langs: 26 декабря [ru] / december 26 [en] / 26. dezember [de] / 26 décembre [fr] / 26 dicembre [it] / 26 de diciembre [es]
days: december 23 / december 24 / december 25 / december 26 / december 27 / december 28 / december 29
#1 Eve Torres
Eve Torres Gracie [8] (born Eve Marie Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American actress, dancer, model, martial arts instructor, and former professional wrestler . She is best known for her time with WWE , where she was the first ever three-time WWE Divas Champion . American actress, dancer, model a
Kalabushana Nethalie Violet Nanayakkara (born 26 December 1936 as නෙතලි නානායක්කාර ) [Sinhala]), popularly as Nethalie Nanayakkara , is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema , theater and television. [2] One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan television drama industry, Nanayakkara has involved more tha
Harry Littlewood (23 May 1921 – 26 December 2003) was an English actor who has appeared in Coronation Street , George and Mildred , Z-Cars , Softly, Softly , The Saint , Never the Twain , Families , The Bill , Casualty , Bergerac and Howards' Way . English actor This article includes a list of refer
Danielle Cormack (born 26 December 1970) is a New Zealand stage [1] and screen actress. [2] She was one of the original cast members of the long-running soap opera Shortland Street , though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess , Cynthia
#5 Zhao Yue
Zhao Yue ( simplified Chinese : 赵粤 ; traditional Chinese : 趙粵 ; pinyin : Zhào Yuè ; Korean : 조월 ; English: Akira Zhao, born April 29, 1995 in Wuhan , Hubei , China ) is a Chinese idol singer. She is a member of Team NII of Chinese idol group SNH48 , [1] and its sub-unit 7Senses . She is also a membe
John van den Heuvel (born 26 December 1962) is a Dutch crime journalist, television presenter and former police officer. Dutch crime journalist In this Dutch name , the surname is van den Heuvel , not Heuvel . John van den Heuvel John van den Heuvel (2016) Born ( 1962-12-26 ) 26 December 1962 (age
#7 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
Padma Parvati Lakshmi ( Tamil pronunciation: [ˈpəd̪mə ˈləkɕmi] ; born September 1, 1970) [1] is an Indian-born American author, activist, model, and television host. She has hosted the cooking competition program Top Chef on Bravo continuously since season 2 (2006). For her work, she received a Pr
Ratna Sarumpaet (born 16 July 1948) is an Indonesian human rights activist, theatrical producer, actress, film director, and writer. [1] [2] [3] In July 2019 she was sentenced to two years in jail for spreading hoaxes. [4] Indonesian human rights activist and filmmaker Ratna Sarumpaet Born ( 1948-07
#10 Julia Koschitz
Julia Koschitz (born 26 December 1974) is an Austrian actress. [1] She has appeared in more than forty films since 2005. Austrian actress Julia Koschitz Born ( 1974-12-26 ) 26 December 1974 (age 47) Brussels , Belgium Occupation Actress Years active 2005-present
#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 George S. Irving
George S. Irving (born Irving Shelasky ; November 1, 1922 – December 26, 2016) was an American actor known primarily for his character roles on Broadway and as the voice of Heat Miser in the American Christmas television specials beginning with The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974). American actor T
#13 Bomba Tzur
Yosef "Bomba" Tzur (né Yosef Welzer ; 26 December 1928 in Haifa – 21 March 1979 in Herzliya ) was an Israeli theatre and film actor, screenwriter , producer , and comedian. Israeli actor Bomba Tzur, 1960 Tzur is best remembered for his roles in the films Dalia And The Sailors (1964), Hole in the Moo
#14 Julie Dawn Cole
Julie Dawn Cole (born 26 October 1957) is an English former actress, author and singer. She began her career as a child performer in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , playing Veruca Salt . British actress, author, psychotherapist and singer This biography of a living person needs a
#15 Zhou Mi (singer)
Zhou Mi (Chinese name: 周覓, born ( 1986-04-19 ) April 19, 1986 ) is a Chinese singer, actor, songwriter, presenter, MC, and radio DJ based in South Korea and China . He is a member of the boy band Super Junior 's sub-unit Super Junior-M and SM Entertainment's project group SM the Ballad . Aside from
#16 Maria Yumeno
Maria Yumeno ( Japanese : 夢野まりあ , Hepburn : Yumeno Maria ) is a Japanese pink film , adult video (AV) actress and gravure model. In 2003, she was called one of Japan's highest-earning AV performers and "probably its most famous." [2] Many of her movies emphasized her large bust and thin body. [2] Ma
#17 Xuxa
