langs: 12 октября [ru] / october 12 [en] / 12. oktober [de] / 12 octobre [fr] / 12 ottobre [it] / 12 de octubre [es]
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#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
#2 Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE ( / ˈ ɡ ɛ l d ɒ f / ; [1] born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and political activist . He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats , who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement.
Thomas Mikal Ford (September 5, 1964 – October 12, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as Thomas "Tommy" Strawn [2] on the FOX sitcom Martin , which originally aired from 1992 until 1997. He also had a recurring role as Mel Parker in the UPN sitcom The Parkers fr
#4 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
Elizabeth Ann Cole , known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley , is an American actress of theatre, film, and television. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards , winning once in 1962 for Take Her, She's Mine . Ashley was also nominated for the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for her supporting p
Shwetha Bandekar is an Indian film and Tamil television actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films and Tamil serials. She has appeared in films including Aalwar , Valluvan Vasuki , as well as in the Sun TV series Chandralekha . [1] Indian film and Tamil television actress This biography of a
Elvis Aaron Presley [lower-alpha 1] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis , was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century . His energized interpretations of songs and sexually
Wanniarachchige Damayanthi Priyalatha Fonseka (born 25 August 1960 as දමයන්ති ෆොන්සේකා ) [Sinhala]), popularly as Damayanthi Fonseka , is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema , theater and television as well as a director and producer. [1] Sri Lankan actress Damayanthi Fonseka දමයන්ති ෆොන්සේකා Born Wanni
Joseph J. Franz (October 12, 1883 – September 9, 1970) was an actor and film director during the silent film era in the United States. Franz was born in Utica, New York . He died in Los Angeles in 1970. He was sometimes credited as Joseph J. Franz . [1] [2] [3] He features in a Frontier advertisemen
#10 Yuta Nakamoto
Yuta Nakamoto ( 中本悠太 , Nakamoto Yūta , born October 26, 1995) , known professionally as Yuta ( Korean : 유타 ), is a Japanese singer, dancer, rapper, and actor based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT , debuting in the group's second fixed sub-unit NCT 127 in 2016 short
#11 Pamelyn Ferdin
Pamelyn Wanda Ferdin (born February 4, 1959) is an American animal rights activist and a former child actress. Ferdin's acting career was primarily during the 1960s and 1970s, though she appeared in projects sporadically in the 1980s and later years. She began her acting career in television commerc
#12 Jodi Gordon
Jodi Lee Gordon (previously Anasta ; [1] born 1 February 1985) is an Australian actress and model. From 2005 to 2010 she portrayed Martha MacKenzie in Home and Away . Gordon won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2006. Gordon competed in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars
Ambrosine Phillpotts (13 September 1912 – 12 October 1980) was a British actress of theatre, TV, radio and film. [1] The Times wrote, "She was one of the last great stage aristocrats, a stylish comedienne best known for playing on stage and screen a succession of increasingly 'grandes dames' with an
#14 Doris Grau
Doris Grau (October 12, 1924 – December 30, 1995) was an American script supervisor , actress, and voice artist from Brooklyn . Shortly after moving to Hollywood in 1940, she began her career with supervising film and television scripts. She continued to do this until the 1990s and worked on films s
#15 Euan Morton
Euan Douglas George Morton (born Iain Middleton on 13 August 1977) is a Scottish actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Boy George in the musical Taboo , receiving nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for his performance. He is currently playing the role of King Geor
#16 Dalton Cathey
Dalton Cathey (October 12, 1946 - December 31, 1990) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and TV series throughout the 1960s to the 1990s. American actor Dalton Cathey Cathey w/ Gail Edwards in "All About Eve." Born ( 1946-10-12 ) October 12, 1946 Tallahassee , Florida , U.S. Died De
Lee Ji-hyun (born October 12, 1983) is a South Korean actress and singer. She debuted in 1998 in the girl band Circle and then joined Jewelry in 2001. [1] She left Jewelry in 2006 and became a host and actress, saying she had not been prepared to be a singer. [2] South Korean actress and singer For
#18 Conchata Ferrell
Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943 – October 12, 2020) was an American actress. Although she was a regular cast member of five TV sitcoms , she was best known for playing Berta the housekeeper for all 12 seasons of Two and a Half Men . For her performance as Berta, she received two nominations
#19 Sneha (actress)
Suhasini Rajaram Naidu (born 12 October 1981), known by her stage name Sneha , is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil film industry and Telugu film industry. She made her debut with Malayalam movie Ingane Oru Nilapakshi She debuted in Telugu in the year 2001 with the film Priyamaina Neeku
#20 David Scheller
David Scheller (born October 12, 1972) is a German actor . German actor (born 1972) David Scheller Born ( 1972-10-12 ) October 12, 1972 (age 49) Munich, Germany Occupation actor Years active 1992–present Since the early 1990s he appeared in many German TV- and film productions and also participa
#1 Ray (The Promised Neverland)
Ray ( Japanese : レイ , Hepburn : Rei ) is a character in the manga series The Promised Neverland , created by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu . Ray is an 11-year-old boy living at Grace Field House. Like Emma and Norman , Ray consistently gets perfect scores on his daily exams. He is known for being an
S.D. "Snake" Plissken [1] is the protagonist of the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. He is portrayed by Kurt Russell , and created by director John Carpenter and screenwriter Nick Castle . An anti-hero , he is a former Special Forces operator/war hero in World War III turned criminal.
