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Toshiyuki Toyonaga ( 豊永 利行 , Toyonaga Toshiyuki , born April 28, 1984) is a Japanese actor and singer. He began working on television and stage as a child actor. Following his debut as a voice actor in 2002, he currently works with the Super Eccentric Theater Inc. He played Mikado Ryugamine in Durar
Stephanie Ann D'Abruzzo ( / d ə ˈ b r uː z oʊ / ; [1] born December 7, 1971) is an American actress, puppeteer and singer. She has performed various Muppets in the TV program Sesame Street . She held starring roles on Oobi and The Book of Pooh . She was one of the original cast members of the stage
#3 Jemma Rix
Jemma Rix (née Stevenson ; born 25 December 1984) is an Australian theatre performer, who has played the role of Elphaba in the Melbourne, Sydney, Australian and Asian touring companies of Wicked . Rix first performed the role in the shortened 30-minute version of the show at Universal Studios Japan
#4 Tracy Wright
Tracy Wright (December 7, 1959 – June 22, 2010) was a Canadian actress who was known for her stage and film performances, as well as her presence in Canada's avant-garde for over 20 years. [1] Canadian actress Tracy Wright Born ( 1959-12-07 ) December 7, 1959 Toronto , Ontario , Canada Died June 22,
#5 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
Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed El Hamaki ( Arabic : محمد إبراهيم محمد الحماقي [mæˈħæm.mæd ebɾɑˈhiːm elˈħæˈmæːʔi] ; born 4 November 1975) [1] is an Egyptian singer . In 2010, he won the "Best Arabia Act" award from MTV Europe Music Awards and the Music Award in 2006, for "Ahla Haga Fiki" . He was a coach at
Abigail Kubheka (born 7 December 1939) is a South African singer, songwriter and actress. On the SABC TV series Generations: The Legacy , she plays the role of Zondiwe Mogale, the mother of Tau Mogale ( Rapulana Seiphemo ) and Tshidi Phakade ( Letoya Makhene ). [1] South African singer, songwriter a
#8 Gong Jun
Gong Jun ( Chinese : 龚俊 , born 29 November 1992 [1] ), also known as Simon Gong , is a Chinese actor. He gained attention for his role in Lost Love In Times (2017), and further recognition for his roles in Begin Again (2020), and Word Of Honor (2021). Chinese actor In this Chinese name , the family
#9 Ilka Chase
Ilka Chase (April 8, 1905 – February 15, 1978) [1] was an American actress, radio host, and novelist. American actress and novelist Ilka Chase Chase in Now, Voyager (1942) Born ( 1905-04-08 ) April 8, 1905 New York City, U.S. Died February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15) (aged 72) Mexico City , Mexico Occup
#10 Priscilla Barnes
Priscilla Anne Barnes (born December 7, 1954) is an American actress. [1] She is best known for her role as Terri Alden in the ABC sitcom Three's Company , between 1981 and 1984. Barnes also has appeared in films, including A Vacation in Hell (1979), Licence to Kill (1989), Stepfather III (1992), Th
#11 John Agar
John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima , Fort Apache , and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon . In his later career he was the star of B movies , such as Tarantula! , T
#12 Cho Ramaswamy
Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy , better known as Cho Ramaswamy (5 October 1934 [1] – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, dialogue writer, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu . He was a popular comedian in the 1960s and 70s, and h
#13 Loretta Swit
Loretta Jane Swit (born Loretta Szwed , November 4, 1937) is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit is best known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H , for which she won two Emmy Awards . American actress Loretta Swit Swit on M*A*S
#14 Maryse Mizanin
Maryse Mizanin [5] ( / m ə ˈ r iː s / ; née Ouellet ; born January 21, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler , actress, and glamour model . She is currently signed to WWE , appearing on the Raw brand alongside her husband The Miz , under the ring name Maryse . After spending years modeling, incl
#15 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
Katarzyna Janina Łaniewska-Błaszczak (20 June 1933 – 7 December 2020) was a Polish theatre and film actress, opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic , and a political activist since 1989. Polish actress (1933–2020) Katarzyna Łaniewska Katarzyna Łaniewska in 1968 Born Katarzyna Janina Łan
#17 Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang Cheng Lin ( Chinese : 楊丞琳 ; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. Taiwanese actress and singer This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points . ( September 2021 ) In this Chinese name , the family name is Yang . Rainie
Jocelyne Boisseau is a French film and television actress . [1] She was married at one time to the German actor Gernot Endemann . French film and television actress This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove thes
#19 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
#20 Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan " Barbra " Streisand ( / ˈ s t r aɪ s æ n d / ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer and actress. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).