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( / ˈ ʃ uː ʃ ə / SHOO-sha ; Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈɡɾasɐ ˈʃuʃɐ mẽneˈɡɛw] ; born 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen of Children", Xuxa built the largest Ibero-American children's
#18 Brigit Forsyth
Brigit Forsyth (born 28 July 1940 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Thelma Ferris in the BBC comedy Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? [2] and Helen Yeldham in the ITV drama Boon . Since December 2013, Forsyth has appeared in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours . B
#19 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
#20 Sori (singer)
Kim So-ri (born July 21, 1990), professionally known by the mononym Sori , is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the duo CocoSori and the project girl group Real Girls Project. South Korean singer born 1990 For other uses, see Sori . In this Korean name , the family name is
#1 Feluda
Feluda , or Prodosh Chandra Mitra [Mitter] , is a fictional detective , Private investigator created by famous Indian director and writer Satyajit Ray . Feluda resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, [1] Ballygunge , Calcutta , West Bengal . Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children's magazine c
#2 Droopy
Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation . He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio . Essentially the polar opp
#3 The Shadow
The Shadow is a fictional character created by magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson . Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, [2] and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by writer Walter B. Gibson , The Shadow has been adapted into other
The Master , or Missy , is a recurring character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its associated spin-off works. They are a renegade alien Time Lord and the childhood friend, later archenemy of the title character, the Doctor . They are most recently portrayed by Sacha
#5 The Stig
The Stig is a character from the British motoring television show Top Gear . Created by former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman , the character is a play on the anonymity of racing drivers' full-face helmets , with the running joke that nobody knows who or what is inside t
Bimbo is a tubby, black and white cartoon pup created by Fleischer Studios . He is most well known for his role in the Betty Boop cartoon series, where he featured as Betty's main love interest. [2] A precursor design of Bimbo, originally named Fitz, first appeared in the Out of the Inkwell series.
#7 Minnie Mouse
Minnie Mouse is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company . As the longtime sweetheart of Mickey Mouse , she is an anthropomorphic mouse with white gloves, a bow, polka-dotted dress, white bloomers , and low-heeled shoes occasionally with ribbons on them. The Mickey Mouse comic strip st
#8 Tek Jansen
Tek Jansen is a fictional character featured on The Colbert Report and in a comic book series published by Oni Press . Jansen originated as a recurring joke in the form of a supposed self-published science fiction novel on the Report , reportedly as a parody of Bill O'Reilly 's 1998 novel, Those Who
Hercule Poirot ( UK : / ˈ ɛər k juː l ˈ p w ɑːr oʊ / , US : / h ɜːr ˈ k juː l p w ɑː ˈ r oʊ / [3] ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie . Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays ( Black Coffee and A
#10 Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse is an American animated anthropomorphic superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox . The character was originally called Super Mouse, and made his debut in the 1942 short The Mouse of Tomorrow . The name was changed to Mighty Mouse in his eighth film
Lord Peter Death [1] Bredon Wimsey DSO (later 17th Duke of Denver ) is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh ). A dilettante who solves mysteries for his own amusement, Wimsey is an archetype for t
#12 Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks . The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company , Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. Taking inspiration from such silent film personali
#13 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
#14 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
#15 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
#16 Floyd Lawson
Floyd Lawson ( Floyd the Barber ) is a fictional character on the American sitcom The Andy Griffith Show . Floyd was primarily portrayed by actor Howard McNear . Fictional Character on the Andy Griffith Show "Floyd the Barber" redirects here. For the Nirvana song, see Bleach (Nirvana album) . This a
