Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an American poet who won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection Late Wife. She is

Is an American poet who won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection Late Wife. She is a professor of English and Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia[1]. She is a contributi

Is a Chilean writer.Her family went into exile in Caracas, Venezuela after the Chilean coup of 1973.

Is a Chilean writer.Her family went into exile in Caracas, Venezuela after the Chilean coup of 1973. There she did a BA and worked as a teacher and journalist. In 1995 she moved to Madrid, where she studied the El Pais Master in Journalism and worked for the newspaper for three years. She has worked as editor for magazines such as Cinemanía and Vogue and has contributed to different media in Europe and Latin America.

Is an American poet born in 1963 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and New York City. She has taught a

Is an American poet born in 1963 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and New York City. She has taught at Case Western Reserve University, Barnard College, University of Georgia, and in the writing program at the University of Houston. She currently teaches a

Was a French composer of the Renaissance.[1] Along with Clément Janequin he was one of the most r

Was a French composer of the Renaissance.[1] Along with Clément Janequin he was one of the most renowned composers of French chansons in the early 16th century; in addition he was a significant composer of sacred music. His music was both influential on, and influenced by, contemporary Italian styles.

Is a French writer and women's rights specialist. She holds a PhD based on study of Simone de Beauvo

Is a French writer and women's rights specialist. She holds a PhD based on study of Simone de Beauvoir's writings and life. Her mother, Dr Josiane Serre, was a chemist who became the director of the Ecole Normale Superieure de Jeunes Filles..[1] Her father is Fields Medal and Abel prize winning mathematician Jean-Pierre Serre.

Was a black violinist and double bass player who directed the most famous dance orchestra of his day

Was a black violinist and double bass player who directed the most famous dance orchestra of his day. His band, the Concho de Oro (the 'Golden Shell'), founded in the early 19th century, was the most popular band of its time. It played the dance music of the epoch at the balls of the island's aristocracy: contradanzas, minuets, rigadoons, quadrilles, lancers, waltzes. Concha de Oro was basically a típica, or wind orchestra, which was sometimes augmented to 100 players for special occasions such as fiestas.

Is an Italian scholar, translator and writer.His first book on the Habsburg myth in modern Austrian

Is an Italian scholar, translator and writer.His first book on the Habsburg myth in modern Austrian literature rediscovered central European literature. His journalistic writings have been collected in Dietro le parole ("Behind Words", 1978) and Itaca e o

Is a German church musician, composer and director. Bantzer began studying piano, organ, and conduct

Is a German church musician, composer and director. Bantzer began studying piano, organ, and conducting at the music school of the university of Frankfurt am Main. He continued his studies in Hamburg (Hochschule für Musik und Theater), where he became a master student of the organ teacher Heinz Wunderlich. He was also Wunderlich's assistant at the church St. Jacobi in Hamburg.

Is a German composer and teacher. He lives in Frankfurt am Main. His musical training began in 1973,

Is a German composer and teacher. He lives in Frankfurt am Main. His musical training began in 1973, first as an external student during his last years of high school and later, as a student at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, studying with Bertold Hummel (composition), Julian von Károlyi (piano), Hanns Reinartz (conducting) and Zsolt Gárdonyi (theory). Important for him at this time were analysis courses in New Music with Klaus Hinrich Stahmer and, from 1978 to 1980, the Student Chamber Orchestra "Musici Allegri", which he himself conducted.

Is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, perhaps best known for his work

Is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, perhaps best known for his work with Antonio Carlos Jobim. In the 1950s, Ogerman worked in Germany as an arranger-pianist with Kurt Edelhagen, Max Greger, and Delle Haensch. Claus (then Klaus) also worked as a part-time vocalist and recorded several 45 rpms under the pen name of "Tom Collins", duetting with Hannelore Cremer - and he also recorded a solo vocal with the Delle Haensch Jump Combo as well.[1] In 1959, he moved to the United States and joined the producer Creed Taylor at Verve Records, working on recordings with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Kai Winding and Cal Tjader - among countless others. Verve was sold to MGM in 1963. Claus Ogerman, by his own admission in Gene Lees' Jazzletter publication, arranged some 60-70 albums for Verve under Creed Taylor's direction from 1963-1967.[2]. In 1966 Ogerman arranged and conducted Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra (Verve Records). In 1967 he joined Creed Taylor on the A&M/CTi label.

