Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a United States Army officer and author. Colonel Reeder’s military decorations include the Dis

Was a United States Army officer and author. Colonel Reeder’s military decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and two decorations awarded by France: the Croix de Guerre avec Palm and the Légion d'honneur.

Was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. His chronicle of his four years as a

Was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, The Naked Island, sold more than a million copies.[1]Braddon was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of a barrister. He served in the Malayan campaign during World War II. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in Changi between 1942 and 1945. During this time he met Ronald Searle, who went on to illustrate The Naked Island.

Is Azerbaijani and Soviet screenwriter, dramatist and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaija

Is Azerbaijani and Soviet screenwriter, dramatist and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the CIS.Rustam Ibragimbekov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan to Mammad Ibrahimbeyov and Fatima Meshadibeyova. He is the younger brother of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, an Azerbaijani writer and politician. Rustam Ibragimbekov graduated from Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, then studied script writing and film directing at VGIK in Moscow.

Was an Indian journalist and editor. He typically signed his reports as "R. K. Karanjia".Karanjia be

Was an Indian journalist and editor. He typically signed his reports as "R. K. Karanjia".Karanjia began writing while still in college,[1] and during the 1930s Karanjia was employed an assistant editor at the The Times of India.[2][3] He left The Times in 1941 to launch Blitz, a weekly tabloid with a focus on investigative journalism.[2][3] Karanji served as a war correspondent during the Japanese Burma offensive in World War II, reporting on the action in Burma and Assam.[1] Blitz folded during the mid-1990s and Karanjia retired from public life.[3]

An Aboriginal Elder and author.Hegarty is well known for her non-fiction novels that document her pe

An Aboriginal Elder and author.Hegarty is well known for her non-fiction novels that document her personal history as one of the Stolen Generation. Her first book, Is That You Ruthie?, is based on her experiences in the Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission where she lived until the age of 14.[1] Her second novel, Bittersweet journey is her story from her early married life, her dealings with the Native Affairs Department, and her work in community politics and Indigenous organisations.[2]

Was an author of children's books, one of the most beloved being The Carrot Seed. Krauss is a gradua

Was an author of children's books, one of the most beloved being The Carrot Seed. Krauss is a graduate of the Parson's School of Fine Applied Art.Ruth Krauss married the (also notable) Crockett Johnson in 1941. They collaborated on many books together: th

Was a Welsh poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of children's books in which s

Was a Welsh poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of children's books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. The dust jacket for A Book of Giants aptly describes her writing style: "Mrs. Manning-Sanders

A New Zealand-born author, who has spent most of her life in Australia. She was born in Auckland, an

A New Zealand-born author, who has spent most of her life in Australia. She was born in Auckland, and her family later moved to Te Kuiti further south in the North Island of New Zealand, where they lived in isolated areas.[1]During the Great Depression her working class father worked on bush roads, as a driver, on relief work, as a sawmill hand, and finally shifted back to Auckland as council worker living in a state house. After Catholic primary school Ruth won a partial scholarship to secondary school, but this was broken by periods of being unable to afford to attend. For a time she stayed with relatives on a Coromandel farming estate where she was treated like a serf by the wealthy landowner until she told the rich woman what she really thought of her. (Apparently[citation needed] the woman asked Ruth what she wanted to be when she grew up. When she was told a writer, the woman suggested she'd be happier as a servant.) Ruth Park claims that she was involved in the Queen Street riots with her father. Later she worked at the Auckland Star before shifting to Australia in 1942. There she married the Australian writer D'Arcy Niland.