#17 Miss Marple
Miss Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie 's crime novels and short stories. Jane Marple lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective . Often characterized as an elderly spinster , [3] [4] she is one of Christie's best-known characters and has been
#18 Portrayals of Alice in Wonderland
Alice , the main protagonist of Lewis Carroll 's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871), has been adapted to several media. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2019 ) Fictional character Alice Alice in Alice in Wonderland
#19 Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch ( Wanda Maximoff ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby . Her first appearance was in The X-Men #4 (March 1964) in the Silver Age of Comic Books . Originally said to ha
#20 Eric O'Grady
Eric O'Grady is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The third character to use the Ant-Man name, he was created by Robert Kirkman and Phil Hester , and first appears in The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1 (Dec. 2006). Comics character Eric O'Grady Eric O'Grad
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
Preetham Gubbi is an Indian film screenwriter turned director who works in Kannada film industry. He made his debut as a script writer for the blockbuster Kannada film Mungaru Male in 2006. He debuted as a director for the film Haage Summane in 2009. [2] Indian film screenwriter turned director Pree
Igor Piddubny (also spelled Poddubny ; Ukrainian : Ігор Миколайович Піддубний ; born June 18, 1965) is a Ukrainian journalist, media manager , politician, and film director known for a number of documentaries that covered controversial topics in Ukrainian history and were aimed at Russophone audienc
David Silverman (born March 15, 1957) [1] is an American animator who has directed numerous episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons , as well as its film adaptation . Silverman was involved with the series from the very beginning, animating all of the original short Simpsons cartoons that ai
#5 Rohit Dhawan
Rohit Dhawan (born 26 December 1983) is an Indian director and screenwriter of Hindi films . [1] Born to the Dhawan family , he is the elder son of renowned director David Dhawan . [2] [3] Indian film director Rohit Dhawan Born ( 1983-12-26 ) 26 December 1983 (age 38) Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
Charles-Émile Reynaud (8 December 1844 – 9 January 1918) was a French inventor, responsible for the praxinoscope (an animation device patented in 1877 that improved on the zoetrope ) and was responsible for the first projected animated films . His Pantomimes Lumineuses premiered on 28 October 1892 i
Gerald McDermott (January 31, 1941 – December 26, 2012) was an American filmmaker, creator of children's picture books , and expert on mythology . His creative works typically combine bright colors and styles with ancient imagery . [1] His picture books feature folktales and cultures from all around
Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director . For the Swiss bobsledder, see Daniel Schmid (bobsledder) . For the musician, see Dan Schmid . Daniel Walter Schmid Born ( 1941-12-26 ) 26 December 1941 Flims-Waldhaus , Switzerland Died 5 August 2006 (200
#9 Urban Gad
Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 in Korsør , Denmark – 26 December 1947 in Copenhagen , Denmark ) was a Danish film director . He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début the film Afgrunden ( The Abyss ) from 1910. They moved
#10 Fabio Carpi
Fabio Carpi (19 January 1925 – 26 December 2018) [1] was an Italian director, screenwriter, and author. Italian director, screenwriter, and author Fabio Carpi Born 19 January 1925 Milan , Italy Died 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) (aged 93) Occupation Director, screenwriter
#11 Gerry Anderson
Gerald Alexander Anderson MBE ( né Abrahams ; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with " Supermarionation " (
#12 Jarek Kupsc
Jarosław "Jarek" Kupść (born December 26, 1966) is a Polish-American film director and screen writer . American film director This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introd
#13 Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedon ( / ˈ hw iː d ən / ; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions , co-founder of Bellwether Pictures , and is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the V
#14 Paul Landres
