langs: 17 апреля [ru] / april 17 [en] / 17. april [de] / 17 avril [fr] / 17 aprile [it] / 17 de abril [es]
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#1 Ewald Balser
Ewald Balser (5 October 1898 – 17 April 1978) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1975. He was born in Elberfeld , Germany and died in Vienna , Austria. [1] German actor (1898–1978) Ewald Balser Born ( 1898-10-05 ) 5 October 1898 Elberfeld , Germany Died 17 Ap
Elżbieta Góralczyk-Kondrja (8 April 1950 – 16 January 2008) was a Polish actress and make-up artist . [1] Polish actress Elżbieta Góralczyk Born 8 April 1950 Died 16 January 2008 (2008-01-16) (aged 57) Vienna , Austria Occupation Actress
Fay Templeton (December 25, 1865 – October 3, 1939) [1] was an American actress, singer, songwriter, and comedian. American actress Fay Templeton Templeton c. 1895 Born ( 1865-12-25 ) December 25, 1865 Little Rock, Arkansas , U.S. Died October 3, 1939 (1939-10-03) (aged 73) San Francisco, Californ
#4 Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel ; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn , New York City , Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginni
Rebecca Luker (April 17, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and recording artist, noted for her "crystal clear operatic soprano" and for maintaining long runs in Broadway musicals over the course of her three-decade-long career. [1] [2] The New York Times compared her to actr
#6 Gackt
Gakuto Oshiro ( 大城 ガクト , Ōshiro Gakuto , born July 4, 1973) , [nb 1] [8] better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt (stylized as GACKT ), [nb 2] is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and actor (born 1973) Gackt Gackt at the 2
#7 Gaye Kruger
Gaye Kruger (born Gaye Rescher on April 17, 1951 [ citation needed ] ), also known as Gaye Rescher Ribble and Gaye Kruger Ribble , is a former American actress and voice actress. She is the sister of actress Dee Dee Rescher . American actress Gaye Kruger Born Gaye Rescher ( 1951-04-17 ) April 17, 19
#8 Reeve Carney
Reeve Jefferson Carney (born April 18, 1983) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for originating the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway and playing Orpheus in the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award -winning musical Hadestown .
Justin Drew Bieber ( / b iː b ər / BEE -bər ; born March 1, 1994) [1] [2] is a Canadian singer. Bieber is widely recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music . [3] He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed
#10 Teri Austin
Teresa "Teri" Austin (born April 17, 1957) is a Canadian animal activist and former actress. She had her greatest acting success in the 1980s and 1990s, and is best known for her role as Jill Bennett in the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing , and as co-host of the Canadian reality series Thrill
#11 Alan Haines
Alan Haines (6 June 1924 – 17 April 2011) was a British actor and playwright who spent four years in the Royal Navy during World War II — including at D-Day on his 20th birthday [1] and appeared in many West End shows and touring productions, as well as in the cult TV series Dad's Army and Van der V
#12 Kevin Lindsay
Kevin Lindsay (17 April 1924 – 26 April 1975) was an Australian actor, born in Bendigo , Victoria . [1] He came to Britain in 1959 [2] and is best known for his appearances in the Doctor Who series. Australian actor Kevin Lindsay Born Kevin Alan Lindsay ( 1924-04-17 ) 17 April 1924 Bendigo , Victori
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky ( UK : / ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ k ɒ f s k i / , [1] US : / ˌ m ɑː j ə ˈ k ɔː f s k i / ; [2] Russian : Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский , IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj] ( listen ) ; 19 July [ O.S. 7 July ] 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a Russian and Sov
#14 Ashley Chin
Ashley Anthony Chin (born 21 August 1982), also known by his stage name Muslim Belal , is an English actor, screenwriter, spoken word poet and rapper of Jamaican descent. Ashley Chin Ashley Chin (right) with Hope Ikpoku at the launch of his book Faith in October 2019. Born Ashley Anthony Chin ( 1982
#15 Maïwenn
Maïwenn Le Besco ( French: [majwɛn lə bɛsko] ; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn , is a French actress and filmmaker. French actress Maïwenn Maïwenn in 2011 Born Maïwenn Le Besco ( 1976-04-17 ) 17 April 1976 (age 46) Les Lilas , France Other names Ouin-Ouin Occupation Actress
#16 Audrina Patridge
Audrina Cathleen Patridge (born May 9, 1985) is an American television personality, model and actress. In 2006, she rose to prominence after being cast in the reality television series The Hills , which chronicled the personal and professional lives of Patridge and friends Lauren Conrad , Heidi Mont