Lieutenant Templeton Arthur Peck , played by Dirk Benedict , is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action-adventure television series The A-Team . [5] A recognized war hero, he is often referred to as (The) Faceman or simply Face . Although creators Stephen J. Cannel
#2 Reptil
Reptil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is best known as a supporting member on The Super Hero Squad Show and a member of Avengers Academy in the comics. This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style . (
#3 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
#4 Mr. Hooper
Mr. Harold Hooper (played by Will Lee ) was one of the first four human characters to appear on the television series Sesame Street . Created by producer and writer Jon Stone , Mr. Hooper is the original proprietor of Hooper's Store , the neighborhood variety store and combination diner/corner store
#5 Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph " Nick " Fury Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee , he first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), a World War II combat series that portra
Asok ( / ˈ ɑː ʃ ʊ k / AH -shuuk ) is an Indian intern in the Dilbert comic strip. [1] [2] His first appearance was March 18, 1996. [3] He is a brilliant graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology . [4] [5] Fictional character Asok Dilbert character First appearance March 18, 1996 in Dilbert Cr
Nelson Lee was one of the longest-running detectives of the British story papers . [1] Throughout his 40-year run in the Amalgamated Press papers, he was perhaps second only to Sexton Blake in popularity. [2] [1] Created in 1894 by Maxwell Scott (the pseudonym of Dr. John Staniforth 1863-1927) he ap
Michael Corleone is a fictional character and the protagonist of Mario Puzo 's 1969 novel The Godfather . In the three Godfather films , directed by Francis Ford Coppola , Michael was portrayed by Al Pacino , for which he was twice-nominated for Academy Awards . Michael is the youngest son of Vito C
William MacMoran MacDougal , better known as Groundskeeper Willie , is a recurring character on The Simpsons , voiced by Dan Castellaneta . He is the head groundskeeper and Janitor at Springfield Elementary School . Willie is almost feral in nature and is immensely proud of his Scottish origin. He i
#10 Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Link [lower-alpha 3] is the protagonist of Nintendo 's video game franchise The Legend of Zelda . He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto . Link was introduced as the hero of the original 1986 The Legend of Zelda video game and has appeared in a total of 19 entries in the ser
The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appears in the opening and/or closing credit sequences of every film in The Pink Panther series except for A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau . [1] In the storyline of the original film, the "Pink Panther" is the name of a valuable pink d
#12 The Tramp
The Tramp ( Charlot in several languages), also known as the Little Tramp , was English actor Charlie Chaplin 's most memorable on-screen character and an icon in world cinema during the era of silent film . The Tramp is also the title of a silent film starring Chaplin, which Chaplin wrote and direc
#13 Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone (born Vito Andolini ) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's 1969 novel The Godfather and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola 's film trilogy . Vito is originally portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1972 film The Godfather , and later by Oreste Baldini as a boy and by Robert De N
#14 Straight Arrow
The Straight Arrow radio program was a western adventure series for juveniles which was broadcast, mostly twice weekly in the United States from 1948 or 1949 through 1951. [2] A total of 292 episodes were aired. [3] American radio drama and comic series Comics character Straight Arrow Straight Arrow
#15 Mister Negative
Mister Negative is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , usually as an enemy of Spider-Man , the Punisher , and Cloak & Dagger . The character was created by Dan Slott and Phil Jimenez , and first appeared in "Swing Shift", a story in Free Comic Book
#16 Neon the Unknown
Neon the Unknown is a fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comic Books created by Jerry Iger for Quality Comics . Neon first appeared in a story penciled and inked by Lou Fine in Hit Comics #1 and was featured on the cover. [1] His stories ran in issues 1–17. [2] Superhero created for Quality
#17 Jolly Jumper
Jolly Jumper is a horse character in the Franco-Belgian comics series Lucky Luke , created by Belgian artist Morris . Described as "the smartest horse in the west" and able to perform tasks such as chess -playing and tightrope walking , Jolly Jumper accompanies his cowboy in their travels across the
#18 Tonto