Paul Landres (1912–2001) was an American film and television editor and director. He directed episodes of The Lone Ranger , Maverick and Flipper , among many other TV series. American film director (1912–2001) Not to be confused with Paul Landers . Paul Landres Born ( 1912-08-21 ) August 21, 1912 Ne
Paulus Henrique Benedictus Cox (16 April 1940 – 18 June 2016), known as Paul Cox , was a Dutch-Australian filmmaker who has been recognized as "Australia's most prolific film auteur". [1] Dutch-Australian filmmaker (1940–2016) Paul Cox Cox with Shri Shankar Mohan in 2012 Born Paulus Henrique Bened
#16 Hal Roach
Harry Eugene " Hal " Roach Sr. [1] (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios . American filmmaker (1892–1992) For his son, the film and television producer, see Hal Roach Jr. F
#17 Byron Howard
Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) [1] is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), and Encanto (2021). He is
#18 Krishna Shah
Krishna Shah (10 May 1938 – 13 October 2013) was an Indian-American / Gujarati [1] film and theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, and production / distribution executive. [2] American film producer Krishna Shah Born ( 1938-05-10 ) 10 May 1938 Bombay , India Died 13 October 2013 (2013
#19 Lev Arnshtam
Lev Oskarovich Arnshtam ( Russian : Лео Оскарович Арншта́м ; 15 January 1905 – 26 December 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter . He directed nine films between 1936 and 1967. Arnshtam was named People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1969. [1] Soviet film director Lev Arnshtam Lev Arnshtam Bor
#20 František Filip
František Filip (26 December 1930 – 9 January 2021) was a Czech film and television director. Czech director (1930–2021) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) František Filip Born ( 1930-12-26 ) 26 December 1930 Písek , Czechoslovakia Died 9 January 2021 (2021-0
The Savage Bees is a 1976 American natural horror television film directed and produced by Bruce Geller and written by Guerdon Trueblood . The film stars Ben Johnson , Michael Parks , Paul Hecht , Gretchen Corbett , and Horst Buchholz . It follows a swarm of killer bees threatening people during Mar
Public Sex (Original title: Dogging: A Love Story ) is a British romantic comedy film released in 2009 starring Luke Treadaway , Kate Heppell, Justine Glenton and Richard Riddell, directed by Simon Ellis and written by Michael Groom and Brock Norman Brock . [1] The film was originally titled Dogging
The Two Boys (French: Les deux gosses ) is a 1924 French silent film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Jean Mercanton , André Rolane and Leslie Shaw . [1] It was based on the 1880 novel of the same name by Pierre Decourcelle . It was remade as a sound film in 1934. 1924 film The Two Boys Fren
#4 The Black Panther (1977 film)
The Black Panther is a 1977 British crime film . Its subject is the real life ex-military criminal Donald Neilson , known as the "Black Panther". It was directed and produced by Ian Merrick, his first feature, [1] and stars Donald Sumpter , Debbie Farrington and Marjorie Yates . [2] [3] The film was
#5 And Then There Were None (TV series)
And Then There Were None is a 2015 mystery thriller television serial that was first broadcast on BBC One from 26 to 28 December 2015. The three-part programme was adapted by Sarah Phelps and directed by Craig Viveiros and is based on Agatha Christie 's 1939 novel of the same name . [1] [2] [3] The
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 until 20 December 2006. It was created by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus of Shed Productions , who initiated the idea of developing a series primarily focusing on the inmates and staff of the fictional women'
Bloody Angels (Norwegian: 1732 Høtten ) is a 1998 Norwegian thriller film directed by Karin Julsrud , starring Reidar Sørensen , Stig Henrik Hoff and Lailia Goody .The film was Julsrud's directorial début 1998 Norwegian film Bloody Angels Directed by Karin Julsrud Written by Kjetil Indregard Starrin
#8 Rail Workers
Rail Workers (Swedish: Rallare ) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Victor Sjöström , John Elfström and Gunnel Broström . [1] [2] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm . The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall . It is based on the 19
Taikōki ( 太閤記 ) is a 1965 Japanese television series. It is the 3rd NHK taiga drama . [1] [2] 1965 Japanese television series Taikōki Genre Taiga drama Written by Sosuke Shigeki Directed by Ei Okazaki etc Starring Ken Ogata Kōji Ishizaka Harue Akagi Kōji Takahashi Takahiro Tamura Masakazu Tamura Yos