Was a pianist and contemporary composer. Ruth Schonthal was born in Hamburg of Viennese parents. At

Was a pianist and contemporary composer. Ruth Schonthal was born in Hamburg of Viennese parents. At the age of five she began composing and became the youngest student ever accepted at the Stern'sches Konservatorium in Berlin . In 1935, Schonthal and her family were forced to leave Nazi Germany on account of her Jewish heritage. She later studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, where at the age of fourteen, she had her first Sonatina published. Then, she was once again forced to flee as a result of the rising political tension, and eventually traveled to a variety of places: first the USSR, then Japan, and then Mexico City, where at the age of 19 she gave a very widely acclaimed piano performance of her own compositions, including her First Piano Concerto, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Among the audience members was the noted American composer Paul Hindemith, obtained a scholarship for her to study with him at Yale. She was one of the only students to graduate from the Conservatory with honors.

Is a British classical scholar, poet and journalist. She came to prominence with a poetry column in

Is a British classical scholar, poet and journalist. She came to prominence with a poetry column in the London Independent on Sunday, of close readings of contemporary poems; the book 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem edits together her writing there.Tigers in

A Jewish-Belarusian writer, he was one of the last writers in Belarus that wrote in Yiddish.He was b

A Jewish-Belarusian writer, he was one of the last writers in Belarus that wrote in Yiddish.He was born in 1913 in a village Chashniki, Vitebsk region, studied pedagogy in Vitebsk pedagogical institute, then studied Yiddish philology in Minsk. His first poem was published in a Soviet Jewish newspaper "Junger Arbeiter" in 1931. He wrote poems and prose in Yiddish and also several poems in Russian. Most of his works were translated and published in Belarusian.

A Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created Record of Lodoss War, Rune Soldier, Sword World

A Japanese author and game designer. Mizuno created Record of Lodoss War, Rune Soldier, Sword World RPG and Starship Operators. He was also involved with the Galaxy Angel manga. He has shown talent in both dramatic and humorous genres. He was one of the founding members of Group SNE

Was a quiet and eccentric Soto Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryokan is r

Was a quiet and eccentric Soto Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryokan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life.Ryokan was born in the village of Izumozaki in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture) in Japan to the village headman. He renounced the world at an early age to train at nearby Soto Zen temple Koshoji, refusing to meet with or accept charity from his family. Once the Zen master Kokusen visited the temple, and Ryokan was deeply impressed with his demeanor. He solicited permission to become Kokusen's disciple. Kokusen accepted, and the two returned to Entsuji monastery in Tamashima (now Okayama Prefecture).

Is a Brazilian writer, acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as world's most prolific writer: s

Is a Brazilian writer, acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as world's most prolific writer: since he began his career in 1986, he had 1075 books published — under his own name or 39 pseudonyms. His birth name was José Carlos Ryoki de Alpoim Inoue.When he, in 1992, suggested to his publishers to improve the quality and appearance of Brazilian's pocket books, Inoue was astonished with the carelessness demonstrated by publishers and the disregard for his project. For publishers, there is no interest in publishing his books to reach a more intellectual target public—and to be able to compete even in an international market.[citation needed]

Was a Japanese author and philosopher. He was a graduate of Tokyo College[1] who was originally a ra

Was a Japanese author and philosopher. He was a graduate of Tokyo College[1] who was originally a rationalist and then became a Christian.[2] He is buried in Tokyo's Zoshigaya cemetery.[3]

Was a popular Polish journalist, author, publicist and poet, at both home and abroad. Born in Pi?sk,

Was a popular Polish journalist, author, publicist and poet, at both home and abroad. Born in Pi?sk, a city formerly located in the Kresy Wschodnie (Eastern Borderlands) of the Second Polish Republic, and now belonging to Belarus, Kapu?ci?ski is generally thought of as the leading Polish journalist of his time.

Was a noted Polish poet. From 1852 to 1854 he was a delegate in the Prussian parliament, before join

Was a noted Polish poet. From 1852 to 1854 he was a delegate in the Prussian parliament, before joining a Polish-Turkish military expedition in 1855.

A male Japanese screenwriter of scenarios for several anime, drama CDs, video games and novels.

A male Japanese screenwriter of scenarios for several anime, drama CDs, video games and novels.