Emily Prentiss is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds , portrayed by Paget Brewster . Prentiss first appeared in "The Last Word" (episode nine of season two ), replacing Agent Elle Greenaway ( Lola Glaudini ), who had quit in "The Boogeyman". Her role in the show's sixth seas
#4 Cingöz Recai
Cingöz Recai ( English: Recai the Shrewd ) is a fictional character in a series of books created by the well known Turkish author Peyami Safa in 1924. In addition to his novels of high literary value, Safa also wrote detective fiction using the pseudonym Server Bedii . [1] Fictional character Cingöz
#5 Kamala Khan
Kamala Khan is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson , and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie , Kamala is Marvel's first Muslim character and South Asian American personality w
#6 Harmon Rabb
Harmon 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. is a fictional character and lead role in the American television series JAG . The character was created by Donald P. Bellisario , as a work for hire for Paramount Television , in the script for the JAG pilot episode , which was filmed and then aired by NBC on September 23, 1
Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character created by Jim Henson and Jon Stone for the PBS / HBO children's television program Sesame Street . He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can . Oscar's favorite thing is trash , as evidenced by the song " I Love Trash ", with a running them
#8 Dick Grayson (Titans character)
Richard John Grayson , also known by his superhero alias Nightwing, is a fictional character and a superhero on the DC Universe , and later HBO Max , television series Titans , [1] based on the character of the same name created by Bill Finger , [2] and adapted for television by Akiva Goldsman , Geo
#9 Greninja
Greninja ( ゲッコウガ , Gekkōga , / ɡ r ɛ ˈ n ɪ n dʒ ə / greh- NIN -jə ) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak 's Pokémon franchise, introduced in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y , that has since appeared across a wide variety of Pokémon media. It is the final evolution of Froakie , the Water-type star
#10 Emma (The Promised Neverland)
Emma ( Japanese : エマ , Hepburn : Ema ) is the main protagonist of the manga series The Promised Neverland , created by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu . Emma is an 11-year-old girl living at Grace Field House. She consistently gets perfect scores on her daily exams. She is the life of the party and a
#11 Flip the Frog
Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American animator Ub Iwerks . He starred in a series of cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933. [1] The series had many recurring characters besides Flip; including Flip's dog, the mul
#12 Roy D. Mercer
Roy D. Mercer was a fictional character created by American disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma . Douglas, who performed Mercer's voice, used the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performed prank calls . The two released twelve a
O Menino Maluquinho ( The Nutty Boy ) is a comic book and comic strip series created by Brazilian writer and cartoonist Ziraldo . It was based on the eponymous children's book published in 1980 which for many years was regarded as a classic of children's literature in Brazil, getting spun off into m
Margaret Catherine Sheila Thompson is a fictional character in the HBO crime drama series Boardwalk Empire , portrayed by Kelly Macdonald . An Irish immigrant living in 1920s Atlantic City, New Jersey , she is the mistress and eventual wife of Atlantic County treasurer and crime boss Enoch "Nucky" T
#15 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
#16 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
Cable ( Nathan Christopher Charles Summers ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men . The child Nathan first appeared as a newborn infant in The Uncanny X-Men #201 (Jan. 1986) created by writer Chris
#18 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
#19 Harvey Birdman
Harvey Raymond Randall Birdman is a fictional superhero / attorney at law who first appeared on the Hanna-Barbera show Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967–1968) as Ray Randall, Birdman , voiced by Keith Andes . [1] After returning as guest host in Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994–2001; 2001–2004; 2006
#20 Linden Cullen
Linden Cullen is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City , portrayed by actor Duncan Pow . He made his first appearance in the series ten episode "Stolen", broadcast on 15 January 2008. The character was the head of Holby City Hospital 's surgical admissions ward. He was killed o
#1 Ian Levine
Ian Geoffrey Levine (born 22 June 1953) [1] is a British songwriter , producer , and DJ . A moderniser of Northern soul music in the UK, and a developer of the style of Hi-NRG , he has written and produced records with sales totalling over 40 million. [2] Levine was once known as a fan of the long-r
#2 Ehtesham
Abu Nur Muhammad Ehteshamul Haq (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham , was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka , and one of Bangladesh's leading directors. [1] Bangladeshi/Pakistani film director
#3 Albert Pyun
Albert Pyun (born May 19, 1953) [1] is an American film director who made low-budget B-movies and direct-to-video action films. The Independent Film Channel said that Pyun "has carved out a unique niche as a director of low-budget, high-concept genre films starring actors past their prime", adding t
