Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a Brazilian writer. Acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories, she w

Was a Brazilian writer. Acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories, she was also a journalist and a translator. A legendary figure in Brazil, renowned for her mystical writings, her great personal beauty--the American translator

Was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. It is

Was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. It is for these stories, and his literary friendship with H. P. Lovecraft from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937, that he is mainly remembered today. With Lo

Is an American poet born in Providence, Rhode Island.Often associated with the Language School, his

Is an American poet born in Providence, Rhode Island.Often associated with the Language School, his experience as a Jazz drummer and interest in a wide array of subjects--- including caves, geology, bebop, weather, Salvador Dalí, Jack Kerouac, and movies-

Was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is r

Was a Filipino politician, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is remembered mainly for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political thought".

Is French-born author, journalist, historian and tibetologist[1][2] born in 1949 in Angoulême[3] wh

Is French-born author, journalist, historian and tibetologist[1][2] born in 1949 in Angoulême[3] who lives in Auroville, India. He is the author of The Fate of Tibet: When Big Insects Eat Small Insects (Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, 1999),[4] and several articles on Tibet, China, India and Indo-French relations.

Was a prolific French composer. Dreaming of a career as a virtuoso, she entered the Conservatoire de

Was a prolific French composer. Dreaming of a career as a virtuoso, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1924. She became a piano student of Marguerite Long and took classes from Georges Caussade, Noël Gallon, Jean Roger-Ducasse and Paul Dukas. In 1932, she received first prize for composition.

Was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was one of the most famous musicians of his t

Was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was one of the most famous musicians of his time. Balbastre's father, a church organist in Dijon, had 18 children from two marriages; Claude was the 16th. Three of his brothers were also named Claude. He received his first music lessons from his father, then became a pupil of Claude Rameau, the younger brother of Jean-Philippe Rameau, the most famous French musician at the time and also a native of Dijon.

Was an iconic founder of the Los Angeles punk scene in the late 1970s.[1] Born in Normandy, France,

Was an iconic founder of the Los Angeles punk scene in the late 1970s.[1] Born in Normandy, France, Bessy moved to California in 1973 where he worked as a waiter and founded Angeleno Dread, L.A.'s first reggae fanzine.[2] In May 1977 he launched the monthly punk rock magazine Slash, which he edited until it ceased publication in 1980. As Kickboy Face (a pen name adopted from a Jamaican dub artist), Bessy was the lead singer for the band Catholic Discipline and featured prominently in the film The Decline of Western Civilization. Bessy fled the United States in November of 1980 because of the U.S.

Was a French editor. He edited and translated several works by René Descartes, especially his lette

Was a French editor. He edited and translated several works by René Descartes, especially his letters (Paris, 1657, 1659 et 1667), L'Homme, et un Traité de la formation du fœtus du mesme auteur avec les remarques de Louys de La Forge, 1664, L'Homme...et...Le Monde, 1667 et de ses Principes, 1681.

Was a French composer, editor and arranger of the Renaissance, who is mainly remembered both for his

Was a French composer, editor and arranger of the Renaissance, who is mainly remembered both for his association with renowned printer Pierre Attaingnant, as well as for his instrumental music. Gervaise's extant output consists of chansons, mostly for three or four voices, and instrumental music, mostly dances. He appears to have written no sacred music at all, an unusual omission for a composer of the time. In addition to being a composer, he appears to have been an innovator in notation of instrumental music: in an instruction manual for the viol (1548, now lost), he is known to have produced the first viol tablature in France.

Is a writer, art historian and journalist. He is best known for his 17 works on Arthur Rimbaud. He i

Is a writer, art historian and journalist. He is best known for his 17 works on Arthur Rimbaud. He is certainly the most prolific author on the subject and defends an original, very human view of the poet, bearer of our dreams, subject to our doubts, and confronted to failure.

