langs: 22 декабря [ru] / december 22 [en] / 22. dezember [de] / 22 décembre [fr] / 22 dicembre [it] / 22 de diciembre [es]
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Laura Drasbæk (born 22 December 1974) is a Danish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1990. [1] Danish actress Laura Drasbæk Born ( 1974-12-22 ) 22 December 1974 (age 47) Copenhagen , Denmark Occupation Actress Years active 1990-present
#2 Nadja Sieger
Nadja Sieger (* 22. Mai 1968 in Zürich ) is a Swiss comedian, singer, writer, actress and producer, better known as Nadeschkin of the comedian duo Ursus & Nadeschkin . Nadja Sieger Ursus & Nadeschkin , Nadja Sieger to the left, in February 2009 Born Sieger, Nadja ( 1968-05-22 ) 22 May 1968 Zürich Na
Fernande Françoise Raoult , known professionally as Fernande Albany (22 December 1889, Lison – 25 November 1966, Paris ), was a French actress in theatre and film. [1] French actress Fernande Albany Born Fernande Françoise Raoult ( 1889-12-22 ) 22 December 1889 Died 25 November 1966 (1966-11-25) (ag
#4 Koda Kumi
Kumiko Kōda ( 神田 來未子 , Kōda Kumiko , born November 13, 1982) , known professionally as Koda Kumi ( 倖田 來未 , Kōda Kumi ) , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto , known for her urban and R&B songs. Japanese singer In this Japanese name , the surname is Koda . Koda Kumi 倖田 來未 Koda at Kami Kaze Con 2005 Backg
#5 A. N. Alcaff
Achmad Nungcik Alcaff (17 August 1925 – 22 December 1992) was an Indonesian actor and film director who won the Citra Award for Best Leading Actor at the 1955 Indonesian Film Festival . [1] [2] A. N. Alcaff Born Achmad Nungcik Alcaff ( 1925-08-17 ) 17 August 1925 Jambi , Dutch East Indies Died 22 De
#6 Manoj Mitra
Manoj Mitra (born 22 December 1938) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright. [1] Manoj Mitra Mitra in December 2013 Born ( 1938-12-22 ) 22 December 1938 (age 83) Satkhira , Khulna , Bengal Presidency , British India Nationality Indian Occupation Actor, Theatre Arti
#7 Yuki Kubota
Yuki Kubota ( 久保田 悠来 , Kubota Yūki , born June 15, 1981, in Hiratsuka , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan) is a Japanese actor and model whose work has included stage, television and film roles. He is best known as the character Takatora Kureshima / Kamen Rider Zangetsu / Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin in the
Ichikawa Raizō VIII ( 八代目 市川 雷蔵 , Hachidaime Ichikawa Raizō , August 29, 1931 – July 17, 1969) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor . His birth name was Akio Kamezaki ( 亀崎 章雄 , Kamezaki Akio ) , [1] and his name was legally changed several times, first to Yoshio Takeuchi ( 武内 嘉男 , Takeuchi Yoshio )
Garrett John Hedlund (born September 3, 1984 [1] ) is an American actor. His films include Troy (2004), Friday Night Lights (2004), Four Brothers (2005), Eragon (2006), Death Sentence (2007), Tron: Legacy (2010), Country Strong (2010), On the Road (2012), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Unbroken (2014),
#10 David Hoyle (performance artist)
David Hoyle (born 19 September 1962) is an English performance artist, avant-garde cabaret artist, singer, actor, comedian and film director. His performances are known to combine many disparate elements, from satirical comedy to painting, surrealism and even striptease, much of which is aggressive
#11 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
#12 Lillo Brancato
Lillo Brancato Jr. (born Saul Rodriguez ; August 30, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as Calogero Anello in Robert De Niro 's 1993 directorial debut, A Bronx Tale . He also portrayed Matthew Bevilaqua , a young mobster on The Sopranos . American actor (born 1976) Lill
#13 Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis ( French pronunciation: [vanɛsa ʃɑ̃tal paʁadi] ; born 22 December 1972) [1] [2] is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single " Joe le taxi " (1987). [3] At age 18, she was awarded France
#14 Diane Roter
Diane Roter is an American actress best known for her appearances in the long-running TV Western The Virginian in its fourth season, which ran from 1965 to 1966. She then appeared in an episode of Laredo , which was a spin-off from The Virginian series in 1966 and later appeared in an episode of the
#15 Eliot Makeham
Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956 [2] ) was an English film and television actor . [3] English actor Eliot Makeham in The Million Pound Note (1954) Born Harold Elliott Makeham ( 1882-12-22 ) 22 December 1882 London , England , UK Died 8 February 1956 (1956-02-08) (aged 73)
#16 Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien (born Maxine O'Brien and also known as Angela Maxine O'Brien ; January 15, 1937) [1] is an American film , radio , television , and stage actress, and is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress in featur
Krystal Joy Brown (born in Alexandria, Virginia ) is an American Broadway theatre, television and film actress best known for her portrayal of Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton on Broadway and her role as Renee Timmons on the Starz series, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”. She also played of Diana Ross in t