#10 The Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall . The film follows six women who enter a cave system and struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside. 2005 film directed by Neil Marshall For the book by Jeff Long, see The Descent (novel) . For another sim
#11 Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles is an American crime drama television series starring Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. Based on the series of Rizzoli & Isles novels by Tess Gerritsen , the plot follows Boston Homicide police detective Jane Rizzoli and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Maura
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
#13 Resident Evil: Degeneration
Resident Evil: Degeneration , known as Biohazard: Degeneration ( バイオハザード：ディジェネレーション , Baiohazādo: Dijenerēshon ) in Japan, is a 2008 Japanese adult computer-animated biopunk horror action film directed by Makoto Kamiya. It is the first full-length motion capture CG animation feature in Capcom 's Res
Kasaba is a 2016 Indian Malayalam -language action thriller film [4] written and directed by Nithin Renji Panicker , starring Mammootty , along with Neha Saxena as his pair, while Varalaxmi , Sampath Raj , and Jagadish played the important supporting roles. [5] [6] The first day gross was the highes
Bear Island is a 1979 thriller film loosely based on the 1971 novel Bear Island by Alistair MacLean . It was directed by Don Sharp and starred Donald Sutherland , Vanessa Redgrave , Richard Widmark , Christopher Lee and Lloyd Bridges . 1979 British film Bear Island Cinema poster Directed by Don Shar
#16 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Run for Your Life is an American television drama television series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968 . The series was created by Roy Huggins , who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive . Run for Your Life
False Flag (original title in Hebrew : כפולים Translit. : Kfulim Translated : "Doubles" ) is an Israeli television thriller drama series. False Flag Also known as Kfulim כפולים Genre Drama , Thriller Created by Maria Feldman Amit Cohen Based on Mahmoud al-Mabhouh case Written by Amit Cohen Directe
#18 OK Baytong
OK Baytong ( Thai : โอเค เบตง ) is a 2003 Thai drama film about Buddhist - Muslim relations in southern Thailand . It is written and directed by Nonzee Nimibutr . This article is about a Thai film. For the cities and districts in Malaysia and Thailand, see Betong (disambiguation) . This article does
It's a Boy Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran [1] and written by Geoff Deane , starring Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong and set in the United States but produced in the United Kingdom. The producers of the film are David Furnish , Steve Hamilton Shaw of Rocket Pictu
Taras Bulba is a 1962 American Color by Deluxe in Eastmancolor adventure film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol 's novel Taras Bulba , starring Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner . The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson . The story line of the film is considerably different from that of Gogol's novel, altho
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE FRSA (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2021, more than eighty full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, whe
Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter, specializing in reviving antique silent films. [1] [2] American film producer Robert Youngson Born ( 1917-11-27 ) November 27, 1917 Brooklyn , New York, U.S. Died April 8, 1974 (1974-04-08) (aged 5
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series Dawson's Creek , Brothers & Sisters , Everwood , Political Animals , Riverdale , Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and You , in addition to h
Rudolph John Chauncey Fisher (May 9, 1897 – December 26, 1934) was an American physician , radiologist , novelist , short story writer, dramatist , musician, and orator . His father was John Wesley Fisher, a clergyman, his mother was Glendora Williamson Fisher, and he had two siblings. Fisher marrie
Padmanath Gohain Baruah ( Assamese : পদ্মনাথ গোহাঞি বৰুৱা ; 1871–1946) was the first president of Asam Sahitya Sabha and a prominent name in the early part of modern Assamese literature . He was a novelist, poet, dramatist of excellence, analyst and a thought provoking writer. Considering his toweri
Frederic Alan Schepisi AO ( / ˈ s k ɛ p s i / SKEP -see ; [1] born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. [2] His credits include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith , Plenty , Roxanne , A Cry in the Dark , Mr. Baseball , Six Degrees of Separation , and Last Orders .
