Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a German writer.She was born in Czernowitz, which at that time was part of the Austro-Hungarian

Was a German writer.She was born in Czernowitz, which at that time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Between 1907 and 1919, she received her primary and secondary education in Vienna and Czernowitz.

Is a South African writer best known for her work about the immigrants in that country. Born in Oaxa

Is a South African writer best known for her work about the immigrants in that country. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, to Jewish refugees from Lithuania, her family moved to South Africa when she was a young girl. In 1967 Zwi graduated from the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) with a BA (Hons) in English Literature.[1]Zwi lived briefly in Israel, but returned to South Africa until 1988 when she relocated to Australia. She became an Australian citizen in 1992 and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales.

Was a French painter and musician. Eldest daughter of Joseph Ducreux, with whom she also studied, sh

Was a French painter and musician. Eldest daughter of Joseph Ducreux, with whom she also studied, she showed at a number of salons at the Louvre, beginning in 1791 and continuing until 1799. She was accomplished both as a performer and as a composer, working in the latter capacity with Étienne Nicolas Méhul; she even composed a stage work, L’Irato ou l'Emporté, to words by Benoît-Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières.

Is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of children's books. She is best known

Is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her long association with The Guardian, for which she has drawn the cartoons Gemma Bovery (2000) and Tamara Drewe (2005-2006), both later published as books[1].

She is currently working in Australia as a film editor and screenwriter producing television drama s

She is currently working in Australia as a film editor and screenwriter producing television drama series. Graeme-Evans is the author of several popular historical novels.Graeme-Evans is the daughter of a novelist, Eleanor, and a RAF pilot. As a child, she travelled with her parents, to Egypt during the Suez Crisis and spent three years in 1960s Cyprus during Turkish-Greek Cypriot conflicts.[1] She was educated at many schools including The Fahan School in Hobart, Tasmania, and the Wilderness School in Adelaide, South Australia. Whilst at Wilderness, Posie topped the State in South Australia in Ancient History in the Leaving Certificate.[

Was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family enjoyed a solid economic position, being fatherless

Was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family enjoyed a solid economic position, being fatherless at the age of three along with his brother.The event is historic, the October 25, 1897, Anselmo Rosendo Mendizabal-tal-released their full name on the piano "La casita" (elegant brothel) from the Basque Mary (Mary Rangolla) his tango "El entrerriano. And say historic because it starts with structured tango. That is, unlike the primitive examples of one or two parts, presents the three compositions that characterized the old guard.

A New Zealand novelist now based in Sydney, Australia.Scott wrote a volume of poems and a successful

A New Zealand novelist now based in Sydney, Australia.Scott wrote a volume of poems and a successful play before she began writing novels. Most of her books have been internationally published and translated and she has published in Rolling Stone, Metro and her short stories and essays have been widely anthologised in Australia and internationally. She won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award for her play, 'Say thank you to the Lady', and her novels have been shortlisted for the Christina Stead National Fiction Award, NSW Premier Awards, Banjo Patterson National Awards, Biennial Adelaide Festival Award and The New Zealand Book Award.

Is a contemporary American poet, translator and publisher. Born in Germany, she has lived in the Uni

Is a contemporary American poet, translator and publisher. Born in Germany, she has lived in the United States since 1958. She has lived in Providence, Rhode Island since the late 1960s. Waldrop is Coeditor and Publisher of Burning Deck Press, as well as

Was an American novelist of the middle of the twentieth century. He is most noted for his expansive

Was an American novelist of the middle of the twentieth century. He is most noted for his expansive novel, Raintree County, often considered to be one of the "Great American Novels."Lockridge was born in Bloomington, Indiana, United States and grew up there. Lockridge attended Indiana University in 1931, graduating in 1935 with the highest average in the history of the university. Lockridge married and had four children. His novel Raintree County was published in early 1948, to great critical acclaim. It illustrates the 19th century history of a typical midwestern county through the reminiscences of its main character, John Wickliff Shawnessy.

Is the pseudonym of the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar.He is best known fo

Is the pseudonym of the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar.He is best known for his highly acclaimed series of hardboiled novels set in southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer.

One of the leading political scientist, feminist leader and author of Bangladesh. A former faculty o

One of the leading political scientist, feminist leader and author of Bangladesh. A former faculty of Dhaka University, Professor Jahan teaches and researches at Columbia University since 1990. She was a representative of Bangladesh to the 32nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1977.[1] She founded Women for Women, one of the first feminist research centres in Bangladesh, in 1973,[2] and is the director of Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB).

He is host of variety show Rove and owner of the production company Roving Enterprises.McManus worke

He is host of variety show Rove and owner of the production company Roving Enterprises.McManus worked as a scanner/digital painter on the animated television series Lil' Elvis and the Truckstoppers (1996).[4] He hosted The Loft Live on community television station Channel 31 and subsequently landed ten late night episodes of his own tonight show, Rove, on GTV9 in 1999. The Nine Network cancelled the series at the end of its run. The Ten Network offered McManus a contract for a new show based on the old one in late 2000. The resulting Rove Live was almost identical to Nine's Rove. It has become a flagship show for Network Ten, and is also broadcast on TV3 in New Zealand. The show involves celebrity guests, comedy acts, variety segments, local and international comedians and live bands.