#4 Drew Fortier
Andrew Lawrence Fortier (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, guitarist, filmmaker, actor, and author. He is best known for his work with The Lucid ; which he cofounded alongside Vinnie Dombroski ( Sponge ), David Ellefson (ex Megadeth ), and Mike Heller ( Fear Factory ). [1] [2] He was guit
#5 Steve Ressel
Steve Ressel (born October 12, 1967) is an American comic book artist, animator, storyboard artist, producer and director. Steve directed animated series such as Invader Zim , The Wild Thornberrys , Duckman , Stressed Eric , God, the Devil and Bob , Rugrats and others. Ressel directed and produced t
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
Gareth Huw Evans (born 1980) [1] [2] is a Welsh film director, screenwriter, editor, and action choreographer. He is best known for the Indonesian action crime films Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011), and The Raid 2 (2014), and for bringing the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat into world cinema
Oinam Gautam Singh (popularly known as O. Gautam ) is an Indian film director and editor who works in Manipuri films . [1] [2] He started his career in Manipuri cinema as an editor and later took up direction since more than a decade. [3] One of the successful filmmakers in Manipuri Cinema , he is t
#9 R. J. Cutler
R. J. Cutler (born 1962 [1] ) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, television producer and theater director. American film director R. J. Cutler R. J. Cutler at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival . Born 1962 (age 59 – 60) [1] United States Occupation Filmmaker , television producer , documentarian
#10 Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway , CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his films are the scenic composition and illumination and the contrast
#11 Jin Yong
Louis Cha Leung-yung [2] GBM OBE ( Chinese : 查良鏞 ; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), [3] [4] better known by his pen name Jin Yong ( Chinese : 金庸 ), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia (" martial arts and chivalry ") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newsp
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
#13 Soheil Beiraghi
Soheil Beiraghi (Persian: سهیل بیرقی; born October 16, 1986, in Shahreza, Iran) is an Iranian independent film director, screenwriter and producer. [1] He has directed the award-winning films I ( Me) , Cold Sweat and Popular . [2] [3] [4] [5] He started out on his filmmaking career in 2005 as an ass
#14 Scott Derrickson
Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Sinister (2012), Deliver Us from Evil (2014), Doctor Strange (2016), and The Black Phone (2021). American filmmaker (born
#15 Daisuke Itō (film director)
Daisuke Itō ( 伊藤 大輔 , Itō Daisuke , 12 October 1898 – 19 July 1981) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who played a central role in the development of the modern jidaigeki and samurai cinema . Daisuke Itō 伊藤大輔 Daisuke Itō in 1928 Born ( 1898-10-12 ) 12 October 1898 Uwajima , Ehime Died 19
#16 Anton Kolm
Anton Kolm (12 October 1865 in Vienna as Gustav Anton Kolm – 11 October 1922, also in Vienna) was an Austrian photographer who became one of the first film directors and film producers in the history of Austrian cinema . Memorial tablet to Anton Kolm by the entrance to the Rosenhügel Film Studios ,
Enrique Cahen Salaberry (born 12 October 1911 – 29 June 1991 in Buenos Aires ) was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned five decades. Argentine film director This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2019 ) He
#18 Břetislav Pojar
Břetislav Pojar (7 October 1923 – 12 October 2012 [1] ) was a Czech puppeteer , animator and director of short and feature films . Břetislav Pojar at 42nd KVIFF Born in Sušice , Czechoslovakia , Pojar started his career in the late 1940s with his work on The Story of the Bass Cello ( 1949 ) based
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
#20 Rob Zombie
Robert Bartleh Cummings [7] [8] (born January 12, 1965), [9] known professionally as Rob Zombie , is an American singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and voice actor. He is a founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie , releasing four studio albums with the band. He is the older brother of Spide
#1 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (also known as An American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West or An American Tail II ) is a 1991 American animated Western comedy film directed by Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells (in their feature directorial debuts), with producer Steven Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment an
#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 Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar . The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage , ran on The CW network for six seasons from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012. 2007 A
Interview is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. The film stars Prem Nazir , Jayabharathi , Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy . [1] [2] [3] 1973 Indian film Interview Directe
#5 The Missing (British TV series)
The Missing is a British anthology drama television series written by brothers Harry and Jack Williams. It was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on 28 October 2014, and in the United States on Starz on 15 November 2014. [1] The Missing is an international co-production between the BBC and Starz.
