Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a German-born composerWolpe was born in Berlin. He attended the Berlin Conservatory from the age

Was a German-born composerWolpe was born in Berlin. He attended the Berlin Conservatory from the age of fourteen, attended the Berlin Hochschule für Musik 1920-1921. He studied composition under Franz Schreker and was also a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni. He also studied at the Bauhaus and met some of the dadaists, setting Kurt Schwitters' poem Anna Blume to music.

He was a dental surgeon, but science fiction was his real passion. Most of his books reflect that, s

He was a dental surgeon, but science fiction was his real passion. Most of his books reflect that, showing a deep knowledge of scientific data. Pairault retired from dental surgery in 1989, but remained active in the French science fiction scene.He published eleven novels between 1956 and 1959 and a twelfth in 1977. Only one, Le Temple du Passé (1957), was translated into English, as The Temple of the Past in 1973. His fame outside of France-speaking countries is instead due the animated adaptations of two of his novels by René Laloux.

Pseudonym Pandora, was a Polish prosaist, art historian.Zahorska was born in Kraków. In the years 1

Pseudonym Pandora, was a Polish prosaist, art historian.Zahorska was born in Kraków. In the years 1924–1925, she was director of the art section of Przeglad Warszawski. She was the permanent collaborator of Wiadomosci literackie, docent of Wolna Wszechnica Polska in Warsaw, and co-founder of the Polish Writers Association Ltd in London. She lived in France from 1939 to 1940, when she moved to the UK. She died in London.

Is an Italian satirical writer, poet and journalist. His books have been translated into around 20 f

Is an Italian satirical writer, poet and journalist. His books have been translated into around 20 foreign languages and scored a notable commercial success. He sold 2,5 million copies of his books in Italy.

Is a Greek composer and pianist. He was born in Athens and grew up in Patissia. He is a nephew of re

Is a Greek composer and pianist. He was born in Athens and grew up in Patissia. He is a nephew of renowned Greek composer Mimis Plessas. He was considered a prodigy for starting playing the piano since the age of five without prior lessons. His first teacher was piano soloist Marika Papaioannou. Until the age of seven he performed as a self-taught pianist. At age eleven he enrolled in the Athens Conservatoire. His piano teacher was Phoebe Vallinda and harmony teacher was Menelaos Pallantios. Two and a half years later he partakes in an international piano contest winning the first prize, as well as a scholarship from the French government. The latter enabled him to continue his studies at École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

Is a Greek novelist, playwright and poet. He read Law at the University of Athens; he also studied T

Is a Greek novelist, playwright and poet. He read Law at the University of Athens; he also studied Theatre and journalism and worked as a journalist.[1]

Is a German composer, pianist, and conductor.[1] After studying at the Leipzig Music School with Sie

Is a German composer, pianist, and conductor.[1] After studying at the Leipzig Music School with Siegfried Thiele, he continued working there as a music theory and ear training assistant. At the same time, he did his post-graduate studies at the Köln Music School with Aloys Kontarsky. In 1988, he was a founder of the Ensemble Avantgarde, which is devoted to contemporary classical music.

Is an influential Iranian-born French teacher, mathematician, author and educationalist. Since the 1

Is an influential Iranian-born French teacher, mathematician, author and educationalist. Since the 1970s she has been a key innovator in the teaching of mathematics in French schools. [1]

Was a popular South African author of Afrikaans youth novels.[1]Die Meisies van Maasdorp ("The Girls

Was a popular South African author of Afrikaans youth novels.[1]Die Meisies van Maasdorp ("The Girls of Maasdorp") - the first book in her Maasdorp series - was published in 1932. Fifteen other books in this series followed. Blakemore also wrote the twenty-book Keurboslaan series (under the male pseudonym Theunis Krogh). She also wrote books under the names Analize Biermann, Stella Owen and Diem Grimbeeck.

Was a German composer, teacher, and theoretician. His writings include Traité général de la musiq

Was a German composer, teacher, and theoretician. His writings include Traité général de la musique and Théorie de la musique et de science de la composition.

Is a German musician and composer, whose musical style is heavily influenced by his study of traditi

Is a German musician and composer, whose musical style is heavily influenced by his study of traditional instruments and musical techniques from Japan, India, South America, and other countries around the world. In many cases, he plays all of the instruments on his recordings, combining styles from different countries and using the instruments in unprecedented ways in each of his pieces. Oftentimes he uses layers of a single instrument to create unusual combinations of sounds. He is also one of the only ECM Records artists whose records are not produced by Manfred Eicher. Like Dead Can Dance member Lisa Gerrard, he often sings in a made-up language.