#17 Steve Furst
Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. [1] He appeared in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown ), playing the role of Eliot, a spoof studio executive, and has appeared regularly in the BBC comedy television programme Lit
#18 Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai ( Mandarin: [tsˈaɪ] ( listen ) ; Chinese : 蔡依林 ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of C-Pop ", [1] she is considered one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. [2] [3] [4] She is known for her continu
#19 Estelle Taylor
Ida Estelle Taylor (May 20, 1894 [note 1] – April 15, 1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist . [5] With "dark-brown, almost black hair and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the 1920s. [6] American actress, singer, and an
#20 Harry Champion
William Henry Crump (17 April 1865 – 14 January 1942), better known by the stage name Harry Champion , was an English music hall composer, singer and comedian, whose onstage persona appealed chiefly to the working class communities of East London . His best-known recordings include " Boiled Beef a
#1 Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character created for Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett . Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck , he has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies , in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either B
#2 Hoot Kloot
Hoot Kloot was a series of 17 theatrical cartoon shorts produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises from 1973 to 1974. [1] Fictional character Hoot Kloot Sheriff Hoot Kloot atop his horse, Fester Portrayed by Bob Holt In-universe information Species Human Gender Male Occupation Sheriff
Emily Litella is a fictional character created and performed by comedian Gilda Radner in a series of appearances on Saturday Night Live . [1] Based on a person in her early life, Emily Litella was a popular character in Radner's comedy repertoire. Fictional character Emily Litella Saturday Night Liv
Legion ( David Charles Haller ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is the mutant son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller . Legion takes the role of an antihero who has a severe mental illness, including a form of dissociative identity disord
#5 The Toff
In the series of adventure novels by John Creasey , the Toff is the nickname of the Honourable Richard Rollison, an upper-class crime sleuth. [1] Creasey published almost 60 Toff adventures, beginning with Introducing the Toff in 1938 and continuing through The Toff and the Crooked Copper , publishe
#6 Sybil Fawlty
Sybil Fawlty is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers . She is played by Prunella Scales . She is listed as 34 years old as seen on her medical chart in the 1975 episode " The Germans ", presumably indicating she was born in 1941. Scales was 43 years old when Fawlty Towers began pr
Sydney Anne Bristow (played by Jennifer Garner ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the television series Alias . She is an American woman with a Russian-Canadian family background who works as a spy for the CIA . Fictional character in the television series Alias Fictional character Sy
Patty is a fictional character featured in the long-running syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip Peanuts , created by Charles M. Schulz . Patty was formerly a major character whose role was reduced in later years; she never developed a distinct personality like Lucy , or Sally . She is sometimes
#9 Gandy Goose
Gandy Goose is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1938 short Gandy the Goose . [1] He is frequently paired with Sourpuss, a cat, beginning in the 1939 short Hook Link and Sinker . Sourpuss' first appearance was in the 1939 The Owl and the Pussycat . Originally voiced by compose
#10 Casey Novak
Casey Novak is a fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , portrayed by Diane Neal . She is the only female Assistant District Attorney (ADA) to have appeared in five complete seasons in any Law & Order series and the third-longest-running ADA in the entire franchise. Fictional char
#11 Kizuna AI
Kizuna AI ( Japanese : キズナアイ , Hepburn : Kizuna Ai ) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber (VTuber) currently part of Kizuna AI Inc., a subsidiary of digital entertainment company Activ8. From her debut in 2016 until 2021, she was the most subscribed VTuber on Youtube, with more than 4 million subscribers
#12 Gareth Keenan