Tonto is a fictional character ; he is the Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi ) companion of the Lone Ranger , a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker . Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters'
#19 Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the Looney Tunes series of animated cartoons , first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical cartoon short Fast and Furry-ous . In each episode, the cunning, devious and constantly hungry coyote repeatedly attempts to catch and subs
Prophet is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by Image Comics . Created by Rob Liefeld , he first appeared in Youngblood #2 (July 1992). Comic book character Comics character Prophet Cover art for Prophet #1 (1993) by Rob Liefeld. Publication information Publisher Image Comic
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film starring, co-produced and directed by James Franco . It was written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber , based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell 's 2013 non-fiction book of the same title . The film chronicles an unlikely frie
Lukyamuzi Bashir (or Badi )(born 7 December 1986) is a Ugandan music director, film director and producer. [1] [2] He directed Blu*3 's video Where you are featuring Goodlyfe Crew , Iryn Namubiru ’s Bona Obasinga, and Vumilia by Chameleone . [3] He also directed Goodlyfe Crew 's music videos Talk n
Hammer & Tongs is the pseudonym of British director and producer duo, promo and film director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith , as well as the name of their production company. Best known for their work on music videos for Blur (" Coffee & TV ") and Supergrass (" Pumping on Your Stereo ")
#4 Bryan Singer
Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) [1] is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed. American filmmaker Bryan Singer Singer in 2015 Born Bryan Jay Singer ( 1965-09-17 ) September 17, 1965 (age 57) New York
Michael Giacchino ( / dʒ ə ˈ k iː n oʊ / ; [1] born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for films, television and video games. He has also served as a director for film and television. He has received many awards, including an Oscar for his work on Up (2009), an Emmy for his work on L
#6 Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés ( Spanish: [ˈlwiz βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles] ; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican [2] [3] filmmaker [1] who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and most influen
#7 He Qun
He Qun ( Chinese : 何群 ; 7 December 1955 – 31 December 2016) was a Chinese filmmaker. A graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy , he was an inaugural member of China's "Fifth Generation" movement. [1] [2] In this Chinese name , the family name is He . He Qun Born ( 1955-12-07 ) Decembe
Tazuko Sakane ( 坂根 田鶴子 , Sakane Tazuko , December 7, 1904 – September 2, 1975) was a Japanese film director. [1] She was Japan's first female director, followed by Kinuyo Tanaka . Her first feature film New Clothing ( 初姿 Hatsu Sugata, 1936) is known to be a first Japanese feature film directed by a
#9 Abbas–Mustan
Abbas–Mustan is an Indian filmmaking duo consisting of brothers Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla , known for directing stylish suspense, action and romantic thrillers in Bollywood with dark-lighted themes. [1] The duo directed the Bollywood films Khiladi , Baazigar , Soldier ,
#10 George Banfield
George Banfield (1888–1963) [1] was a British film producer and director. He first entered the film industry in 1908. During the mid-1920s he began producing series of short films during the Slump of 1924 . In 1926 he formed a new company British Filmcraft, and bought Walthamstow Studios . [2] The c
#11 John Hubley
John Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an American animation director , art director , producer and writer of traditional animation films known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in
#12 Michael Nolin
Michael Nolin is an American former motion picture producer, former studio executive and former writer/director. [1] American film director This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2021 ) Michael Nolin Born ( 1950-12-07 ) December 7, 1950 (age 71) Manh
#13 Sanzhar Sultanov
Sanzhar Sultan (born December 7, 1988, as Sanzhar Sultanov ) is a Canadian film director , producer and screenwriter . [1] [2] Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter Sanzhar Sultanov Born ( 1988-12-07 ) December 7, 1988 (age 33) Korday , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union Occupation Film directo
Antonio Fraguas de Pablo , better known as Forges (17 January 1942 – 22 February 2018), [1] was a Spanish graphic humorist . His artistic name is based on the translation to Catalan of the word fraguas . Spanish editorial cartoonist, comics artist and caricaturist (1942–2018) For the Spanish Olympic
#15 Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) [1] was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray , Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen . He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema , directing films