Retreat is a 2011 British horror - thriller film and the directorial debut of former film editor Carl Tibbets. The film stars Cillian Murphy , Jamie Bell , and Thandiwe Newton as three people isolated from the rest of the world on a remote island. Two of them are told they are survivors of a fatal a
#7 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (or simply Goosebumps 2 as marketed on home release ) [7] is a 2018 American horror comedy film directed by Ari Sandel and written by Rob Lieber from a story by Lieber and Darren Lemke . A stand-alone sequel to 2015's Goosebumps , it is based on the children's horror
Geethanjali is a 1989 Indian Telugu -language romantic drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam . It stars Nagarjuna and Girija who appears as the titular character in her film debut. The music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja . Upon release, the film was a commercial success, running for over 100 d
The Informers is a 2009 American drama film written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and directed by Gregor Jordan . The film is based on Ellis's 1994 collection of short stories of the same name . The film, which is set amidst the decadence of the early 1980s, depicts an assortment of soci
#10 Gokusen
Gokusen ( ごくせん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha 's You from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in fifteen wideban volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male p
#11 Peppy Polly
Peppy Polly is a lost [1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish . D. W. Griffith produced, as he did for several of Gish's films. [2] [3] 1919 film by Elmer Clifton Peppy Polly Film's promotion in Moving Picture World , 1919 Directed by Elmer Clifton Wri
The Witches is a 1990 dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Nicolas Roeg , produced by Jim Henson and starring Anjelica Huston , Mai Zetterling , Rowan Atkinson , and Jasen Fisher . Based on the 1983 book of the same name by Roald Dahl , the story features evil witches who masquerade as ordina
#13 Braquo
Braquo is a French crime drama television series created by Olivier Marchal . It was produced by Capa Drama with the participation of Canal+ in association with Marathon Group, Be-Films and RTBF. Braquo was first broadcast in France from 12 October to 2 November 2009. French crime drama television s
#14 Christine of the Hungry Heart
Christine of the Hungry Heart is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Florence Vidor . It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and released through First National Pictures . [1] 1924 film by George Archainbaud Christine of the Hungry Heart Silver Sheet Directed by
#15 Press (film)
Press is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Sedat Yılmaz that tells the story of six employees at the Diyarbakır office of Turkey's first Kurdish-language daily newspaper. The film was selected for the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival . [1] 2010 Turkish film Press Theatric
Women: Stories of Passion is an American anthology drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from August 31, 1996 until April 4, 1999. and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. American television series This article does not cite any sources . ( June 2007 )
#17 Dangerous Corner (1934 film)
Dangerous Corner is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen , using a screenplay by Anne Morrison Chapin , Madeleine Ruthven , Ralph Berton, and Eugene Berton, which was based on a novel and play of the same name by J. B. Priestley . It starred Virginia Bruce , Conrad Nagel , and Melvyn
#18 Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority is a 2008 documentary film that was written and directed by Kimberlee Bassford and is her first feature-length documentary film . [1] The documentary premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival on October 12, 2008, and was later broadcast on PBS in May 2009.
