director.Bernardo Bertolucci was born in the Ita

Is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director.Bernardo Bertolucci was born in the Italian city of Parma, in the region of Emilia Romagna. He was the elder son of his father, Attilio, who was a poet, a reputed art historian, anthologist and also a film critic.

Is a Brazilian author and journalist. He was the editor of “Folhetim,” a collection of essays, a

Is a Brazilian author and journalist. He was the editor of “Folhetim,” a collection of essays, and is a Paris and New York correspondent for Folha de São Paulo. His first two novels were edited in France.His novel "Mongólia" received the 2003 prize of the Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Arte. He shared the Premio Portugal Telecom de Literatura Brasileira with Dalton Trevisan for his novel "Nove Noites."

Was an Argentine writer and journalist. His son, Horacio Verbitsky has followed his steps in journal

Was an Argentine writer and journalist. His son, Horacio Verbitsky has followed his steps in journalism.Verbitsky was a screenwriter, a journalist from Noticias Gráficas, and a member of Academia Porteña del Lunfardo ("Buenos Aires Lunfardo's Academy"). He reported Buenos Aires' ups and downs; his writings were linked to tango and other essential aspects of the city. Hugo del Carril based its 1958 motion picture Una cita con la vida ("A date with life" [1]) on Verbitsky's novel Calles de tango)