#18 Din Beramboi
Mior Ahmad Fuad bin Mior Badri (22 December 1966 – 2 April 2010), better known by his stage name Din Beramboi , was a Malaysian comedian , actor and radio DJ and was widely known as a talented impersonator and stand-up comic who was very apt at improvisation . His memorable characters include Pak Ra
#19 Nosrat Karimi
Nosrat Karimi ( Persian : نصرت کریمی ; 22 December 1924 – 3 December 2019) [1] was an Iranian actor , director , make-up artist, professor, scriptwriter , and sculptor. His career spanned six decades. He was perhaps best known for his role as Agha Joon in My Uncle Napoleon and The Carriage Driver
#20 Minor Watson
Minor Watson (December 22, 1889 – July 28, 1965) was a prominent character actor . He appeared in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956. His credits included Boys Town (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Kings Row (1942), Guadalcanal Diary (1943), Bewitched (1945), The Virginian (1946), and The Jack
#1 King Kong
King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling an enormous gorilla , who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World , a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelization of the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pict
The Green Men , known as Force ( Adam Forsyth ) and Sully ( Ryan Sullivan ), are supporters of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). They are known for sitting beside the opposing team's penalty box during Canucks games at Rogers Arena with their green full-body spandex suits. T
The Colonists are an extraterrestrial species and are also the primary group of antagonists in the science fiction television show, The X-Files , as well as the first X-Files feature film . The mystery revolving around their identity and purpose is slowly revealed across the course of the series. In
#4 Haruhi Suzumiya (character)
Haruhi Suzumiya ( 涼宮 ハルヒ , Suzumiya Haruhi ) is a fictional character introduced as the title character and heroine of the Japanese media franchise Haruhi Suzumiya , written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito . Haruhi first appears in the novel volumes which began in 2003, and later app
Cazador ( Spanish : Hunter ), originally published as Cazador de Aventuras ( Spanish : Adventure Hunter ), is an Argentine black humor - action comic published from 1992 to 2010, during different time periods. It is famous for initiating a new age of adult comics in Argentina , where it was one of t
Babar the Elephant ( UK : / ˈ b æ b ɑːr / , US : / b ə ˈ b ɑːr / ; French pronunciation: [babaʁ] ) is an elephant character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff . [1] Fictional character Fictional character Babar the Elephant Cover of the f
Holden Morrisey Caulfield is a fictional character in author J. D. Salinger 's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye . Since the book's publication, Holden has become an icon for teenage rebellion and angst , and is considered among the most important characters of 20th-century American literature. The
Sephiroth ( Japanese : セフィロス , Hepburn : Sefirosu ) is a fictional character in the Final Fantasy series, and the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII developed by Square (now Square Enix ). Character designer Tetsuya Nomura conceived and designed Sephiroth as an antagonist to — and direct physical
#9 Darna
Darna ( Tagalog pronunciation: [daɾna] ) is a Filipina superheroine created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo . The character's first appearance was in Pilipino Komiks (Ace Publications, Inc.) #77 on May 13, 1950. [2] Darna is a retooling of Ravelo's earlier character, Varga , whose
Roseanne Roseannadanna is one of several recurring characters created and portrayed by Gilda Radner on Weekend Update in the early seasons of Saturday Night Live ( SNL ). She was the segment's consumer affairs reporter who, like an earlier Radner character Emily Litella , editorialized on current is
#11 Hellboy
Hellboy is a fictional character created by writer-artist Mike Mignola . The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries , one-shots and intercompany crossovers . The character has been adapted into three live-action
#12 Captain Barbell
Captain Barbell is a Filipino superhero created by writer, Mars Ravelo and artist Jim Fernandez . His characteristics are similar to American fictional superheroes Superman , DC Comics ' Captain Marvel , and Thor but Ravelo based his backstory on Captain America . [3] He first appeared in Pinoy Komi
The San Diego Chicken , also known as The Famous Chicken , the KGB Chicken or just The Chicken , is a sports mascot played by Ted Giannoulas. Sports Mascot Fictional character San Diego Chicken The San Diego Chicken in 2009 Portrayed by Ted Giannoulas In-universe information Alias The Famous Chicken
#14 Olaf (Frozen)
Olaf is a fictional character from Disney's Frozen franchise, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios . Olaf is first presented in the 53rd animated film Frozen (2013) as an inanimate snowman created by Elsa and Anna in their childhood. He then reappears as a character in the film as Anna searches
#15 Bill the Cat