#16 Marlen Khutsiev
Marlen Martynovich Khutsiev ( Russian : Марле́н Марты́нович Хуци́ев ; 4 October 1925 – 19 March 2019 [1] ) was a Georgian -born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include I Am Twenty and July Rain . He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986. [2]
#17 Ali Hatami
Ali Hatami ( Persian : علی حاتمی , August 14, 1944 – December 7, 1996) was an Iranian film director , screenwriter , art director, and costume designer. The Tehran Times dubbed him "the Hafez of Iranian cinema due to the poetic ambiance of his movies." [1] Iranian film director Ali Hatami Born Ali H
#18 Boris Stepantsev
Boris Pavlovich Stepantsev ( Russian : Борис Павлович Степанцев ; 7 December 1929 — 21 May 1983) was a Soviet and Russian animation director , animator, artist and book illustrator, as well as a vice-president of ASIFA (1972–1982) and creative director of the Multtelefilm animation department of the
#19 Alan Bridges
Alan Bridges (28 September 1927 – 7 December 2013) [1] was an English film and television director. English actor Alan Bridges Born ( 1927-09-28 ) 28 September 1927 Liverpool , England Died 7 December 2013 (2013-12-07) (aged 86) Occupation Film director Years active 1961-1991 In 1967 Bridges dir
Marie Louise Asseu (November 21, 1966 – December 7, 2016) was an Ivorian actress, director and film producer, better known by her nickname Malou . [1] In addition, she was also the founder of the Limale Festival of Cote d' Ivore. Asseu also released various albums.
The Company of Strangers (US release title: Strangers in Good Company ; French title: Le Fabuleux gang des sept [2] ) is a Canadian film, released in 1990. It was directed by Cynthia Scott and was written by Scott, Sally Bochner, David Wilson and Gloria Demers. The film depicts eight women on a bus
#2 Women's Murder Club (TV series)
Women's Murder Club is an American police procedural and legal drama that aired on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California , and is based on the series of novels by the same name written by James Patterson . Series creators Elizabeth Craft and Sarah
#3 Eischied
Eischied ( / ˈ aɪ ʃ aɪ d / , EYE -shide ) is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 21, 1979, to July 1, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the 1978 miniseries To Kill a Cop , which was based on the 1976 novel by Robert Daley . American crime drama
A Quiet Place Part II is a 2020 American post-apocalyptic horror film and the sequel to the 2018 film A Quiet Place , following the family from the first film as they continue to navigate and survive in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind aliens with an acute sense of hearing. The film was w
Psych: The Movie is a 2017 American made-for-television comedy film based on the USA Network dramedy series Psych . The film follows the Psych characters three years later in San Francisco , since the series finale in 2014. The movie aired on December 7, 2017, on the USA Network. [1] James Roday , D
#6 Charles II: The Power and the Passion
Charles II: The Power and the Passion is a British television film in four episodes, broadcast on BBC One in 2003, and produced by the BBC in association with the A&E Network in the United States, which also released it in North America with heavy edits. It was produced by Kate Harwood , directed by
Guppedantha Manasu (transl. Fist sized Heart ) is an Indian Telugu -language romantic drama television series airing on Star Maa from Monday - Saturday at 7:00 PM since 7 December 2020. It is also available on Disney+ Hotstar . The main plot of the serial was taken from Bengali language series Mohor
Dog Eat Dog is a 2001 British sex comedy film , directed by Moody Shoaibi and written by Moody Shoaibi and Mark Tonderai . [1] 2001 film by Moody Shoaibi Dog Eat Dog Directed by Moody Shoaibi Written by Moody Shoaibi Mark Tonderai Produced by Peter Bennett-Jones Amanda Davis Hanno Huth Paul Webster
Tora! Tora! Tora! ( Japanese : トラ・トラ・トラ！ ) is a 1970 epic war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The film was produced by Elmo Williams and directed by Richard Fleischer , Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku , and stars an ensemble cast including Martin Balsam , Joseph Co
Fellini's Casanova ( Italian : Il Casanova di Federico Fellini , lit. ' The Casanova by Federico Fellini ' ) is a 1976 Italian historical film directed by Federico Fellini from a screenplay by himself and Bernardino Zapponi , adapted from the autobiography of 18th-century Venetian adventurer and w
Das Boot is a German television series produced for Sky One [1] [2] and a sequel to Das Boot (1981). Like the film, the series is based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim 's 1973 book Das Boot , but with additions from Buchheim's 1995 sequel Die Festung . [3] [2] As the original film's plot ends in December
#12 The Naked Woman and the Gun