Gareth Keenan (born 17 April 1971) [1] is a fictional paper salesman on BBC 's comedy The Office . He is portrayed in the series by Mackenzie Crook as a self-important team leader proud of his alleged Lieutenant status in the Territorial Army . He spends his days annoying his co-workers at Wernham H
#13 Sahira Shah
Sahira Shah is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City , played by actress Laila Rouass . She makes her first appearance in the series thirteen episode "Blue Valentine", first broadcast on 15 February 2011. The character was one of multiple characters introduced following a spate
#14 Basil Fawlty
Basil Fawlty is the main character of the 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers , played by John Cleese . The proprietor of the hotel Fawlty Towers, he is a cynical and misanthropic snob , desperate to belong to a higher social class . His attempts to run the hotel often end in farce . Possessing a dry
#15 David 8
David 8 , commonly known as David , is a fictional character featured in the Alien franchise, portrayed by Michael Fassbender . Introduced in the first prequel film, Prometheus (2012), David is an android serving as a butler, maintenance man and surrogate son to his creator, Peter Weyland, the found
#16 Captain Harlock
Captain Harlock ( キャプテン・ハーロック , Kyaputen Hārokku , also known as "Captain Herlock" in the English release of Endless Odyssey and some Japanese materials) is a fictional character and protagonist of the Space Pirate Captain Harlock manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto . Captain Harlock character T
#17 Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx , created by Joe Edwards, is a fictional character in an American comic book series published by Archie Comics since the late 1940s. A high-spirited young girl who has humorous misadventures with her neighborhood friends, she first appeared in Pep Comics #62 (July 1947). Fictional characte
#18 Titan the Robot
Titan the Robot (often referred to as Titan ) is developed by the British company Cyberstein Robots. [2] [3] It is approximately 8 feet tall and weighs 60 kg (9.4 st) which increases to 350 kg (55 st) [4] including the cart it rides on and onboard equipment. It is a costume enhanced by vario
Rosita is a Muppet character on the children's television series Sesame Street . Fluent in both American English and Mexican Spanish , she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from Mexico and likes to play the guitar . [1] Sesame Street Muppet character This article needs
#20 Adrian Mole
Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend . The character first appeared (as "Nigel") as part of a comic diary featured in a short-lived arts magazine (called simply magazine ) published in Leicester in 1980, and shortly afterward in a BBC Ra
Petri Kotwica (born 17 April 1964 in Pargas ) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2007 film Black Ice for which he received Jussi Awards for Best Director and Best Screenwriter. [1] Finnish film director and screenwriter (born 1964) Kotwica in 2011
Malaka Dewapriya ( Sinhala : මාලක දේවප්රිය , IPA: [maːləkə deːʋaprijə] [1] is a Sri Lankan film maker, visual artist, Sinhala Radio Play writer , short film and video director. [2] [5] Malaka Dewapriya Born Grardhiwasam Lindamulage Malaka Dewapriya Colombo Nationality Sri Lankan Other names Mal
D. Suman Kittur is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist working in Kannada cinema . [1] She began as an independent director with Slum Bala (2008), before working on films such as Kallara Santhe (2009), Edegarike (2012) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016). Most of her films deal with anti
#4 Osamu Kobayashi (illustrator)
Osamu Kobayashi ( 小林 治 , Kobayashi Osamu ) (January 10, 1964 – April 17, 2021 [1] ) was a Japanese animator, illustrator, mechanical designer, and animation director primarily known for BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad and Paradise Kiss ; his guest appearance as director of episode 4 of Gurren Lagann , an
#5 Alf Sjöberg
Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director . He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for Torment ( Swedish : Hets ) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 for his film Miss Julie ( Swedish : Fröken Julie ) [1] (
Manuel Esteba (17 April 1941 – 4 February 2010) was a Spanish director and screenwriter , [1] notable for writing a spoof of Steven Spielberg 's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial called El E.T.E. y el Oto. [2] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page
Joseph McMillan Johnson (September 15, 1912 – April 17, 1990) was a leading Hollywood art director born in Los Angeles . American film director He was graduated from USC with a degree in architecture before attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena . He was working for well-known architect