Bill the Cat , or Bill D. Cat , is a fictional cat appearing in the works of cartoonist Berkeley Breathed , beginning with the comic strip Bloom County in the 1980s and continuing in Outland and Opus in the following decades. [1] Bill also appeared in some of Breathed's illustrated children's books,
#16 Phryne Fisher
The Honourable (Hon.) [1] Phryne Fisher ( / ˈ f r aɪ n i / FRY -nee ), often called "Miss Fisher", is the main character in Australian author Kerry Greenwood 's series of Phryne Fisher detective novels. The character later appeared in a television series called Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries , and t
#17 Shaye Saint John
Shaye Saint John is a fictional character and art project who appears in a series of surrealist, campy short films . [1] Saint John, created by Eric Fournier, [2] was described with a backstory claiming she was a supermodel disfigured in a train accident, who rebuilt her body with a collection of ma
#18 Anna (Frozen)
Anna of Arendelle ( / ˈ ɑː n ə / ) is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios ' 53rd animated film Frozen (2013) and its sequel and 58th animated film Frozen II (2019). She is voiced by Kristen Bell as an adult. At the beginning of the film, Livvy Stubenrauch and Katie Lop
#19 Matt Helm
Matt Helm is a fictional character created by American author Donald Hamilton (1916-2006). Helm is a U.S. government counter-agent, a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of the term as used in most spy thrillers . Fictional charact
#20 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May . Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer , using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve . Though he initially receives ridicule
Nick Moorcroft (born 22 December 1978) is a British screenwriter , film producer , director and theatrical producer . English screenwriter Nick Moorcroft Moorcroft on the set of Finding Your Feet Born 22 December 1978 ( 1978-12-22 ) (age 43) Chelmsford, Essex , England Occupation Writer, produce
#2 Emidio Greco
Emidio Greco (20 October 1938 – 22 December 2012) was an Italian film director and screenwriter , best known for the 1974 film Morel's Invention . Italian film director Emidio Greco Born ( 1938-10-20 ) 20 October 1938 Leporano , Italy Died 22 December 2012 (2012-12-22) (aged 74) Rome , Italy Occup
#3 Mohan Raja
Mohan Raja is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who has primarily works in the Tamil and Telugu industries Indian filmmaker and screenwriter Mohan Raja Born ( 1974-05-30 ) 30 May 1974 (age 48) Occupation Film director , screenwriter , Film producer Years active 2001–present Relatives A. Mohan
#4 Carla Simón
Carla Simón Pipó (born 22 December 1986) is a Spanish film director. Her 2017 Catalan-language debut film Summer 1993 ( Catalan: Estiu 1993 ) became Spain's nominee for Best Foreign Film in the 90th Academy Awards . Her sophomore feature Alcarràs won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlinale and became
#5 Károly Makk
Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) [1] was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter . Five of his films were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival ; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He was born in Berettyóújfalu , Hungary. This article may be
#6 Alfred Roome
Alfred Wallace Roome (22 December 1908 – 19 November 1997) was an English film editor and occasional director . [2] [3] Alfred Roome Born Alfred Wallace Roome 22 December 1908 London Died 19 November 1997 Gerrards Cross , Buckinghamshire Nationality English Other names Alfie, A. W. Room [1] Occupa
Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-Scottish director and professor. He was born in Boston , Massachusetts, and later moved to Scotland. He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for E
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American film production designer (a job title he invented) [1] and art director as well as a film director and producer during a career spanning five decades. He began his career during the silent era , and later pioneered the use of
Alf Scott-Hansen (22 December 1903 – 1961) was a Norwegian engineer and film director. Norwegian engineer and film director He was born in Kristiania [1] as a son of port director Alf Scott-Hansen Sr. (1870–1930) and his wife Lalla Wiborg (1869–1953). [2] He was a nephew of Commander Sigurd Scott-Ha
#10 Paulo Rocha (film director)
Paulo Soares da Rocha (22 December 1935 – 29 December 2012) [1] was a Portuguese film director. Among his best-known films are A Ilha dos Amores and O Rio do Ouro . A Ilha dos Amores was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival , [2] O Desejado was entered into the main competition at the 44th edi
#11 Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani (born 20 November 1962), also called Raju Hirani , is an Indian filmmaker, director, producer and editor known for his works in Hindi films . He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare Awards . Hirani is considered as one of Hin
#12 J. D.–Jerry