Gorintaku is a 1979 Indian Telugu romantic drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao . It is a family sentimental film starring Sobhan Babu and Sujatha . The initial scenes of the film were shot in black and white. The title song "Gorinta Poochindi Komma Lekunda", written by Devulapalli Krishnasast
Haven is an American-Canadian supernatural drama television series loosely based on the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid (2005). The show, which deals with strange events in a fictional town in Maine named Haven, was filmed on the South Shore of Nova Scotia , and was an American/Canadian co-produ
#1 Art Clokey
Arthur " Art " Clokey (born Arthur Charles Farrington ; October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was an American pioneer in the popularization of stop-motion clay animation , best known as the creator of the character Gumby and the original voice of Gumby's sidekick, Pokey. Clokey's career began in 195
#2 Duma Ndlovu
Duma Ndlovu (born 12 October 1954) is a South African poet, filmmaker, producer, journalist and playwright. [1] He is well known in the South African television industry, [2] having created award-winning shows such as Muvhango , Imbewu: The Seed and Uzalo . [3] Between 1996 and 2004 he was the chair
#3 Ruth Goetz
Ruth Goetz (January 12, 1912 — October 12, 2001) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and translator along with her husband and collaborator Augustus Goetz. American dramatist For the German screenwriter, see Ruth Goetz (German screenwriter) . Ruth Goetz Born ( 1912-01-12 ) January 12, 1912 Phi
#4 Chuck Wendig
Charles David Wendig (born April 22, 1976) [1] is an American author, comic book writer, screenwriter, and blogger. He is best known for his online blog Terribleminds, for his 2015 Star Wars novel trilogy Aftermath , the first book of which debuted at No. 4 on The New York Times Best Seller list and
Charles Edward Gordone (October 12, 1925 – November 16, 1995) was an American playwright, actor, director, and educator. He was the first African American to win the annual Pulitzer Prize for Drama and he devoted much of his professional life to the pursuit of multi-racial American theater and racia
Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer , best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle . Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns, but tended to feud with their leaders over the marginalizing of lesbians within the feminist gr
#7 Jiří Mucha
Jiří Mucha (12 March 1915 in Prague – 5 April 1991 in Prague) was a Czech journalist, writer, screenwriter, author of autobiographical novels and studies of the works of his father, the Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding arti
Lydia Hayward was a British screenwriter and actress who worked on over 30 screenplays between 1920 and 1942. She was particularly active during the 1920s. [1] Hayward has been noted for several of the sophisticated comedy films she wrote for during the decade. She was married to the director Mannin
Viola Brothers Shore (May 26, 1890 – March 27, 1970) was an American author who worked in a variety of mediums from the 1910s through the 1930s. American author Viola Brothers Shore Born ( 1890-05-26 ) May 26, 1890 New York City , New York , United States Died March 27, 1970 (1970-03-27) (aged 79)
#10 Kim Soon-ok (screenwriter)
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
#11 Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel
#12 Hal Hackady
Harold Clayton MacHackady (February 10, 1922 – October 12, 2015), best known as Hal Hackady , and sometimes credited as Hal Hackaday, was an American lyricist , librettist and screenwriter . American dramatist This article needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2015 ) Hal Hackady Bo
#13 Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, screenwriter, essayist, humourist, satirist and dramatist. Adams was the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy , before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sol
#14 Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is an American author, musician, screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is best known for his children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions , published under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket . [2] The forme
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)
#16 J. K. Rowling
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
#17 Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh ( / m ə k ˈ d ɒ n ə / ; born 26 March 1970) [1] is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. [2] He started his career in the Royal National Theatre with The Pillowman in 2003. He has since
James Gray (born April 14, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter . Since his feature debut Little Odessa in 1994, he has made seven other features, five of which competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival . American filmmaker James Gray Gray at Berlinale 2017 Born ( 1969-0
#19 Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) [2] was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours ; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour [3] (1598), Volpon
#20 Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are Black . She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for her play Ruined , and in 2017 for her play Sweat . She