Was a French journalist and far right politician. The son of poet Félix Jeantet and brother of fell

Was a French journalist and far right politician. The son of poet Félix Jeantet and brother of fellow extreme rightist Gabriel Jeantet, Claude Jeantet was a student of philosopher Léon Brunschvicg at the Sorbonne.[1] He joined the student movement of Action Française in 1919, taking over the editorship of their eponymous paper in 1923, although he severed his ties with the group in 1930.[1] He worked for the publishing house Fayard and was for a time associated with the historian and rightist Pierre Gaxotte,

Was a French journalist, editor of French newspaper of record Le Monde in 1969 and editor-in-chief t

Was a French journalist, editor of French newspaper of record Le Monde in 1969 and editor-in-chief then director of Le Monde diplomatique. A member of the Resistance during World War II, during the Liberation he founded the newspaper Debout (Standing Up or On Our Feet). After studying political science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana (USA), he became a French journalist specializing in the USA.

Was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was the primary representative of the musi

Was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was the primary representative of the musical movement known as musique mesurée, and a significant composer of the "Parisian" chanson, the predominant secular form in France in the latter half of the 16th century. His fame was widespread in Europe, and he ranks as one of the most influential composers of the time.

Was a French author and journalist, eldest son of the author François Mauriac. He was the personal

Was a French author and journalist, eldest son of the author François Mauriac. He was the personal secretary of Charles de Gaulle from 1944 to 1949, before becoming a cinema critic and arts person of Figaro. He is the author of several novels and essays, and co-scripted the movie of his father's novel Thérèse Desqueyroux. He also wrote a study of the novelist Marcel Proust whose great niece was his wife.

Was a Jamaican writer and poet. He was a communist in his early life, but after a visit to the Sovie

Was a Jamaican writer and poet. He was a communist in his early life, but after a visit to the Soviet Union, decided that communism was too disciplined and confining. He was never an actual member of the Communist Party. McKay was involved in the Harlem R

In 1946, started a career as a journalist and in 1949 joins the weekly Paris-Match, who sent him to

In 1946, started a career as a journalist and in 1949 joins the weekly Paris-Match, who sent him to Indochina and to Korea. For several years he followed the political events in Morocco and Algeria. In 1961, he published his first book: Le Dossier Secret de l'Algérie, 1958-1961. This book marked a turning point in writing French contemporary history, it brought investigative journalism, personal accounts from some of the main actors, oral testimony that broke the veil of state secrets.

Was a French composer, guitarist and conductor.

Was a French composer, guitarist and conductor.

Is a French writer, whose first novel Le Ventriloque appeared in 1978. Since that time she has publi

Is a French writer, whose first novel Le Ventriloque appeared in 1978. Since that time she has published over twenty novels, short-story and poetry collections, as well as combined creative works with long-time partner Daniel Zimmermann. She won the prix Goncourt des lycéens in 1994 for Belle mère, her novel on step-mothering, and is a recipient of the French Writer's Guild Prize for her life's work.

Was a French poet and essayist.

Was a French poet and essayist.

French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. He was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar,

French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. He was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and died in Paris, France.

Was a French composer of operettas.Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône. He became known by wri

Was a French composer of operettas.Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône. He became known by writing the music for the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry in 1896. In Paris his brother-in-law the painter Pierre Bonnard introduced him to the artistic world and the avant-garde literature and art of the time. Bonnard also did several portraits of him.

Was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working wi

Was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions.[3] Debussy is among the most important of all French composers, and a central figure in European music of the turn of the 20th century. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1903.[4]

Was a rich French fermier-général who was an amateur painter, a well-respected etcher, a writer on

Was a rich French fermier-général who was an amateur painter, a well-respected etcher, a writer on the arts and a connoisseur of gardens. Watelet's inherited privilege of farming taxes in the Orléanais left him free to pursue his avocations, art and literature and gardens

Was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School t

Was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century. In 1893, Taffanel became Professor of Flute at the Conservatoire.[1] As Professor, he revised the institute's repertoire and teaching methods, restructuring the traditional masterclass format to give students individual attention while building a reputation as an inspiring teacher. He instructed his students to play in a new, smoother style that included a light and carefully-modulated vibrato