Joseph D. Sami and Jerald Arockiam , collectively known as J. D.–Jerry , are an Indian filmmaking duo in Tamil cinema . [3] J. D.–Jerry Born Joseph D. Sami ( 1964-07-31 ) July 31, 1964 (age 58) [1] Jerald Arockiam ( 1964-12-22 ) December 22, 1964 (age 57) [2] Tamil Nadu , India Occupation Direct
#13 Andrey Volgin (film director)
Andrey Volgin ( Russian : Андрей Волгин ; born 22 December 1981) is a Russian film director, producer, editor and cinematographer. Andrey Volgin Born Andrey Volgin ( 1981-12-22 ) December 22, 1981 (age 40) Soviet Union (now Russia) Citizenship Russian Federation Occupation film director, producer,
Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as Minister of Culture of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. [1] Her appointment was received with anger and rejection by the Spanish Internet Community, due
#15 James Cameron
James Francis Cameron CC (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker and environmentalist. Best known for making science fiction and epic films, he first gained recognition for directing The Terminator (1984). He found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment D
#16 Alexander Payne
Constantine Alexander Payne [1] ( / p eɪ n / ; born February 10, 1961) [2] is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for the films Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013) and Downsizing (2017
#17 Sofía Castañón
Sofía Fernández Castañón (born 1 November 1983) is a Spanish poet, writer, audiovisual producer, and politician. She has worked in print, television, and radio, and received several poetry prizes. Since January 2016 she has been a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies for Podemos , representing
#18 Patty Jenkins
Patricia Lea Jenkins [1] (born July 24, 1971 [2] ) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). For the film Monster , she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature [3] an
#19 Matthew Vaughn
Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn ; 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker. [1] He has produced films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), and directed Layer Cake (2004), Stardust (2007), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), K
#20 Hasan Seyidbeyli
Hasan Seyidbeyli ( Azerbaijani : Həsən Mehdi oğlu Seyidbəyli ) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, screenwriter, film director, and People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (23.12.1976). [1] [2] Hasan Seyidbeyli Plaque on building where Azerbaijani film director and writer Hasan Seyidbeyli
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
Pig is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Michael Sarnoski (in his feature directorial debut), from a story by Vanessa Block and Sarnoski. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a truffle-hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness and must return to his past in Portland in search of his
Drum is a 2004 film based on the life of South African investigative journalist Henry Nxumalo , who worked for Drum magazine, called "the first black lifestyle magazine in Africa". [1] It was director Zola Maseko 's first film and deals with the issues of apartheid and the forced removal of resident
#4 Deadly Hero
Deadly Hero is a 1975 American neo noir thriller film starring Don Murray , Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones , Lilia Skala , Treat Williams , and directed by Ivan Nagy from a screenplay by George Wislocki and Don Petersen . Released in limited locales in 1975 with an R rating from the Motion Picture
The Blonde Bandit is a 1949 American crime film directed by Harry Keller and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Gerald Mohr , Dorothy Patrick , Robert Rockwell , Charles Cane, Larry J. Blake and Argentina Brunetti . The film was released on December 22, 1949, by Republic Pictures . [1] [2] 19
Sex & Violence is a television series that first aired on 17 November 2013 on OUTtv in Canada . [1] The series stars Jennie Raymond as a lesbian police constable, Olympia Dukakis as a victim advocate, Jackie Torrens as a social worker and Kerry Fox and Johnny Terris as therapists. [2] The original s
Rules Don't Apply is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Warren Beatty . It is loosely based on the life of businessman and film producer Howard Hughes . The ensemble cast features Beatty, in his first screen acting role in 15 years, Annette Bening , Matthew
Mark il poliziotto spara per primo (internationally released as Mark Shoots First ) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi . [2] It is the sequel of Mark il poliziotto . [3] 1975 film Mark Shoots First Directed by Stelvio Massi Screenplay by Dardano Scchetti Teodoro Corra
Her First Experience ( German : Ihr erstes Erlebnis ) is a 1939 German romance film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Ilse Werner , Johannes Riemann and Charlott Daudert . [1] 1939 film Her First Experience German Ihr erstes Erlebnis Directed by Josef von Báky Written by Susanne Kerckhoff (nov
#10 Brother Beat
Brother Beat ( ブラザー☆ビート , Burazā Bīto ) is a Japanese television drama consisting of eleven episodes, which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 13 to December 22, 2005.