Jose Antonio Vargas (born February 3, 1981) is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist. Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of twelve, he was part of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2008 for coverag
Pieter Verhoeff (4 February 1938 – 17 April 2019) [1] was a Dutch film director . He studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy and graduated in 1966. He is known for his films The Mark of the Beast , The Dream and The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time . All three stories ta
#10 Reza Badiyi
Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei ; Persian : رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. His credits also include developing the opening montages for Mission: Impossible , Hawaii Five-O , Get Smart , and The Mary Tyler Moore Sho
#11 Gerry Rogers
Gerry Rogers (born 1956) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and politician. She was leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party from 2018 until 2019. She served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as NDP MHA for the electoral district of St. John’s Centre from 2011 t
#12 Adam McKay
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) for two seasons. He rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will
Arthur Roland Humberstone (17 April 1912 – 31 December 1999) was a British animator, artist and director, whose credits included Animal Farm , Yellow Submarine [1] and The BFG . [2] British film animator (1912-1999) Arthur Humberstone Born ( 1912-04-17 ) 17 April 1912 Britain Died 31 December 1999 (
#14 Pascale Ferran
Pascale Ferran ( French: [fɛʁɑ̃] ; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film Lady Chatterley won five César Awards including Best Film , Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation . [1] Her 2014 film Bird People was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard
#15 Burt Gillett
Burton F. Gillett (October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971) was a director of animated films . He is noted for his Silly Symphonies work for Disney , particularly the 1932 short film Flowers and Trees and the 1933 short film Three Little Pigs , both of which were awarded the Academy Award for Best Anim
#16 Robert Gliński
Robert Ignacy Gliński (born 17 April 1952 in Warsaw ) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. A graduate of the National Film School in Łódź . He won the Golden Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival in 1992 with his film Wszystko, co najważniejsze [1] and in 2001 with Cześć, Tereska . [2] In 2002 he
#17 Nam Gi-nam
Nam Gi-Nam (April 17, 1942 [1] – July 24, 2019) [2] was a prolific South Korean director of movies, cartoons and TV series. Born in Gwangju , South Korea , he graduated from Sorabol Art College . He made his debut in 1972 with Don't Cry My Daughter ( Naettara uljimara ). The main genres in which he
The following is a list of published (and some unpublished) works by or about the American film director Woody Allen . Woody Allen at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
#19 Eduardo Rodríguez (director)
Eduardo Rodríguez is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter whose professional career in the United States began after Bob Weinstein , founder of Dimension Films , offered Eduardo a contract to direct three feature films in 2002. [1] Details of his unusual deal were featured on the front page o
#20 Bill Douglas
William Gerald Douglas [1] (17 April 1934 – 18 June 1991) was a Scottish film director best known for the trilogy of films about his early life. Scottish film director For other people named William or Bill Douglas, see William Douglas (disambiguation) . Bill Douglas Photo by Jane Bown , 1979 Born (
Hollyoaks Favourites is a British television series that began airing on E4 from 29 March 2020. The series shows past episodes of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , and was launched as a response to production on Hollyoaks being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic , in order to fill the slot of new
The Dark Tapes is a 2016 American found footage anthology horror film written and directed by Michael McQuown with Vincent J. Guastini directing the segment titled To Catch a Demon . The feature film consists of four segments To Catch A Demon , The Hunters & The Hunted , Cam Girls and Amanda's Reven
A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film directed by Alan Rickman . The story was conceived by Alison Deegan who co-wrote the screenplay along with Rickman and Jeremy Brock . The film stars Kate Winslet , Matthias Schoenaerts , Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci , Helen McCrory , Steven Waddingto