Is a German educator, journalist and book writer. He has an illegitimate son and lives as a welfare

Is a German educator, journalist and book writer. He has an illegitimate son and lives as a welfare recipient in Germany. After he had hold esoteric speeches on conspiracy theories he now works for an organization which is in association with Scientology.

Is a musician and music producer. From 25 November 1980 until 18 June 2005 he was the bassist, songw

Is a musician and music producer. From 25 November 1980 until 18 June 2005 he was the bassist, songwriter and leader of the German hard-rock band Böhse Onkelz. Weidner was also a singer with Nordend Antistars, a collaboration with Sub7even singer Daniel Wirtz. In April 2008 Weidner's first solo album Schneller, Höher, Weidner was released.

A writer, journalist and a political refugee.He was the first Bulgarian to visit Antarctica as a jou

A writer, journalist and a political refugee.He was the first Bulgarian to visit Antarctica as a journalist and to have set foot on the South Pole; after Mario Anton Weller, MS-a Bulgarian American- who went to the Antarctic in 1971-1972 as chief of the expedition that installed there a satellite tracking station and antenna for the European Space Research Organization whose DG was Hermann Bondi (the project was led by Umberto Montalenti director of ESA's Operation Center).

Was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short lif

Was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics a

Is an American poet. Dunn has written fourteen collections of poetry, and has won the Pulitzer Prize

Is an American poet. Dunn has written fourteen collections of poetry, and has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2001 collection, Different Hours.

A contemporary Australian poet, editor and indexer.Edgar was born in Sydney in 1951 where he attende

A contemporary Australian poet, editor and indexer.Edgar was born in Sydney in 1951 where he attended Sydney Technical High School. Between 1971 and 1974 he lived in London and worked as a library assistant in the Borough of Lambeth. On returning to Australia, he moved to Hobart, Tasmania, where he read English and Classics at the University of Tasmania, receiving a BA in 1978 and a Graduate Diploma in Librarianship in 1985.

Is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having

Is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having sold over 350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, in which he demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre's history.

Was a popular English poet during the Tudor period who is now little known. He was probably born in

Was a popular English poet during the Tudor period who is now little known. He was probably born in Suffolk owing to the commonness of the name in that area and, if his own statement of his age may be trusted, was born about 1474. He was educated at Oxfor

Was a Hungarian composer and pianist whose career spanned the period from Schumann to Bizet, and was

Was a Hungarian composer and pianist whose career spanned the period from Schumann to Bizet, and was an influence for later Romantic composers.

Is an American poet and novelist born in Orange, New Jersey, and residing in Boston.Was born on Febr

Is an American poet and novelist born in Orange, New Jersey, and residing in Boston.Was born on February 19, 1941 in Orange, New Jersey to Lester L., a minister, and Barbara Johnston Dobyns. Dobyns was raised in New Jersey, Michigan, Virginia, and Pennsyl

Is an American musical and film composer and lyricist,Stephen Sondheim was born to Herbert and Janet

Is an American musical and film composer and lyricist,Stephen Sondheim was born to Herbert and Janet ("Foxy") Sondheim, in New York City, New York, and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and later on a farm in Pennsylvania. Herbert was a dress manufacturer and Foxy designed the dresses. An only child of well-to-do parents living in a high-rise apartment on Central Park West, Sondheim's childhood has been portrayed as isolated and emotionally neglected in Meryle Secrest's biography, Stephen Sondheim: A Life.

Is an American novelist, essayist and critic. His novels escape traditional classifications; no lite

Is an American novelist, essayist and critic. His novels escape traditional classifications; no literary category describes them adequately. They are usually placed on the borders of surrealism or magical realism. Steve Erickson was born and brought up as an only child in Granada Hills, Los Angeles. For many years his mother, a former actress, ran a small theatre in L.A; his father (died in 1990) was a photographer. When he was a child he stuttered badly. This motif often recurs in his novels.

Is an American poet and publisher. He edited and published The White Elephant (5 editions 1970–197

Is an American poet and publisher. He edited and published The White Elephant (5 editions 1970–1973), and Juice Magazine (7 editions 1974–1982). He was one of the original members of the Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers (COSMEP), the org

Was a Roman Catholic canonist. In 1192 he became Bishop of Tournai, but was greatly hampered in the

Was a Roman Catholic canonist. In 1192 he became Bishop of Tournai, but was greatly hampered in the exercise of his episcopal functions by the opposition of the people as well as by the interdict placed on France on account of the divorce proceedings of Philip II.