Yak: The Giant King (released as The Robot Giant in some countries and The Giant King in the U.S.) is a 2012 Thai 3D computer-animated comic science fiction children's/family film starring Santisuk Promsiri , Kreadtisuk Udomnak , Boribroon Junrieng , Weranut Tippayamontol, Pawanrat Naksuriya , Canin
#12 Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)
Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 biographical film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland , written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott . The cast was led by Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I . Jackson had previously played the part of Eliz
#13 Theerthayathra
Theerthayaathra is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. Vincent and produced by R. S. Prabhu. The film stars Madhu , Sharada , Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by A. T. Ummer . [1] [2] [3] The movie was also the debut film for Telugu actress Supriy
An American Pickle is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Brandon Trost (in his solo directorial debut) and written by Simon Rich , based on his 2013 short story "Sell Out". [3] The film stars Seth Rogen as an Eastern European Jewish immigrant who gets preserved in a vat of pickles and wak
#15 Sergeant Berry
Sergeant Berry is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers , Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß . A tough Chicago policeman is sent to the Mexican–American border on a dangerous mission. It was based on a novel by Robert Arden. [1] 1938 film For the characte
#16 Tiger Zinda Hai
Tiger Zinda Hai ( transl. Tiger Is Alive ) is a 2017 Indian Hindi -language action thriller film [1] written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar from a story by Zafar and Neelesh Misra . [5] [6] The sequel to Ek Tha Tiger (2012), it is the second instalment in the Tiger franchise and is the second ins
#17 North of 36
North of 36 is a 1924 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures . The film is based on the novel, North of 36 , by Emerson Hough . The film was directed by Irvin Willat and stars Jack Holt and Lois Wilson . This film was preserved in the Libr
#18 Somewhere (film)
Somewhere is a 2010 drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola . The film follows Johnny Marco (played by Stephen Dorff ), a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont , a well-known Hollywood retreat. Despite money, fame and professional success, Marco is
#19 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title. It starred Emmy winner Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Emmy and Oscar-nominated actor Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil
#20 Mossad 101
Mossad 101 ( Hebrew : המדרשה , romanized : HaMidrasha , lit. The Seminary) is an Israeli television action drama series that premiered on Channel 2 on October 31, 2015. The series follows a fictional training course for the Israeli intelligence agency the Mossad and focuses on the humane side of i
Eduard Nikolayevich Uspensky ( Russian: Эдуард Николаевич Успенский ; 22 December 1937 – 14 August 2018) was a Soviet and Russian children's writer and poet, author of over 70 books, as well as a playwright, screenwriter and TV presenter. His works have been translated into 25 languages and spawne
Georges Alphonse Hatot (22 December 1876 – 8 August 1959) was a theater manager and pioneering [1] [2] french filmmaker during the late 1890s and early twentieth century. He directed the first known film based on the story of Joan of Arc in 1898 [3] [4] [5] [6] as well as having made the first films
#3 Jean Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine ( / r æ ˈ s iː n / rass- EEN , US also / r ə ˈ s iː n / rə- SEEN ) ( French: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʁasin] ; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important lit
Kim Soon-ok (born May 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter . [4] Kim is best known for writing the television dramas Temptation of Wife (2008-2009), Jang Bo-ri is Here! (2014), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015-16), and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020-21), all of which are criticized fo
Marion Segal Freed (née Sobel ; July 18, 1934 – December 22, 2011) was an American film producer, editor and screenwriter. American film producer Marion Segal Freed Born Marion Sobel July 18, 1934 Died December 22, 2011 (aged 77) Occupation Film producer, editor, screenwriter Spouse(s) George Segal
Daniel James Abraham (born November 14, 1969), pen names M. L. N. Hanover and James S. A. Corey , is an American novelist, comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known as the author of The Long Price Quartet and The Dagger and the Coin fantasy series, and with Ty Franck
#7 Mir-Jam
Milica Jakovljević ( Serbian Cyrillic : Милица Јаковљевић ; 22 April 1887 – 22 December 1952), better known under the pen name Mir-Jam ( Serbian Cyrillic : Мир-Јам ) was a Serbian writer whose many period novels have been successfully adapted to popular TV series. Serbian writer (1887–1952) Mir-Jam
Lucien Hubbard (December 22, 1888 – December 31, 1971) was a film producer and screenwriter. American film producer Lucien Hubbard Director B. Reeves Eason showing screenwriters Lucien Hubbard and Douglas Z. Doty film from a western Born December 22, 1888 Fort Thomas, Kentucky , US Died December 31,
#9 Anuvab Pal