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by Andy Fickman and written by Kevin James and Nick Bakay . It is the sequel to 2009's Paul Blart: Mall Cop , and stars James in the title role, Raini Rodriguez , and Shirley Knight . 2015 Andy Fickman comedy film Paul Blart: Mall
MacGruber is a 2010 American action comedy film based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name , itself a parody of action-adventure television series MacGyver . Jorma Taccone of the comedy trio The Lonely Island directed the film, which stars Will Forte in the title role; Kristen Wiig as
Confederate Honey is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng . [2] It is a sendup of Gone with the Wind , and features an early appearance by Elmer Fudd in his most familiar form. [3] 1940 American film Confederate Honey Directed by Ben Hardaway (planned, uncredited) Cal Dalton (plan
#7 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea ( 名探偵コナン 絶海の 探偵 ( プライベート・アイ ) , Meitantei Konan: Zekkai no Puraibēto Ai ) is a 2013 Japanese animated drama thriller film part of the film series based on the Case Closed manga and anime series. [2] The film aired on April 19, 2014 on Nippon TV as well
Like It Is is a 1998 British gay -themed romance film . It stars Steve Bell , Ian Rose, Roger Daltrey and Dani Behr . 1998 film by Paul Oremland Like It Is Theatrical release poster Directed by Paul Oremland Written by Robert Gray Produced by Tracey Gardiner Starring Steve Bell Ian Rose Roger Daltre
The Game is a 1997 American thriller film directed by David Fincher , starring Michael Douglas , Sean Penn , Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn and produced by Propaganda Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment . It tells the story of a wealthy investment banker who is given a mysterious gift by h
#10 Roar (film)
Roar is a 1981 American adventure comedy film [3] [4] written and directed by Noel Marshall , and produced by Marshall, Tippi Hedren , and Robert Gottschalk . [5] Roar ' s story follows Hank, a naturalist who lives on a nature preserve in Africa with lions, tigers, and other big cats. When his famil
#11 Gokusen
Gokusen ( ごくせん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha 's You from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in fifteen wideban volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male p
Scrubs (stylized as [scrubs] ) is an American sitcom created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC . The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which is a teaching hospital . The title is a play on surgical sc
#13 Udaari
Udaari (title from Punjabi : اڈاری ; lit: To fly ) is an Urdu and Punjabi language social Pakistani television series that was created and co-produced by Momina Duraid with Kashf Foundation for Hum TV . It focused on the social and economic marginalisation of citizens in Pakistani rural society alon
#14 1915 (film)
1915 is a 2015 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian. The film stars Simon Abkarian , Angela Sarafyan , Nikolai Kinski , Debra Christofferson , Jim Piddock , and Samuel Page . It follows a mysterious director staging a play to bring the gho
The Pyramid is a 2014 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Grégory Levasseur , in his directorial debut, produced by Alexandre Aja , and distributed by 20th Century Fox . The plot follows an archaeological team attempting to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find th
#16 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe is a 2011 American television film based on the USA Network television series Burn Notice . It was the first official Burn Notice spin-off , starring Bruce Campbell , and directed by Jeffrey Donovan . The show was broadcast in the United States on April 17, 2011, on
Second to Last Love , or Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi ( 最後から二番目の恋 , My Second Last Love ) , is a Japanese television drama series, starring Kyōko Koizumi and Kiichi Nakai . [3] The series aired Thursdays at 22:00 - 22:54, on Fuji Television from January 12, to March 22, 2012. For the 2016 South Korean
Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series starring dancer and actor Gene Kelly . Based on the 1944 film of the same name starring Bing Crosby , the series aired on ABC with new episodes from October 3, 1962, to April 24, 1963. The program was Kelly's first and only attempt at a weekly televisi
Chinna Poove Mella Pesu ( transl. Please speak, little flower ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Robert–Rajasekar . The film stars Prabhu , Ramki , Narmadha, Sudha Chandran and Sabitha Anand . The film, produced by S. K. Rajagopal, had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar
#20 Guerra de ídolos