The Naked Woman and the Gun ( 裸女と拳銃 , Rajo to kenjū ) is a 1957 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki . [1] [2] [3] This article needs a plot summary . ( August 2020 ) 1957 Japanese film The Naked Woman and the Gun Directed by Seijun Suzuki Produced by Nikkatsu Release date Decembe
Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul , which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumoured death
#14 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
#15 Raga (film)
Raga is a 1971 documentary film about the life and music of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar , produced and directed by Howard Worth. It includes scenes featuring Western musicians Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison , as well as footage of Shankar returning to Maihar in central India, where as a young m
#16 Chicken Little (2005 film)
Chicken Little is a 2005 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation . It is loosely based on the "Henny Penny" Anglo-Saxon fairy tale . The 46th Disney animated feature film , it was directed by Mark Dindal from a screenplay by Steve Bencich , Ro
#17 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
Basant Bahar ( transl. Beautiful Spring ), directed by Raja Nawathe , [1] is a 1956 Indian film. This musical [2] had nine outstanding songs, with lyrics written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri ; and music composition by Shankar–Jaikishan . The movie is an adaptation of the Kannada novel Hamsagee
#19 Agal Vilakku
Agal Vilakku ( transl. Clay lamp ) is a 1979 Indian Tamil -language film directed by R. Selvaraj. The film stars Vijayakanth and Shoba . It was released on 7 December 1979. [1] 1970 film Agal Vilakku Title card Directed by R. Selvaraj Starring Vijayakanth Shoba Music by Ilaiyaraaja Production comp
#20 Being Mary Jane
Being Mary Jane is an American drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union , [1] that debuted January 7, 2014 on BET . [2] The 90-minute-pilot for the series aired on July 2, 2013. [3] The series follows the professional and personal life of successful TV news anc
#1 John Chamberlain (journalist)
John Rensselaer Chamberlain (October 28, 1903 – April 9, 1995) was an American journalist , business and economic historian , syndicated columnist and literary critic. He was dubbed "one of America's most trusted book reviewers" by the libertarian magazine The Freeman . [1] American journalist (1903
#1 John Hawkesworth (producer)
John Stanley Hawkesworth (7 December 1920 – 30 September 2003) was a British television and film producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs and the Granada Television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes . English producer and screenwriter (1920–2003) This a
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
Farnoosh Moshiri is an Iranian-born novelist, playwright, and librettist . She teaches creative writing and literature at University of Houston–Downtown . Moshiri has published five books of fiction: At the Wall of the Almighty (Interlink, 1999), The Bathhouse (Black Heron Press, 2001, Beacon Press
Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk [1] ( [tɔˈkart͡ʂuk] ; born 29 January 1962) is a Polish writer, activist, [2] and public intellectual . [3] She is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful authors of her generation in Poland; in 2019, she was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature as the first P
#5 Yilin Zhong
Yilin Zhong ( simplified Chinese : 钟宜霖 ; traditional Chinese : 鍾宜霖 ) is a British Chinese journalist, screenwriter and author. [1] She is the author of seventeen novels, two film screenplays, ten books and many other work including poems and literary reviews. She now lives in London. [2] This articl
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. American screenwriter, film director (1908–1966) Robert Rossen Robert Rossen Born Robert Rosen ( 1908-03-16 ) March 16, 1908 New York City, U.S
David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist, television writer, and screenwriter. English novelist and screenwriter David Mitchell Mitchell in 2006 Born David Stephen Mitchell ( 1969-01-12 ) 12 January 1969 (age 53) Southport , Lancashire, England Occupation Novelist, tele
Walter Duch Richter (born December 7, 1945) is an American screenwriter , film director and film producer . [1] He is best known for adapting Invasion of the Body Snatchers , directing The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension [2] and co-writing Big Trouble in Little China . America
Felix Jackson (born Felix Joachimson ; June 5, 1902 – December 7, 1992) was a German-born American screenwriter and film producer. German-born American screenwriter and film producer Felix Jackson Born Felix Joachimson ( 1902-06-05 ) June 5, 1902 Hamburg , German Empire Died December 7, 1992 (1992-1
#10 Pearl Cleage
Pearl Cleage (December 7, 1948) (pronounced: “cleg”) is an African-American playwright, essayist, novelist, poet and political activist. [1] [2] She is currently the Playwright in Residence at the Alliance Theatre and at the Just Us Theater Company. [3] [4] Cleage is a political activist. [2] She ta