Anuvab Pal (born 27 April 1976) is an Indian stand up comedian , screenwriter , playwright and novelist . [1] [2] [3] He is occasionally featured as a rotating co-host on Season 4 of the podcast The Bugle . Indian stand up comedian Anuvab Pal Born ( 1976-04-27 ) 27 April 1976 (age 46) Kolkata , In
#10 Julien Gracq
Julien Gracq ( French: [gʁak] ; 27 July 1910 – 22 December 2007; born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil , in the French département of Maine-et-Loire ) was a French writer. [1] He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their dreamlike abstraction, eleg
#11 Kay Alden
Priscilla Kay Alden (born October 24, 1946) is an American television writer and the former head writer for the soap opera, The Young and the Restless . American screenwriter Kay Alden Alden (L) with daughter Conci Nelson Born Priscilla Kay Alden ( 1946-10-24 ) October 24, 1946 (age 75) Hutchinson
David Martin AM (22 December 1915 – 1 July 1997), born Lajos or Ludwig Detsinyi , into a Jewish family in Hungary (then part of Austria-Hungary ), was an Australian novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, editor, literary reviewer and lecturer. He also used the names Louis Adam and Louis Destiny , a
#13 Laurent Ruquier
Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier ( French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ yɡ emanɥɛl ʁykje] ; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and comedian. He is also a lyricist, writer, columnist and impresario; he has been co-owner and general manager of Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau
#14 Dashiell Hammett
Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( / ˌ d æ ʃ iː l ˈ h æ m ɪ t / ; [2] May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade ( The Maltese Falcon ), Ni
#15 Raghunath Murmu
Pandit Raghunath Murmu (May 1905 [1] [2] – 1 February 1982) [3] was an Indian Santali writer and educator. He developed the Ol Chiki script for Santali language . [4] [5] [6] Until the nineteenth century, Santali people had no written language and knowledge was transmitted orally from one generation
#16 Chris Brancato
Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is an American television and film writer and producer. Screenwriter, film producer This biographical article is written like a résumé . ( March 2016 ) Chris Brancato Born ( 1962-07-24 ) July 24, 1962 (age 60) Teaneck, New Jersey , U.S. Occupation Screenwriter,
#17 Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon ( Serbian Cyrillic : Александар Xeмoн ; born September 9, 1964) is a Bosnian - American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels Nowhere Man (2002) and The Lazarus Project (2008), and his scriptwriting as a co-writer of The Matri
#18 Martin Sherman
Martin Gerald Sherman (born December 22, 1938) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 60 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his play Bent , which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust
#19 Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett ( / ˈ b ɛ k ɪ t / ; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator . His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic experiences of life, often coupled with blac
#20 Liz Hannah
Elizabeth Hannah (born December 14, 1985) is an American screenwriter and film producer . She is best known for her work on Steven Spielberg 's 2017 journalism drama The Post for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay . American screenwriter and producer (born 1985) Liz Hanna
#1 Ally Carter
Ally Carter is the pen name of Sarah Leigh Fogleman (born January 1, 1974), [1] [2] an American author of young adult fiction and adult-fiction novels. American writer Not to be confused with the snooker player Ali Carter . Ally Carter Ally Carter in the Provo Library at a teen author meet and greet
Percival Lancaster (24 February 1880 – 25 October 1937) was a British civil engineer and a writer of boy's adventure fiction, whose progress was derailed by the First World War. Although his full name was William Arthur Percy Lancaster, he generally used the form Percival Lancaster. Scottish write
Siegfried Trebitsch (1868–1956) was an Austrian playwright, translator, novelist and poet. Though prolific as a writer in various genres, he was best known for his German translations, especially of the works of the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw , with whom he kept up a long and detailed corr
Laksmi Pamuntjak (22 December 1971) is an Indonesian poet , essayist, and award-winning novelist and food writer . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biography of a living p
#5 Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda
Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda (April 23, 1892 – December 22, 1979) was a prominent Brazilian jurist , judge , diplomat and professor of Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco . He occupied the 7th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1979, until his death. Pontes de Miranda A p
Alexandru Mironov (born 27 January 1942) is a Romanian science-fiction writer, journalist, and left-wing politician. A former member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Counsel for President Ion Iliescu , Mironov was Minister for Youth and Sport in 1993-1996. Since 2008, he is a member of the m
#7 Andre Norton
Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton , February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy , who also wrote works of historical and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen name Andre Norton , but also under Andrew North and Allen Weston .
