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#1 Carole Cole
Carole Cole (October 17, 1944 – May 19, 2009) was an American actress, music producer, and the CEO of King Cole Productions. [1] She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole and jazz singer Maria Cole , and the older sister of singer Natalie Cole . American actress For other uses, s
Mohamallika Pillai (born 4 November 1954), better known as Mallika Sukumaran is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema . She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film Utharayanam by G. Aravindan . Since then, she has appeared in over 60 films. She won the Kerala S
#3 Wendy Williams (British actress)
Wendy Williams (7 November 1934 – 17 October 2019) [2] [3] was a British actress. [4] British actress (1934–2019) Wendy Williams Born Annette Wendy Rickman Williams [1] 7 November 1934 Cheam , Surrey , England , UK Died 17 October 2019 (aged 84) Warwickshire , England , UK Occupation Actress Spouse(
Sarunyoo Wongkrachang or spelt Sarunyu Wongkrachang ( Thai : ศรัณยู วงษ์กระจ่าง; nickname: Tua–ตั้ว; October 17, 1960 in Bang Khonthi District , Samut Songkhram Province , Thailand – June 10, 2020), was a Thai actor, singer, host, activist, screenwriter, director and producer. He was a producer of T
Björn Roger Bengtsson (born 28 October 1973 in Malmö ) is a Swedish actor. [1] Swedish actor (born 1973) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( June 2010 ) Björn Roger Bengtsson Bengtsson and Sandra Lindblom in 2011 Born ( 1973-10-17 ) 17 October 1973 (age 48) Malmö, Sweden
Anna Cristina Siguion Reyna Villonco-Valderrama ( Tagalog pronunciation: [biˈʎonkɔ balˈdɛɾama] born October 17, 1983), professionally known as Cris Villonco , is a Filipino performance artist whose credits include performances in theater, television, film, recordings, music videos, and advertiseme
Yulia Sergeevna Peresild ( Russian : Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд ; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage and film actress. [1] She is the first professional actress to act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in October 2021. [2] Russian cosmonaut and actress (born 1984) In this name tha
#8 Mel Ferrer
Melchor Gastón Ferrer [1] [2] (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with Scaramouche , Lili and Knights of the Round Table . He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn
Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993) is an American actor, businessman, investor, and entrepreneur. He is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver . American actor and model (born 1993) This article is about the actor and son of Arnold Schwarzenegger. For the att
#10 Kim Seon-ho
Kim Seon-ho ( Korean : 김선호 ; born May 8, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on stage and appeared in numerous plays before making his screen debut in 2017 with Good Manager . He rose to prominence with the television series Start-Up (2020) and gained more recognition for his main r
#11 Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès (1914–1998) was a French film actor . [1] French actor Jean Parédès Jean Parédès Born 17 October 1914 Pusignan , Rhône , France Died 13 July 1998 La Seyne-sur-Mer , Var , France Occupation Actor Years active 1939–1989 (film & TV)
#12 Evel Knievel
Robert Craig " Evel " Knievel ( / k ə ˈ n iː v ə l / ; October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps . Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. [1] He
#13 Barbara Flynn
Barbara Flynn (born Barbara Joy McMurray , 5 August 1948) is an English actress. [1] She first came to prominence playing Freda Ashton in the ITV drama series A Family at War (1970–1972). [2] She went on to play the milk woman in the BBC comedy Open All Hours (1981–1985), Jill Swinburne in The Beide
Arnold Schwarzenegger ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. As of 2022, he is the most recent Republican governor of California. Time magazi
#15 Miles Meadows
Miles Meadows (Born April 24) is a Canadian and British citizen, he has worked on films in Canada, the United States, and France, and has appeared in roles speaking French, (Le Petit Village), directed by Genieve Duliscouet, English, Italian and Latin, (The Strange Case Of DJ Cosmic). Miles Meadows
#16 Ezra Miller
Ezra Matthew Miller (born September 30, 1992) is an American actor. Their [lower-alpha 1] feature film debut was in Afterschool (2008), which they followed by starring in the drama We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). In 2015, they co-starred in the drama Th
#17 Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) [1] is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in Hannah Montana ; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series Phineas and Ferb ; and his Disney XD role as King Brady on Pair of Kings . He was the host of Disne
#18 George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) [1] is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . We
#19 Renée Asherson