Mirko Kovač (26 December 1938 – 19 August 2013 [1] ) was a Yugoslav writer. In his rich career he wrote novels, short stories, essays, film scripts, TV and radio plays. Among his best known works are the novels Gubilište , Životopis Malvine Trifković , Vrata od utrobe , Grad u zrcalu , the short sto
John Colton (December 31, 1887 – December 26, 1946) was an American playwright and screenwriter born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spent the first 14 years of his life in Japan where his English father was a diplomat. After returning to the US he soon worked for a Minneapolis newspaper. American pla
Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL ( / ˈ r oʊ l ɪ ŋ / "rolling"; [1] born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling , is a British author and philanthropist . She wrote Harry Potter , a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 500 million
#10 Antoine Houdar de la Motte
Antoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 1672 – 26 December 1731) was a French author. French author Antoine Houdar de la Motte Born ( 1672-01-18 ) 18 January 1672 Paris Died 26 December 1731 (1731-12-26) (aged 59) Paris Occupation Choreographer, writer, librettist, playwright, poet De la Motte wa
#11 Karl Brown (cinematographer)
Karl Brown (December 26, 1896 – March 25, 1990) was an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director. He was also a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and served as vice president from 1924 to 1925. American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director Karl Brown Brow
#12 Bill Lawrence (TV producer)
William Van Duzer Lawrence IV (born December 26, 1968) is an American screenwriter , producer , and director . He is the creator of the series Scrubs and co-creator of shows including Cougar Town , Spin City , Ground Floor , Ted Lasso , and the short-lived animated series Clone High , in which he al
#13 Sonia Escolano
Sonia Escolano is a Valencian film director, born in Alicante in December 1980. She moved to Alcalá de Henares in 1996 to study literature. After that, she filmed several short films like Mr. Long-neck , which won second prize at the Alcine film festival. [1] In 2006 she filmed the short film Juliet
#14 Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy ( / ˈ b oʊ f ɔɪ / ; born 26 December 1966) [1] is a British screenwriter . [2] Born in Keighley , West Riding of Yorkshire , he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills , Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School , he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated fro
#15 Isaac Aisemberg
Isaac Aisemberg [1] [2] [3] (22 January 1918 – 26 December 1997) was a writer, screenwriter and Argentine dramatist. Among his most outstanding contributions is his collaboration in the adaptation for the film Hombre de la esquina rosada of Jorge Luis Borges and his novel Cuestion de dados. Isaac Ai
#16 Ted Childs
Ted Childs is a British television producer , screenwriter , and director . British television producer, screenwriter, and director This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2020 ) Ted Childs Born Edward Samuel Childs ( 1934-12-26 ) 26 December 1934 (age 87) Hackney ,
#17 Catherine Turney
Catherine Turney (December 26, 1906 – September 9, 1998) was an American writer and screenwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois , she was active from the 1930s to the 1970s. She was one of the first women writers to become a contract worker at Warner Brothers , [1] where she worked from 1943 to 1948 on
#18 Pamela Pettler
Pamela Pettler is an American screenwriter, television producer and television writer. American screenwriter Pamela Pettler Occupation Screenwriter, television producer, television writer Years active 1982–present In television, she has written episodes for ABC Weekend Specials , Charles in Charge
#19 Nathanael West
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein ; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. [1] He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries. Ame
Earle Morris Basinsky, Jr. (1923–1963 [1] ) was an American crime novelist and protégé of Mickey Spillane . He wrote two novels, 1955's The Big Steal and 1956's Death is a Cold, Keen Edge , and five short stories. American crime novelist Earle Basinsky Born Earle Morris Basinsky, Jr. ( 1921-12-26 )
J. H. M. Abbott (1874 – 1953) was an Australian novelist and poet who was born in Haydonton, Murrurundi , New South Wales in 1874. Australian novelist and poet J. H. M. Abbott Born John Henry Macartney Abbott ( 1874-12-26 ) 26 December 1874 Haydonton, New South Wales Died 12 August 1953 (1953-08-12)
Richard Anderson Falk (born November 13, 1930) [1] is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University , [2] and Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor 's Chairman of the Board of Trustees. [3] In 2004, he was listed as the author or coauthor of 20 books and the editor or