#8 Carl Romme
Carl Paul Maria Romme (21 December 1896 – 16 October 1980) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Mi
Hisashi Sakaguchi ( 坂口尚 , Sakaguchi Hisashi ; ( 1946-05-05 ) May 5, 1946 – December 22, 1995) was a Japanese manga artist and animator . After working under Osamu Tezuka , he began focusing on creating his own manga, including the Ikkyū biography series Ikkyū , before dying at the age of 49. Japanes
#10 Gregorio Funes
Gregorio Funes (May 25, 1749 – January 10, 1829), also known as Deán Funes , was an Argentine clergyman, educator, historian, journalist and lawmaker who played a significant role in his nation's early, post-independence history. "Deán Funes" redirects here. For the city, see Deán Funes, Córdoba . D
#11 John Oglander
Sir John Oglander (12 May 1585 – 28 November 1655) [1] was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629. He is now remembered as a diarist. English politician For the warden of New College, Oxford, see John Oglander (warden) . Sir John Oglander, after an unknown artist
#12 Robert Stevenson (musicologist)
Robert Murrell Stevenson (3 July 1916 in Melrose, New Mexico – 22 December 2012 in Los Angeles ) was an American musicologist . He studied at the College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas at El Paso (BA 1936), the Juilliard School of Music (piano, trombone and composition; graduated
#13 Gregory M. Auer
Gregory M. Auer (December 22, 1937 – June 12, 1993) was an American art director , screenwriter and cameraman . [1] Manager of Special Effects for Warner Brothers Studio, [2] he was best known for his work on Carrie (1976) and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977). [3] [4] [5] American screenwrite
#14 William Overgard
William Overgard (April 30, 1926 [1] – May 25, 1990), was an American cartoonist and writer with a diverse opus, including novels, screenplays, animation, and the comic strips Steve Roper and Mike Nomad and Rudy . American novelist William Overgard Born ( 1926-04-30 ) April 30, 1926 Santa Monica , C
#15 Chris Bunch
Christopher R. Bunch (December 22, 1943 – July 4, 2005) was an American science fiction , fantasy and television writer, who wrote and co-wrote about thirty novels. American science fiction, fantasy and television writer Chris Bunch Born ( 1943-12-22 ) December 22, 1943 Fresno, California Died July
#16 Will Eisner
William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist , writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popul
#17 John Dunkin
John Dunkin (1782–1846) was an English topographer . [1] English topographer John Dunkin John Dunkin by J. J. Penstone (after photograph by Beard) with Dunkin's signature Born 1782 Died 1846 Nationality British
#18 Antony Beevor
Sir Antony James Beevor , FRSL (born 14 December 1946) is a British military historian . He has published several popular historical works on the Second World War and the Spanish Civil War . English military historian (born 1946) Sir Antony Beevor FRSL Antony Beevor in Gothenburg in 2015 Born Antony
#19 Étienne Parent
Étienne Parent (May 2, 1802 in Beauport , Lower Canada – December 22, 1874 in Ottawa ) was a Canadian journalist and government official. Étienne Parent Portrait of Étienne Parent Born ( 1802-05-02 ) May 2, 1802 Died December 22, 1874 (1874-12-22) (aged 72) Ottawa Occupation journalist, editor, la
George Stambolian (born April 10, 1938 – December 22, 1991, New York City ) was an American educator, writer, and editor of Armenian descent. Stambolian was a key figure in the early gay literary movement that came out of New York during the 1960s and 1970s. He was best known as the editor of the Me