Dorothy Renée Ascherson (19 May 1915 – 30 October 2014), [1] known professionally as Renée Asherson , was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic , the Liverpool Playhouse , and the Westminster Theatre . Her first st
#20 Tracy Morgan
Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968) [1] is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his television work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1996–2003) and for his role as Tracy Jordan in the sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013), each of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomina
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are triplet cartoon characters created by storyboard artist ( screenwriter ) Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company [1] from an idea proposed by cartoonist Al Taliaferro and are the nephews of Donald Duck and the grand-nephews of Scrooge McDuck . Like their maternal uncles, th
#2 Kim Burgess
Kimberly " Kim " Burgess is a fictional character from the American police procedural Chicago P.D. , played by Marina Squerciati . She made her first appearance in the pilot episode "Stepping Stone", which was broadcast on NBC on January 8, 2014. Burgess is a patrol officer of the Chicago Police Dep
Stuart Gharty is a fictional character played by Peter Gerety in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street . [1] Fictional character Stuart Gharty Stuart Gharty First appearance April 12, 1996 (4x21, " Scene of the Crime ") (Guest) October 17, 1997 (6x01, " Blood Ties (1) ") (Regular) Last
#4 NPC (meme)
NPC ( / ɛ n p i s i / ; each letter separately), derived from non-player character , is an internet meme that represents people who do not think for themselves or do not make their own decisions; it is also known as NPC Wojak . [2] [3] [1] [4] [5] The NPC meme, which graphically is based on the Woja
Pepe the Frog ( / ˈ p ɛ p eɪ / ) is an Internet meme consisting of a green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body. Pepe originated in a 2005 comic by Matt Furie called Boy's Club . [2] It became an Internet meme when its popularity steadily grew across Myspace , Gaia Online and 4chan in 2008. By
#6 Paul Falsone
Paul Falsone is a fictional character in Homicide: Life on the Street , portrayed by Jon Seda . He is a police detective of the Baltimore Police Department . Born on October 14, 1968, Falsone was introduced as a long-time member of the Auto Squad at the end of Season 5, where his natural talents pro
#7 Big Bird
Big Bird is a Muppet character designed by Jim Henson and created by Kermit Love for the long-running children's television show Sesame Street . An eight-foot two-inch (249 cm) tall bright yellow anthropomorphic bird, [6] [7] he can roller skate , ice skate , dance , swim , sing , write poetry , d
#8 Morbius, the Living Vampire
Morbius, the Living Vampire , real name Dr. Michael Alexander Morbius, M.D. , [1] Ph.D. , [1] is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by penciler Gil Kane , he debuted as a tragic, sympathetic villai
#9 Dyesebel
Dyesebel ( Tagalog pronunciation: [dʒɛˈsebɛl] ) is a Filipino comic book character, conceived by Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres. Dyesebel is a mermaid , who eventually gains full human form through a deal with a sea-witch. This article is about the comic book character. For the TV series,
#10 Hank Voight
Henry "Hank" Voight is a fictional character in the television series Chicago P.D. . He appeared in a recurring capacity in Chicago Fire and as a main character in Chicago P.D. , as the head of the Chicago Police Department 's Intelligence Unit, which operates out of the 21st District. Despite Voigh
#11 Oscar the Grouch
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
#12 Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan , Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in Marvel Super-Her
#13 Super-Sons
The Super-Sons are a pair of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The characters were created by Bob Haney and Dick Dillin and first appeared in World's Finest Comics #215 (January 1973). [1] The characters were featured in stories about the sons of Superma
#14 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
#15 Laura Ballard
Laura Ballard is a fictional character in Homicide: Life on the Street , played by Callie Thorne . [1] She is a police detective in the homicide division of the Baltimore Police Department. Fictional character Detective Laura Ballard Det. Laura Ballard First appearance October 17, 1997 (6x01, " Bloo
#16 Martin Keamy
First Sergeant Martin Christopher Keamy is a fictional character played by Kevin Durand in the fourth season and sixth season of the American ABC television series Lost . Keamy is introduced in the fifth episode of the fourth season as a crew member aboard the freighter called the Kahana that is off
#17 Della Duck
Della Duck (sometimes named Dumbella Duck ) is a fictional character created in 1937 by Al Taliaferro and Ted Osborne . She is a core member of the Disney Duck family , as the niece of Scrooge McDuck , the younger twin sister of Donald Duck and the mother of his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck .
#18 Shang-Chi
Zheng Shang-Chi [lower-alpha 1] ( English: / dʒ ʌ ŋ ʃ ɑː ŋ ˈ tʃ iː / [ citation needed ] JUNG shahng- CHEE ), also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand , is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and a
#19 Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog
Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog are characters in a series of animated cartoons in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by Chuck Jones . [5] Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character Fictional character Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog Looney Tunes character
#20 Homer Simpson
Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists , alongside his son Bart , in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons . [1] He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short " Good Night " on Apri
Krishnadev Yagnik (born 17 October 1984), is an Indian film director and screenwriter, known for his works primarily in Gujarati cinema . He is known for directing films such as Chhello Divas (2015), Karsandas Pay & Use (2017), and Shu Thayu? (2018). [1] [2] Shu Thayu? and Chhello Divas are the 3rd
Enrique Telémaco Susini (January 31, 1891 – July 4, 1972) was an Argentine entrepreneur and media pioneer. Argentine film director and media pioneer Portrait of Enrique Telémaco Susini by photographer Annemarie Heinrich In 1920, Susini led the effort for the first radio broadcast in Argentina, and s
#3 Vijay Bhatt
Vijay Bhatt (born Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt ; 12 May 1907 – 17 October 1993) was a producer-director-screenwriter of Hindi cinema , who made such films as Ram Rajya (1943), Baiju Bawra (1952), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965). This article needs additional citations for verif
#4 Richard Young (cinematographer)
Richard Young (October 17, 1939 – December 15, 2010) was a cinematographer and film director who was born in Penfield , New York , United States . [1] American cinematographer and film director Richard Young Richard Young (left) and Robert Bilheimer (right) during the filming of Not My Life Born ( 1
Claudio Biern Boyd is a Spanish animator and founder of the Spanish animation studio BRB Internacional . [1] [2] [3] [4] He created the television shows The World of David the Gnome and Gladiator Academy , among other projects. Spanish animator Claudio Biern Boyd Born ( 1940-10-17 ) 17 October 1940
Toshihiro Iijima ( Japanese : 飯島 敏宏 , Hepburn : Toshihiro Iijima , September 3, 1932 – October 17, 2021) , [1] also known by the names Kitao Senzoku ( 千束 北男 , Senzoku Kitao ) , [2] [3] [4] and Jōtarō Jitōin ( 持統院丈太郎 , Jitōin Jōtarō ) , was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and scree
#7 Park Jung-hoon (cinematographer)
Park Jung-hoon ( Korean : 박정훈 ; Hanja : 朴正勳 , born June 21, 1982) is a South Korean cinematographer and film director . [1] Park gained international recognition with the action thriller The Villainess , which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, with four awards as Director of Photogr
Marcus Nispel is a German film director and producer , best known for several high-profile American remakes such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre , as well as an extensive career in television commercials and music videos . He started a production company with partner Anouk (Frankel) Nora Portfolio Ar
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
#10 Anne Jolliffe
Anne Comrie Jolliffe (17 October 1933 – 27 August 2021) was the first Australian woman animator. She was best known for her work on the film Yellow Submarine (1967–68) and the 48th Academy Award winning Great! (1975). Despite having no tertiary training in animation and encountering frequent gender-
#11 Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari ( Persian : مازیار بهاری ; born May 25, 1967) is an Iranian-Canadian [1] journalist , filmmaker and human rights activist . [2] He was a reporter for Newsweek from 1998 to 2011. Bahari was incarcerated by the Iranian government from June 21, 2009 to October 17, 2009, [3] [4] and has wr
Myroslav Mykhailovych Slaboshpytskyi ( Ukrainian : Мирослав Михайлович Слабошпицький ; born October 17, 1974) is a Ukrainian film director . [1] Ukrainian film director This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Ukrainian . (October 2014) Click [show] for imp
#13 Robert Vernay
Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. French director and screenwriter This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (April 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Vi