Guerra de ídolos (English title: Price of Fame ) [5] is an American telenovela created by Mariano Calasso for Telemundo . [6] [7] It is the first musical telenovela of Telemundo that will play the genre of Mexican Regional music . [8] It was recorded in Mexico . [9] American telenovela Guerra de ído
Judith Rascoe (born April 17, 1941) is an American screenwriter known for films like Havana , Who'll Stop the Rain , and Road Movie . American screenwriter Judith Rascoe Born ( 1941-04-17 ) April 17, 1941 (age 81) San Francisco , California, USA Education Stanford University University of Bristol
Francisco Morales Nieva (29 December 1924 – 10 November 2016) was a Spanish playwright. [1] [2] Spanish playwright (1924–2016) In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Nieva . Excelentísimo Señor Don Francisco Nieva Born Francisco Mora
George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director. American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director For the African American carpenter, real estate holder, and school benefactor
Sergio Sollima (17 April 1921 – 1 July 2015) was an Italian film director and script writer . Italian film director and script writer Sergio Sollima Born ( 1921-04-17 ) 17 April 1921 Rome , Lazio, Italy Died 1 July 2015 (2015-07-01) (aged 94) Rome, Italy Nationality Italian Occupation Film directo
#5 Soren Baker
Soren Baker is an American journalist who has spent his career covering hip-hop. Best known for his six years as one of the main editors of The Source , [1] Baker has had more than 3,500 articles published in such publications as The New York Times , Los Angeles Times , [2] Chicago Tribune , [3] XXL
#6 Adrian Spies
Adrian Spies (April 17, 1920 – October 2, 1998) was an American screenwriter , active from the 1940s through to the 1980s. American screenwriter This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2019 ) Adrian Spies Born Newark, New Jersey , United States Died October 2, 1998 (1998-10-
Tekla Teresa Łubieńska (born 6 June 1767 in Warsaw , died 15 August 1810 in Kraków ) – was a Polish playwright, poet and translator. Tekla Teresa Łubieńska Łubieńska, c. 1800 Born Tekla Teresa Bielińska ( 1767-06-06 ) 6 June 1767 Warsaw Poland Died 15 August 1810 (1810-08-15) (aged 43) Kraków ,
#8 Nick Hornby
Nicholas Peter John Hornby [1] [2] (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy , all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obse
#9 Ivan Goff
Ivan Goff (17 April 1910 – 23 September 1999) was an Australian screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Ben Roberts including White Heat (1949), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), and the pilot for Charlie's Angels (1976). Australian screenwriter (1910–199
#10 Thornton Wilder
Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes — for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day . American pla
#11 Sophie Radford de Meissner
Sophie Adelaide Radford de Meissner (November 17, 1854 – April 17, 1957) was an author, playwright, diplomat's wife, spiritualist and socialite. American dramatist Sophie Radford de Meissner Circa 1910–15 Born Sophie Adelaide Radford ( 1854-11-17 ) November 17, 1854 Morristown, New Jersey , U.S. Die
#12 Yu Zheng
Yu Zheng ( Chinese : 于 正 ; pinyin : Yú Zhèng ; born 28 February 1978) is a Chinese screenwriter and producer [1] [2] who is noted for Palace , which earned him a Best Screenwriter award at the 16th Asian Television Awards . [ citation needed ] For the badminton player, see Zheng Yu . Chinese screenw
#13 Chris Lang
Chris Lang (born 1961) is a British television writer, actor, producer and musician. Lang has written for many British television series but is best known as the writer, creator and executive producer of Unforgotten . British actor and writer This article is about the British actor, writer and produ
#1 Nexhati Tafa
Nexhati Tafa (born 17 April 1952, in Kavajë ) is an Albanian screenwriter, producer and director. He has written screenplays for some of the biggest films Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re has ever produced. [1]
Georg Caspari (17 April 1683 – 12 April 1743) was a Baltic German academic. Caspari was born in Riga , in Swedish Livonia , as the son of David Caspari , rector of Riga Cathedral . He studied at the University of Rostock , [1] where he published De Descensu Christi ad Inferos in 1704 and De Testamen
Petr Borkovec (April 17, 1970, Louňovice pod Blaníkem ) is a Czech poet, translator and journalist. [1] [2] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2018 ) Petr Borkovec Borkovec, Authors' Reading Month 2019, Wrocław ( Poland ) Born ( 1970-04-17 ) April 17, 1970 (age 52)