#11 Frank Spotnitz
Frank Charles Spotnitz is an American television screenwriter and executive producer, best known for his work on The X-Files and The Man in the High Castle . [1] Spotnitz is also the chief executive officer and founder of Big Light Productions, a London and Paris-based production company, which spec
Matthew Ross is an American film director , screenwriter , journalist and fiction writer based in Brooklyn . He is best known for writing and directing Frank & Lola , which debuted at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival [1] and was later released by Universal Studios . [2] Journalist, and writer & direc
Charles Gerald Wood FRSL [1] (6 August 1932 – 1 February 2020) was a playwright and scriptwriter for radio, television, and film. [2] He lived in England . British playwright and scriptwriter (1932–2020) Charles Gerald Wood Born ( 1932-08-06 ) 6 August 1932 Guernsey Died 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
#14 Tina Howe
Tina Howe (born November 21, 1937) is an American playwright . In a career that spans more than four decades, Howe's best-known works include Museum , The Art of Dining , Painting Churches , Coastal Disturbances , and Pride's Crossing . American playwright (born 1937) Tina Howe Howe in 2016 Born ( 1
#15 Arch Oboler
Arch Oboler (December 7, 1909 – March 19, 1987) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in radio, films, theater, and television. He generated much attention with his radio scripts, particularly the horror series Lights Out , and his work in radio re
#16 Steve Franks
Steve Franks is an American screenwriter , director and musician based in Orange County, California . He is best known as the creator of the USA Network original series Psych . American television director, producer and writer For those of a similar name, see Steven Frank (disambiguation) . Steve Fr
#17 Joseph Losey
Joseph Walton Losey III ( / ˈ l oʊ s i / ; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin , he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to
#18 Agnes Parsons
Agnes Parsons (born Jenny Parsons ) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood 's silent era. She also taught and wrote about writing after she stopped writing for the silver screen. [1] [2] American screenwriter Agnes Parsons Born Jenny Lind Parsons January 4, 1884 Burlington, Iowa, USA D
Rabindranath Tagore FRAS ( / r ə ˈ b ɪ n d r ə n ɑː t t æ ˈ ɡ ɔːr / ( listen ) ; Bengali : রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. [1] [2] [3] He reshaped Bengali literature
#20 Martins Pena
Luís Carlos Martins Pena (November 5, 1815 – December 7, 1848) was a Brazilian playwright, famous for introducing to Brazil the " comedy of manners ", winning the epithet of "the Brazilian Molière ". Brazilian playwright Martins Pena A photograph of Pena Born Luís Carlos Martins Pena ( 1815-11-05 )
Eugenio Corti (21 January 1921 – 4 February 2014) was an Italian writer born in Besana in Brianza . After participating in the Italian retreat from Russia in World War II, and a period of recovery, he joined the regular Italian army in southern Italia, to fight the German along with the Allies. Base
#2 Susan Minot
Susan Minot / ˈ m aɪ n ə t / (born December 7, 1956) is an American novelist , short story writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and painter. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2022 ) American author and screenwriter Susan Minot Born ( 1956-12-07 ) December 7, 19
#3 Val Wilmer
Valerie Sybil Wilmer (born 7 December 1941) is a British photographer and writer [1] specialising in jazz , gospel , blues , and British African-Caribbean music and culture. Her notable books include Jazz People (1970) and As Serious As Your Life (1977), both first published by Allison and Busby . [
#4 Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac [1] ( / ˈ k ɛr u . æ k / ; [2] March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac , was an American novelist and poet [3] who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg , was a pioneer of the Beat Generation . [4] American writer Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac
Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov ( Bulgarian : Никола Йонков Вапцаров ; 7 December 1909 – 23 July 1942) was a Bulgarian [1] poet , communist and revolutionary . [2] [3] [4] Working most of his life as a machinist, he only wrote in his spare time. Despite the fact that he only ever published one poetry book,
Thomas Carmichael Hindman Jr. (January 28, 1828 – September 28, 1868) was a lawyer, politician, and a senior officer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . Born in Knoxville, Tennessee , he later moved to Mississippi and became involved in politics. Serving in the Mexican–Ame
Mario Benzing (December 7, 1896 in Como – November 29, 1958) was an Italian novelist and translator of German origins, often forced to sign as Mario Benzi because of the period's fascist Italian laws. Born in Como , Italy, he settled in Milan .
Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter, best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman . The Sherman brothers produced more motion picture song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. [1] Some of their so
John Joseph Moehringer (born December 7, 1964), known by his pen name J. R. Moehringer , is an American novelist and journalist. In 2000 he won the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature writing. [1] He collaborated on the 2021 film adaptation of his memoir The Tender Bar (2005) . American journalist
#10 Joseph Alsop
Joseph Wright Alsop V (October 10, 1910 – August 28, 1989) was an American journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist from the 1930s through the 1970s. He was an influential journalist and top insider in Washington from 1945 to the late 1960s, often in conjunction with his brother Stewart Alsop .
#11 Alfred Elwes
Alfred Elwes (1819–1888) was a nineteenth-century British author of children's literature, academic , philologist , and occasional translator of French, Italian and Portuguese literature into English. He is perhaps best remembered for his translation of the medieval Arthurian romance Jaufry the Knig
#12 Reinaldo Arenas
Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990) [1] was a Cuban poet , novelist , and playwright known as a vocal critic of Fidel Castro , the Cuban Revolution , and the Cuban government . His memoir of the Cuban dissident movement and of being a political prisoner , Before Night Falls , was dict
#13 John Davies (poet, born 1569)
Sir John Davies (16 April 1569 (baptised) – 8 December 1626) was an English poet, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. He became Attorney General for Ireland and formulated many of the legal principles that underpinned the British Empire .
Johann Joachim Eschenburg (7 December 1743 – 29 February 1820) was a German critic and literary historian . German critic and literary historian This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( February 2012 ) Johann Joachim Eschenburg. He was born and educated at Hamburg , going on to
Henri Frans de Ziel (15 January 1916 – 3 February 1975), working under the pen name of Trefossa , was a neoromantic writer in Dutch and Sranan Tongo from Suriname . He is best known for the Sranan Tongo stanzas of Suriname's National Anthem . [1] Surinamese writer (1916–1975) Trefossa Born Henri Fra
#16 Liu Yichang
Liu Yichang , BBS , MH ( Chinese : 劉以鬯 ; 7 December 1918 – 8 June 2018), was a Shanghai-born and Hong Kong-based writer, editor and publisher. He is considered the founder of Hong Kong's modern literature. [1] Hong Kong writer In this Chinese name , the family name is Liu . Liu Yichang BBS , MH Liu
#17 Charles Sholes
Charles Clark Sholes (January 8, 1816 – October 5, 1867) was a Wisconsin politician and newspaperman. He was the 8th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and 2nd Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin . He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate . [1] His younger brother was Christopher Latham Sholes , th
#18 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
Edward Thomas Folliard (May 14, 1899 – November 25, 1976) was an American journalist. He spent most of his career at The Washington Post , for which he covered the White House from the presidency of Calvin Coolidge to that of Lyndon B. Johnson . [1] He had friendly relations with both Harry S. Truma
Peter Rudolf Gisela Horn (7 December 1934 – 23 July 2019) was a Czech-born South African poet. [1] He made his mark especially with his anti- Apartheid poetry. [2] [3] At the end of World War II he had to flee from his home and settled with his parents first in Bavaria and later in Freiburg im Breis