#14 Jenő Illés
Jenő Illés (28 January 1879 in Debrecen - 17 October 1951 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. He worked for most of his career in the German film industry and is often credited as Eugen Illés . Hungarian cinematographer and film director
Michael C. Chorlton (27 December 1913 – 25 October 1951) was an English film editor and occasional director. He was born in Disley , Cheshire . He particularly worked with Powell and Pressburger , including editing The Silver Fleet and the motorcycle sequences for A Matter of Life and Death British
#16 Paul Soriano
Paul David Soriano [fn 1] ( Tagalog pronunciation: [soɾˈjano] ; born October 17, 1981) is an American-born Filipino commercial and film director, producer. Filipino filmmaker, film director, and producer Paul Soriano Born Paul David Soriano [fn 1] ( 1981-10-17 ) October 17, 1981 (age 40) Los Ang
#17 Bryan Bertino
Bryan Michael Bertino (born October 17, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He is best known as the writer/director of The Strangers (2008), as well as writing its sequel, The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018), with Ben Ketai . American filmmaker (born 1977) Bryan Bertino Born ( 1977-10-17 ) October 17, 1
#18 Ub Iwerks
Ubbe Ert Iwwerks (March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), known as Ub Iwerks ( / ˈ ʌ b ˈ aɪ w ɜːr k s / UB EYE -wurks ), was an American animator , cartoonist , character designer , inventor , and special effects technician . Born in Kansas City, Missouri , Iwerks grew up with a contentious relationship w
#19 Kareem Mortimer
Kareem Mortimer (born October 17, 1980, in Nassau , Bahamas ) is a Bahamian filmmaker [1] who is known for such films as Chance (2005), The Eleutheran Adventure (2006), [2] Float (2007), I Am Not A Dummy (2009), Children of God [1] (2010), Wind Jammers (2010) [3] and Passage (2013). Bahamian filmmak
#20 Michael Reeves
Michael Reeves (17 October 1943 – 11 February 1969) was an English film director and screenwriter. He is best remembered for the 1968 film Witchfinder General (known in the US as Conqueror Worm ). A few months after the film's release, Reeves died in London at the age of 25 from an accidental alcoho
#1 The Hire
The BMW film series The Hire is a series of eight short films (averaging about ten minutes each) produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content , the shorts were directed by popular filmmakers from around the globe and starred Clive Owen as "the Driver" while highlighting the
Something to Think About is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille . The film stars Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson . [2] Prints of the film exist at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and at the Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. [3] 1920 film Something to Think About
#3 Atoll K
Atoll K is a 1951 French-Italian co-production film—also known as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and Utopia in the United States – which starred the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in their final screen appearance. The film co-stars French singer/actress Suzy Delair and was directed by Léo Jo
A Little Chaos is a 2014 British period drama film directed by Alan Rickman . The story was conceived by Alison Deegan who co-wrote the screenplay along with Rickman and Jeremy Brock . The film stars Kate Winslet , Matthias Schoenaerts , Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci , Helen McCrory , Steven Waddingto
Life is an American crime drama television series created by Rand Ravich that aired for two seasons on NBC . It was produced by Universal Media Studios under the supervision of executive producers Rand Ravich, Far Shariat , David Semel , and Daniel Sackheim . Semel also directed the pilot . American
#6 Eat and Run
Eat and Run is a 1986 American comedy science fiction horror film directed by Christopher Hart with the script by Christopher Hart and Stan Hart . The film starred Ron Silver , Sharon Schlarth and R. L. Ryan . This article is about the 1986 movie. For the 2012 Scott Jurek autobiography, see Eat & Ru
Codebreaker , also known as Britain's Greatest Codebreaker , is a 2011 television docudrama aired on Channel 4 about the life of Alan Turing . The film had a limited release in the U.S. beginning on 17 October 2012. The story is told as a discussion between Alan Turing and his psychiatrist Dr. Franz