Svetozar Ćorović (29 May 1875 – 17 April 1919) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina novelist. [1] In his books, he often wrote of life in Herzegovina and, more specifically, the city of Mostar . [2] His brother was Vladimir Ćorović , a distinguished Serbian historian who was killed in 1941 during World War
Dominique Ponchardier (March 3, 1917, Saint-Étienne – April 17, 1986, Nice ) was a French author and screenwriter who had been a member of the French Resistance during World War II , and later held positions as an intelligence officer, diplomat, colonial administrator and company president. He was a
Leonard Melfi (February 21, 1932 – October 28, 2001) was an American playwright and actor whose work has been widely produced on the American stage. American dramatist Leonard Melfi Born February 21, 1932 Binghamton, NY , US Died October 28, 2001
Zeynep Nihal Yeğinobalı (16 November 1927 - 14 March 2020) was a Turkish novelist and translator. Turkish writer (1927–2020) Nihal Yeğinobalı Born Zeynep Nihal ( 1927-11-16 ) 16 November 1927 Manisa , Turkey Died 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) (aged 92) Istanbul , Turkey Language Turkish, English Nati
Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis ( Greek : Κωνσταντίνος Πέτρου Καβάφης [ka'vafis ] ; April 29 (April 17, OS ), 1863 – April 29, 1933), known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy ( / k ə ˈ v æ f i / ), [2] [3] was a Greek poet, journalist , and civil servant
#9 Magda Isanos
Magda Isanos (17 April 1916 – 17 November 1944) was a Romanian poet. Isanos on a postage stamp of Moldova (2011) Grave at Bellu Cemetery
Andrée Martinerie (17 April 1917 – 1997) was a 20th-century French women writer, laureate of the prix des libraires on 1961. Andrée Martinerie Andrée Martinerie ca 1960 Born 17 April 1907 Belley , Ain , France Died 1997 Occupation Novelist Spouse(s) André Bertrand
#11 Mather Byles
Mather Byles (born 26 March 1706, Boston, Massachusetts – 5 July 1788), was an American clergyman active in British North America . American poet For his son, see Mather Byles (loyalist) . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2014 ) Engraving of Mather Byles by Peter Pe
#12 John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President)
John Addison Porter (April 17, 1856 – December 15, 1900) was an American journalist, and the first person to hold the position of "Secretary to the President" . [1] He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in Pomfret, Connecticut . [2] American journalist John Addison Porter Born ( 1856-04-17
Johan Reinert Reierson (April 17, 1810, Vestre Moland , Aust-Agder - September 6, 1864) was a Norwegian-American writer, author and publisher as well as an early Texas pioneer and emigration activist.
#14 Younes Shokrkhah
Younes Shokrkhah (born 1957) is an Iranian journalist and academician. Younes, who lectures on communications and journalism, has been a journalist for thirty years, and is the ICT consultant for ME Printer magazine and a member of the Academic Board of the Center for Media Studies . He has been mem
#15 Hang Thun Hak
Hang Thun Hak ( Khmer : ហង្ស ធុនហាក់ ; 2 August 1926 – 18 April 1975) was a Cambodian radical politician, academic and playwright. In this Cambodian name , the surname is Hang . In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name , Thun Hak . Hang Thun Hak ហង្ស ធ
Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro (born April 17, 1952) is a Brazilian engineer , mathematician and statistician [1] who has made significant contributions to the theory of statistical inference , mainly through asymptotic theory and applied probability . Gauss Cordeiro Born Gauss Moutinho Cordeiro ( 1952-04-
#17 Abdullah Öcalan
Abdullah Öcalan ( / ˈ oʊ dʒ əl ɑː n / OH -jə-lahn ; [10] Turkish: [œdʒaɫan] ; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo [10] [11] (short for Abdullah in Turkish and Kurdish for "uncle"), [12] [13] is a political prisoner [14] [15] and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [16
James Sidney Robinson (October 14, 1827 – January 14, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War . He served two terms in Congress from 1881 to 1885. American politician James Sidney Robinson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fro
#19 Rafael Llopis
Rafael Llopis Paret (17 April 1933 – 24 March 2022), was a Spanish psychiatrist , essayist and translator , who specialized in fantasy and horror fiction . Spanish psychiatrist, essayist, and translator This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page
Traian Rafael Radu Demetrescu ( Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan rafaˈel ˈradu demeˈtresku] ; also known under his pen name Tradem or, occasionally, as Traian Demetrescu-Tradem ; December 5, 1866 – April 17, 1896) was a Romanian poet, novelist and literary critic, considered one of the first symbo