Is a German composer, editor, and author. At the same time, he studied musicology, philosophy with J

Is a German composer, editor, and author. At the same time, he studied musicology, philosophy with Jürgen Habermas and sociology at university. In 1993 he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy for his dissertation on Arnold Schönberg. For his compositions Mahnkopf has won numerous international prizes, among them the Gaudeamus Prize in 1990, the composition prize of the city Stuttgart and the Composers Award of the Ernst-von-Siemens Music Foundation in 1998. Mahnkopf went to Rome (Villa Massimo), Italy, Venice (Centro Tedesco di Studi Veneziani), Italy, and Basel (Paul-Sacher-Stiftung), Swiss, on scholarships.

Is an American poet, translator, and editor.Eshleman has been translating since the early 1960s. He

Is an American poet, translator, and editor.Eshleman has been translating since the early 1960s. He is the recipient (with José Rubia Barcia) of the National Book Award in 1979 for his co-translation of César Vallejo's Complete Posthumous Poetry. He has a

Was a German poet and novelist.He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was

Was a German poet and novelist.He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was Bettina von Arnim, Goethe's correspondent. His father's family was of Italian descent. He studied in Halle and Jena, afterwards residing at Heidelberg, Vi

A German poet and novelist.

A German poet and novelist.

Was a Peruvian writer. He was the son of the famous Peruvian scholar Ricardo Palma. Although he wrot

Was a Peruvian writer. He was the son of the famous Peruvian scholar Ricardo Palma. Although he wrote a good deal of criticism, his best known works are in the realm of fiction. His two short story collections 1904's Cuentos malévolos ("Malevolent Tales")

Was a Puerto Rican nationalist, poet, journalist and activist who mentored many generations of artis

Was a Puerto Rican nationalist, poet, journalist and activist who mentored many generations of artists in Puerto Rico and New York City. Upon his death in 1993, he left a rich legacy that contributed to the cultural, social and economic life of Puerto Ricans in New York and Latinos everywhere.In 1995 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (also known as Loisaida), author Edgardo Vega Yunqué and actor-director Nelson Landrieu founded the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center (also known as the "CSV") to continue Clemente's legacy.

Was an American playwright, screenwriter, socialist, and social protester.

Was an American playwright, screenwriter, socialist, and social protester.

Is an expatriate Australian author, poet, critic, memoirist, talk show host, television presenter, t

Is an expatriate Australian author, poet, critic, memoirist, talk show host, television presenter, travel writer and cultural commentator.James was born in Sydney, Australia. He was allowed to change his name as a child because "after Vivien Leigh played

A Welsh writer and actor and a long-time resident and citizen of Japan.In 1958 he visited the Arctic

A Welsh writer and actor and a long-time resident and citizen of Japan.In 1958 he visited the Arctic Circle to research Eider Duck for McGill University, taking up Canadian citizenship. By the early 1960s he was studying karate at JKA, and soon thereafter began to study Japanese at Nihon University.He then spent two years (1967 to 1969) as a game warden in Ethiopia, setting up the new Semien Mountains National Park for the Ethiopian Government. He returned to Japan, writing a book about his Ethiopian experiences: From the Roof of Africa (1971, ISBN 0 340 14755 5). He has lived in Japan since that time.

Was a Peruvian writer who lived during the age of the Latin American independence movements. Her own

Was a Peruvian writer who lived during the age of the Latin American independence movements. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked controversy in her own culture. She was born and raised in Cuzco, Peru. Matto de

Was a German composer born in Swabia, Bavaria. She composed sacred works and published ten pieces fo

Was a German composer born in Swabia, Bavaria. She composed sacred works and published ten pieces for piano and organ in Augsburg in 1878 as her first known compositions.[1][2]

Was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist. He wrote some of his wor

Was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist. He wrote some of his works in Provençal and was the majoral of Félibrige.

A translator, editor, copywriter, and teacher, she received her B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco Sta

A translator, editor, copywriter, and teacher, she received her B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University and a Ph. D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz before going on to become the now-Previous Director of t

Is an educator and a feminist poet. She attended the University of Strasbourg and later the Ludwig M

Is an educator and a feminist poet. She attended the University of Strasbourg and later the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. In Benin she served as Director of the National Institute of Training and Research into Education from 1977 to 1981. She a

Is a news presenter for Sky News, who currently presents The Live Desk and news updates on Afternoon

Is a news presenter for Sky News, who currently presents The Live Desk and news updates on Afternoon Live alongside Kay Burley. Prior to this, he fronted Sky News Today's afternoon shift between 2:00pm and 5:00pm.