Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was a prominent composer of masses, as well as German

Was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was a prominent composer of masses, as well as German chorales and motets. Although he was a Roman Catholic all of his life, his music shows evidence of sympathy for the Protestant Reformation, and three of his motets—including a famous setting of In te domine speravi—were probably inspired by the prison writings of the martyred reformer Girolamo Savonarola.

Is an American play- and screenwriter. He attended Culver Academies, received a BA from Yale and ros

Is an American play- and screenwriter. He attended Culver Academies, received a BA from Yale and rose to the rank of major in the US Air Force. He is the father of two daughters and is married to actress Jennifer Bassey.

Is a Berlin-based German avant garde composer and musician. He has composed a number of classical an

Is a Berlin-based German avant garde composer and musician. He has composed a number of classical and electroacoustic pieces,[1] released four solo albums, and collaborated with English percussionist Chris Cutler to record two acclaimed avant-rock albums, Domestic Stories (1992) and P53 (1996).[2][3]

A Puerto Rican poet, scholar, and human rights activist who lives in the United States. She is also

A Puerto Rican poet, scholar, and human rights activist who lives in the United States. She is also known as Luzma Umpierre. She is widely recognized for her open exploration of her lesbianism, immigrant experience, and bilingualism, and for her poetic exchange with leading Nuyorican poet Sandra María Esteves. Umpierre has experienced a number of well-documented legal struggles due to workplace discrimination. She currently resides in Maine.

Is a television reporter from Puerto Rico. She was born in Mayagüez. She has a younger sister named

Is a television reporter from Puerto Rico. She was born in Mayagüez. She has a younger sister named Yolanda Velez. Her parents are Samuel Velez and Carmen Nereida Rosado the latter lives in New York while Mr. Velez lives in Lajas. Her father is a Korean W

Is a Brazilian writer, a novelist, a poet, a prolific translator (working mostly in the English-Port

Is a Brazilian writer, a novelist, a poet, a prolific translator (working mostly in the English-Portuguese and the German-Portuguese language combinations). She was also a college professor of linguistics and literature. Luft currently writes an opinion column for Veja magazine. Since her youth she has been living in Porto Alegre.Luft's hometown, Santa Cruz do Sul is peculiar because it was largely settled by German-speaking immigrants, starting in the first half of the 19th century. The city still has a notable percentage of the population who speaks both German and Portuguese. Lya Luft grew up in such a bilingual environment.

Was a Russian poet, known leader of the Constructivist movement; as such, implemented "a scientific

Was a Russian poet, known leader of the Constructivist movement; as such, implemented "a scientific approach into the realm of poetry."

Was a South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist, and author of many n

Was a South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist, and author of many new age books, among the most popular of which is the best seller Supernature. Lyall Watson tried to make sense of natural and supernatural phenomena in bio

Was a Cuban anthropologist and poet.She was an authority on Santería and other Afro-Cuban religion

Was a Cuban anthropologist and poet.She was an authority on Santería and other Afro-Cuban religions. Over her lifetime she published over one hundred books; little if any of her work is available in English. Her most important book is El Monte, (Spanish: "The Wilderness") which was the first major anthropological study of Afro-Cuban traditions. Upon her death, she donated her research collection to the library of the University of Miami. A section in Guillermo Cabrera Infante's book, Tres Tigres Tristes, has a section written under Lydia Cabrera's name, in a comical rendition of her literary voice.

Was the pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet, Lydia Koidula,

Was the pen name of Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet, Lydia Koidula, meaning ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian, was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson. She is also frequently referred to as Koidulaulik – ‘Singer of

Is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked of TV and radio until her first book was publi

Is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked of TV and radio until her first book was published in 1972. A major element of her books is the usage of the child's point of view.[1]Lygia Bojunga is part of the tradition of magical realism and fantasy-filled storytelling of South America, a tradition she has developed and perfected. In her word of mouth-style narratives, characterised by a strongly dramatic presence, anything can happen. In a deeply original way she fuses playfulness, poetic beauty and absurd humour with social critique, a love of freedom and a strong empathy with the vulnerable child. Fantasy often functions as a way of dealing with distressing personal experiences, or as an escape from harsh reality. Bojunga enables the reader to enter directly into the dreams of her principal characters and to share in their experiences.

Is a Brazilian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in São Paulo and is one of Brazil's mo

Is a Brazilian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in São Paulo and is one of Brazil's most important living writers. Her first book of short stories, Praia Viva (Living Beach), was published in 1944. In 1949 got the Afonso Arinos award for her short stories book O Cacto Vermelho (Red Cactus). Among her most successful books are Ciranda de Pedra (The Marble Dance) (1954), Verão no Aquário (1963), Antes do Baile Verde (1970), Seminário dos Ratos (1977) and As Horas Nuas, (1989). The book Antes do Baile Verde won the Best Foreign Women Writers Grand Prix in Cannes (France) in 1969.

Was a United States poet.In the early 1980s Hull started studying at the University of Arkansas at L

Was a United States poet.In the early 1980s Hull started studying at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and earned her BA in Little Rock, and then her MA from Johns Hopkins University. She taught English at Indiana University, De Paul University, a

Is a British author of books for children and adults.Banks was born in London, the only child of Jam

Is a British author of books for children and adults.Banks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks. She was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada during World War II but returned after the war was over. She attended St Teresa's School in Surrey. Prior to becoming a writer Banks was an actress, and also worked as a television journalist in Britain, one of the first women to do so. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960,[1] and was an instant and lasting best seller.

Also known as Luben Dilov (English form) was a famous Bulgarian science-fiction writer.He wrote of I

Also known as Luben Dilov (English form) was a famous Bulgarian science-fiction writer.He wrote of Icarus Way, the 1974 novel which proposed a fourth law of robotics to add to the original three proposed by Isaac Asimov. This version differs generally from the 1989 law of robotics proposed by Harry Harrison in the tribute anthology Foundation's Friends. Like Asimov, Dilov was a disbeliever of the UFO phenomena.

Was a Bulgarian writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.In 1857, Karavelov

Was a Bulgarian writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.In 1857, Karavelov enrolled in the Faculty of History and Philology at the University of Moscow, where he fell under the influence of Russian revolutionary democrats, was placed under police surveylance in 1859, and took part in student riots in 1861.

Was a leading Bulgarian linguist, ethnographer, dialectologist and historian, as well as the chairma

Was a leading Bulgarian linguist, ethnographer, dialectologist and historian, as well as the chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1926 to his death.