Jan Jakob Tønseth (1 September 1947 – 12 October 2018) [1] was a Norwegian author, poet and translator. Norwegian author, poet and translator Jan Jakob Tønseth Tønseth in 2007. Born ( 1947-09-01 ) 1 September 1947 Oslo , Norway Died 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) (aged 71) Nationality Norwegian Occu
#2 Mark Katzman
Mark Katzman (born 1951) is an American writer and musician. American writer and musician (born 1951) Mark Katzman Born 1951 (age 70 – 71) St. Louis, Missouri Period 1990–present Website markkatzman .net
Janet Hamilton (12 October 1795 – 27 October 1873) was a nineteenth-century Scottish poet . Scottish poet and writer Janet Hamilton Born Janet Thomson ( 1795-10-12 ) 12 October 1795 Carshill, Shotts , Lanarkshire , Scotland Died 27 October 1873 (1873-10-27) (aged 78) Resting place Old Monklands Ce
Tabitha Sayo Victoria Anne Suzuma is a British writer. She was born in 1975 and lives in London. She has always loved writing and would regularly get into trouble at the French Lycée for writing stories instead of listening in class. She used to work as a primary school teacher and now divides her t
Frances Guignard Gibbes Keith (October 12, 1870 – October 4, 1948) was an American playwright and poet. She was the first woman to enroll at South Carolina College , now named the University of South Carolina. [1] American playwright and poet
Xavier Marmier (22 June 1808 – 12 October 1892) was a French author born in Pontarlier , in Doubs . He had a passion for travelling, and this he combined throughout his life with the production of literature. After journeying in Switzerland , Belgium and the Netherlands , he was attached in 1835 t
Jean Thuillier (12 October 1921 – 22 August 2017) was a French novelist and medical doctor. He wrote a number of books, and won the Prix Littré and the Prix Méditerranée among others. [1] Thuillier died in August 2017 at the age of 95. [2] French novelist and physician
William Cauldwell (October 12, 1824 – December 2, 1907) was a 19th-century newspaper publisher of the New York Sunday Mercury . He has been called the "Father of Sunday Journalism", and also served in the New York State Senate. American politician William Cauldwell William Cauldwell, editor and publ
#9 Kjell Eriksson (radio presenter)
Kjell Mikael Eriksson (born 27 December 1975) [1] is a Swedish radio presenter, television personality, blogger and author. In 2008 he was a regular guest at VAKNA! med The Voice which was broadcast both on the radio station The Voice and on Kanal 5 . Eriksson also goes by the pseudonyms of "Kjellem
Urtzi Urrutikoetxea (born 12 October 1977 in Bilbao , Biscay , Basque Country ) is a Basque writer and journalist. Basque writer and journalist
Joseph-Bernard Rosier (18 October 1804 – 12 October 1880) was a 19th-century French playwright and librettist . Joseph-Bernard Rosier Injalbert - Joseph Rosier - Plateau des Poètes Born 18 October 1804 Béziers Died 12 October 1880 (1880-10-12) (aged 75) Marseille Occupation Playwright, librettist
#12 Osip Mandelstam
Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam [1] ( Russian : Осип Эмильевич Мандельштам , IPA: [ˈosʲɪp ɨˈmʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mənʲdʲɪlʲˈʂtam] ; 14 January [ O.S. 2 January ] 1891 – 27 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school. For other articles using the sam
#13 Borden Deal
Borden Deal ( ( 1922-10-12 ) October 12, 1922 – ( 1985-01-22 ) January 22, 1985 ) was an American novelist and short story writer . [1] American writer Borden Deal Born Loyse Youth Deal ( 1922-10-12 ) October 12, 1922 Pontotoc, Mississippi , U.S. Died January 22, 1985 (1985-01-22) (aged 62) Saraso
#14 Harry B. Smith
Harry Bache Smith (December 28, 1860 – January 1, 1936) [1] was a writer, lyricist and composer. The most prolific of all American stage writers, he is said to have written over 300 librettos and more than 6000 lyrics. Some of his best-known works were librettos for the composers Victor Herbert and
#15 Drew Magary
Andrew Schuyler Magary (born 7 October 1976) is an American [1] journalist, humor columnist, and novelist. He was a correspondent for GQ , has written three novels, and formerly was a long-time columnist for Deadspin . [2] He currently writes for Defector Media and SF Gate and is the author of The N
#16 Michel Étiévent
Michel Étiévent (10 July 1947 – 12 October 2021) was a French journalist, historian and writer. French journalist, historian and writer Michel Étiévent Born 10 July 1947 Died 12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) (aged 74) Nationality French Occupation Journalist, historian and writer
Constantin Frosin (12 October 1952 – 10 October 2020) was a Romanian - French writer and translator. [1] [2] Romanian-French writer (1952–2020) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2020 ) Constantin Frosin Constantin Frosin Born 12 October 1952 He
#18 Edmund Wingate
Edmund Wingate (1596–1656) was an English mathematical and legal writer, one of the first to publish in the 1620s on the principle of the slide rule , and later the author of some popular expository works. He was also a Member of Parliament during the Interregnum . English mathematician Usage de la
#19 Parvaneh Soltani
Parvaneh Soltani (born October 12, 1961 in Tehran , Iran ) is an Iranian playwright, theatre director and actress who lives in London . 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 ar
#20 Joseph Gregor
Joseph Gregor (* 26 October 1888 Czernowitz – 12 October 1960 Vienna ) was an Austrian writer, theater historian and librettist . He served as director of the Austrian National Library . Joseph Gregor by Georg Fayer