Reginald Stephen Copleston (26 December 1845 – 19 April 1925) was an Anglican priest and author [1] who served as a bishop in India for more than 30 years. [2] Reginald Copleston Reginald Stephen Copleston (1845-1925). Collodion negative by Alexander Bassano, 1895. Born 26 December 1845 Barnes , Lon
Sam Aaronovitch (26 December 1919 – 30 May 1998) [1] was a British economist, academic, working class intellectual and senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain . English economist Sam Aaronovitch Born Samuel Aaronovitch ( 1919-12-26 ) 26 December 1919 London, England Died 30 May 1998 (1
Alexander Kinloch Forbes (7 July 1821 – 31 August 1865) was a colonial administrator in British India . Colonial administrator in British India Alexander Kinloch Forbes Portrait and signature of Alexander Kinloch Forbes Born ( 1821-07-07 ) July 7, 1821 London , England Died August 31, 1865 (1865-08-
#7 Johann Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis
Johann Gaudenz Gubert Graf (and Freiherr) von Salis-Seewis (26 December 1762 – 29 January 1834) was a Swiss poet, writer, politician and librettist . [1] Swiss poet This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline
K. Saraswathi Amma (14 April 1919 – 26 December 1975) [1] was a Malayalam feminist writer whose short stories have been anthologised in translation in several American texts. According to critic Jancy James , "In the entire history of women's writing in Kerala, Saraswathi Amma's is the most tragic c
Billie Sue Mosiman (born Stahl June 5, 1947 - December 26, 2018) was an American writer. Mosiman was known for her novels and over 200 short stories that encompassed the genres of horror , science fiction , fantasy , thrillers and suspense fiction. American writer
#10 Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 [2] – c. 1914 [3] ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Admini
Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 1843 – 2 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then-Prince Carol on 15 November 1869. "Carmen-Sylva" red
#12 Leung Man-tao
Leung Man-tao ( Chinese : 梁文道 ; pinyin : Liáng Wéndào ;, born 26 December 1970) is a Hong Kong writer, critic and host. [1] [2] [3] [4] Hong Kong writer In this Chinese name , the family name is Leung . Leung Man-tao Leung in 2009 in Guangzhou Native name 梁文道 Born ( 1970-12-26 ) December 26, 1970 (a
August (or, as he afterwards called himself, Adolf ) Ludwig Follen (21 January 1794 – 26 December 1855) was a German poet . German poet (1794–1855)
#14 Rishi Patialvi
Rishi Patialvi ( Urdu : رِشی پٹیالوی ), (1917–1999), born Bam Dev Sharma, [1] hailing from Hoshiarpur District (Punjab), was a popular Urdu poet belonging to Daagh Dehlvi’s lineage. He was a disciple of Naseem Noormahali who was a disciple of Labhu Ram Josh Malsiyani (1883-1976), a disciple of Mirza
#15 Caleb Carr
Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American military historian and author. [2] [3] Carr is the second of three sons born to Lucien Carr and Francesca Von Hartz. [4] American military historian and author For other people named Caleb Carr, see Caleb Carr (disambiguation) . Caleb Carr Born ( 1955-
#16 Borys Todurov
Borys Todurov ( Ukrainian : Борис Тодуров ; born 2 January 1965, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian cardiac surgeon , professor , honored doctor of Ukraine, director of The Heart Institute, public figure, and blogger . He carried out the first heart transplant in Ukraine. He is an advocate of economics-based heal
#17 Emilio Praga
Emilio Praga (18 December 1839 – 26 December 1875) was an Italian writer, painter, poet and librettist . He is the father of the artist Marco Praga . He belongs to the artistic movement Scapigliatura . Le madri galanti , 1863 Penombre , 1864 Fiabe e leggende , 1867 Memorie del presbiterio , 1881 Ita
#18 Pierre Villiers
Pierre Antoine Jean-Baptiste Villiers (10 March 1760 – Paris , 21 July 1849) was a French playwright , journalist and poet. French playwright, journalist and poet For other uses, see Villiers .
#19 Felix Wierzbicki
Felix Wierzbicki ( Polish : Feliks Paweł Wierzbicki [Felix Paul Wierzbicki]; 1 January 1815, in Czerniawka, Volhynia , Poland, now Chernyavka, Zhytomyr Oblast , Ukraine – 26 December 1860, in San Francisco ) was a Polish-American veteran of the November 1830 Uprising , physician, soldier, [1] travel
#20 Håkon Evjenth
Håkon Evjenth (26 December 1894 – 10 June 1951) was a Norwegian jurist, non-fiction writer, short-story writer and children's writer. He is probably best remembered for his children's books. Håkon Evjenth Born ( 1894-12-26 ) 26 December 1894 Bodø , Norway Died 10 June 1951 (1951-06-10) (aged 56) N