Is an Israeli poet, singer, script-writer and artist.Chicky has publishd three books. In his first b

Is an Israeli poet, singer, script-writer and artist.Chicky has publishd three books. In his first book, “The Nigger”, he formed a style that he called "Kimo" and defined as "a Hebrew adaptation of the Japanese Haiku": it consists of three lines of 10, 7, and 6 syllables. It usually describes one frozen scene that has no movement in it, and in practice the content of the poems is close to Senryu.

Has been an active poet since the early 1990s.He is the founder of Barefoot Press, which started out

Has been an active poet since the early 1990s.He is the founder of Barefoot Press, which started out printing free pamphlets. Five editions were published, with a print run of 20 000 each.

Was an English writer, known mostly as a poet. He was born in Failsworth, near Oldham, in Lancashire

Was an English writer, known mostly as a poet. He was born in Failsworth, near Oldham, in Lancashire, and brought up in Blackpool. He worked as a lawyer (solicitor) for a building society, serving in the Royal Navy 1941-1946.Poems (1939) was his first book of poetry. He began to write fiction also in the 1950s. As a poet he became identified, on stylistic grounds, with The Movement. He was Professor of Poetry at Oxford University 1968-1973. The poet John Fuller is his son.

A composer, singer and a fervent believer in the cause for the independence of Puerto Rico.[1] Some

A composer, singer and a fervent believer in the cause for the independence of Puerto Rico.[1] Some of his songs have been performed by several renowned international artists.During this period he recorded two albums, "Yo Protesto" (1970) (I Protest); and "Basta Ya, Revolucion". During that decade he also recorded: "Roy Brown III"; "Profecia de Urayoán" (Prophecy of Urayoán); and "Distancias" (Distances). Brown's personal life started to suffer because of his political beliefs. He got into trouble with the police, his father and brother didn't want anything to do with him and he was fired from his job in the university. His mother was also dying. [2]

Was a South African poet and satirist. He was considered by T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Edith Sitw

Was a South African poet and satirist. He was considered by T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Edith Sitwell to have been one of the best poets of the period between the First and Second world wars,[1] but he is seldom read today.

Is a British composer and arranger.He was born Richard Roy Douglas in Tunbridge Wells. He started to

Is a British composer and arranger.He was born Richard Roy Douglas in Tunbridge Wells. He started to play the piano when he was five, and at ten he was composing little piano pieces. His mother squeezed a shilling a week out of her meagre housekeeping money to pay for lessons so that he could learn to play from the music, but because of recurrent heart trouble he had very little formal education as a child, and he never had any lessons in composition, orchestration or conducting.

Is a Filipino writer writing in Iloko and Filipino languages.He has published most of his short stor

Is a Filipino writer writing in Iloko and Filipino languages.He has published most of his short stories, poems and feature articles in Bannawag, the leading Iloko magazine in the Philippines.

Is a British writer heavily influenced by the American Beat Generation.Ellis began his career with t

Is a British writer heavily influenced by the American Beat Generation.Ellis began his career with two poetry collections published during that era: "Jiving To Gyp" (1959) and "Rave" (1960). In June 1960, he travelled to Liverpool, England to perform a po

Was a notable Brazilian writer of short stories.Braga was raised in his hometown, but at an early ag

Was a notable Brazilian writer of short stories.Braga was raised in his hometown, but at an early age was sent to the city of Niterói by his parents, to live with relatives. He attended law school in Rio de Janeiro, but graduated in Minas Gerais, in the year of 1932, after having acted as a field reporter for the Diários Associados during the Revolução Constitucionalista.He was a correspondent in Italy for the Brazilian newspaper Diário Carioca during World War II. He subsequently returned to Brazil, taking definitive residence in Rio de Janeiro. Braga was arrested several times by the Nationalist military government of the time.

Is an important Brazilian writer.His writing is pretty dark and gritty, filled with violence and sex

Is an important Brazilian writer.His writing is pretty dark and gritty, filled with violence and sexual content, and it usually happens in a very urban setting. He says that a writer should have the courage to show what most people are afraid to say. His work is considered groundbreaking in Brazilian literature, up until then mostly focused on rural settings and usually treating cities with a very biased point-of-view. Almost all Brazilian contemporary writers acknowledge Fonseca's importance, and quite a few authors from the newer generation, such as Patrícia Melo or Luis Ruffato, say that he's a huge influence.

S a popular Armenian poet, guitarist, singer, songwriter and lyricist. Hakhverdyan was born in Yerev

S a popular Armenian poet, guitarist, singer, songwriter and lyricist. Hakhverdyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1950. He attended Yerevan's theater institute and in 1975, earned his degree in television and theater direction. He worked for the city's S

Chilean-born Danish writer.Rubén Palma grew up in one of Santiago's bigger, popular quarters of tha

Chilean-born Danish writer.Rubén Palma grew up in one of Santiago's bigger, popular quarters of that time: San Miguel. He left Chile in 1973, immediately after the coup. Since 1974, he has resided in Denmark where he became Danish citizen. In 1985 he starts to write in Danish, language he adopted as means of literary expression

A Bundjalung woman,[1] an acclaimed author and historian.She was born at the Box Ridge Mission, Cora

A Bundjalung woman,[1] an acclaimed author and historian.She was born at the Box Ridge Mission, Coraki on the NSW north coast, grew up at Bonalbo and went to high school in Casino.At 15, she moved to Sydney where she qualified as a clothing machinist. She married young and had nine children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Like many women writers, she didn't start her writing career until later in life.