My Rainy Days ( 天使の恋 , Tenshi no Koi , lit: Angel's Love) is a 2009 Japanese romance drama film based on the popular cell phone novel of the same name. [2] Director Yuri Kanchiku made her directorial debut in this film. Japanese model Nozomi Sasaki stars in her first lead role in a film, as a sevent
Eyes of Laura Mars is a 1978 American neo noir mystery - thriller film starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Irvin Kershner . The screenplay was adapted (in collaboration with David Zelag Goodman ) from a spec script titled Eyes, written by John Carpenter ; it was Carpenter's fir
#10 Sundari (Malayalam TV series)
Sundari is an Indian Malayalam -language soap opera. [1] [2] The show premiered on 15 November 2021 on Surya TV . It aires on Surya TV and on-demand through Sun NXT . [3] [4] The show portrays the life of a village belle who faces discrimination and abuse based on skin colour and aspires to assert t
#11 Screen One
Screen One was a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and distributed by BBC Worldwide , that transmitted on BBC1 between 1989 and 1998. [1] A total of six series were broadcast, incorporating sixty individual films, several of which were broadcast as stand-alone specials.
Law & Order True Crime is an American true crime anthology series [2] that premiered on September 26, 2017 on NBC . The series was ordered by NBC on July 15, 2016, and is part of the Law & Order franchise . Created by René Balcer , the eight-episode first season, titled Law & Order True Crime: The M
Black or White is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Mike Binder . The film stars Kevin Costner , Octavia Spencer , Jillian Estell, Bill Burr , Jennifer Ehle , Andre Holland , Gillian Jacobs , and Anthony Mackie . The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and
The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (German: Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. ) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Alfred Abel , Peter Lorre , and Harald Paulsen . Produced by Tobis Film , it was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Erich
#15 Spinout (film)
Spinout is a 1966 American musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley as the lead singer of a band and part-time race car driver. The film was #57 on the year-end list of the top-grossing films of 1966. It was titled California Holiday in the UK. 1966 film by Norman Taurog Spinout Theatrical rel
Camp X-Ray is a 2014 American independent drama film based on the detention facility Camp X-Ray at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp . The film is the directorial debut of Peter Sattler who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Kristen Stewart and Peyman Moaadi with John Carroll Lynch , Lane Garrison
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
Breaking Up is a 1997 romantic comedy film released in 1997 by Warner Bros. , starring Russell Crowe and Salma Hayek as a couple whose relationship leads to an out-of-the-blue marriage. It was adapted by Michael Cristofer from his play of the same name. 1997 American romantic comedy film This articl
#19 Isai
Isai ( transl. Music ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil -language musical psychological thriller film co-produced, written, directed and composed by S. J. Suryah , making his comeback as a director after a 10-year hiatus since 2005. The film stars himself in the lead role with debutant Sulagna in a female l
#20 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
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
#2 Philip Wylie
Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971) was an American writer of works ranging from pulp science fiction , mysteries, social diatribes and satire to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust . [1] American writer of pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and on ecological
#3 Ahmed Shawqi
Ahmed Shawqi (also written Chawki ; Arabic : أحمد شوقي , ALA-LC : Aḥmad Shawqī , Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʔæħmæd ˈʃæwʔi] ; Adyghe : Ахьмэд-Щэукъи ; 1868–1932), nicknamed the Prince of Poets ( Arabic : أمير الشعراء Amīr al-Shu‘arā’ ), was an Arabic poet laureate , to the Arabic literary tra
Nemer ibn el Barud (1925-2010) was an Argentine poet of Lebanese descent. Argentine poet The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies . ( December 2014 ) Nemer ibn el Barud Born 1925 San Juan, Argentina Died 17 October 2010 Buenos Aires , Argentina Occupati
Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , in the Allegheny West neighborhood and raised in Oakland, California , Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of he
#6 Ivan Drach
Ivan Fedorovych Drach ( Ukrainian : Іва́н Фе́дорович Драч ; 17 October 1936 – 19 June 2018) was a Ukrainian poet , screenwriter , literary critic , politician , and political activist . [1] [3] Ukrainian poet, screenwriter, politician and activist Ivan Fedorovych Drach Іван Федорович Драч Ivan Drach
Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to Beat writers in Greenwich Village , Southern was also at t
#8 Mildred Cram
Mildred Cram (October 17, 1889 – April 4, 1985) was an American writer. [1] American writer Mildred Cram Born ( 1889-10-17 ) October 17, 1889 Washington, D.C. , U.S. Died April 4, 1985 (1985-04-04) (aged 95) Santa Barbara, California , U.S. Occupation Author screenwriter Her short story "Stranger
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright , essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater . Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge (1955). He wrote
#10 Ștefan Petică
Ștefan Petică ( Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan ˈpetikə] ; January 20, 1877 – October 17, 1904) was a Romanian Symbolist poet, prose writer, playwright, journalist and socialist activist. Born in the countryside of Tecuci , he early displayed a voracious appetite for literature and philosophy. Af
Sumner Locke Elliott (17 October 1917 – 24 June 1991) was an Australian (later American) novelist and playwright. Novelist and playwright Not to be confused with Sumner Locke . Sumner Locke Elliott Born ( 1917-10-17 ) 17 October 1917 Sydney , Australia Died 24 June 1991 (1991-06-24) (aged 73) Ne
#12 James Schamus
James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee , the co-founder of the production company Good Machine , and the former CEO of motion picture production, financi
Franz Peter Wirth (22 September 1919 in Munich – 17 October 1999 in Berg, Upper Bavaria ) was a German film director and screenwriter . His film Helden was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1958 . [1] Franz Peter Wirth Born ( 1919-09-22 ) 22 September 1919 Munich Died
#14 Milan Dekleva
Milan Dekleva (born 17 October 1946) is a Slovene poet, writer, playwright, composer and journalist. [1] Milan Dekleva Born ( 1946-10-17 ) 17 October 1946 (age 75) Ljubljana , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia ) Occupation Poet, writer, playwright, composer, journalist Nota
#15 Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. [1] His play Red Light Winter was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. [2] American writer Adam Rapp Born ( 1968-06-15 ) June 15, 1968 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois , U.S. Occupation Playwright
William Vaughn Moody (July 8, 1869 – October 17, 1910) was an American dramatist and poet . Moody was author of The Great Divide , first presented under the title of The Sabine Woman at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906. His poetic dramas are The Masque of Judgment (1900), The Fire Br
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)
Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams , was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller , he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.
#19 Soren Baker
Soren Baker is an American journalist who has spent his career covering hip-hop. Best known for his six years as one of the main editors of The Source , [1] Baker has had more than 3,500 articles published in such publications as The New York Times , Los Angeles Times , [2] Chicago Tribune , [3] XXL
George Mackay Brown (17 October 1921 – 13 April 1996) was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character. He is widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century. Scottish poet 1921–1996 George Mackay Brown Born ( 1921-10-17 ) 17 October 1921 Stromnes
#1 Edward Rose
Edward Rose (7 August 1849 – 31 December 1904) was an English playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly The Prisoner of Zenda . He was also the theatre critic for The Sunday Times . Not to be confused with the American playwright Edward Everett Rose . For other peopl
Lynne Lamberg (born 1942) is an American freelance medical journalist, writer and editor. In addition to books on sleep, dreams, and biological rhythms, she has written hundreds of articles on mental and physical health for medical professionals and the general public. American science journalist Ly
Jason Kauahooululaunaheleonakuahiwi Stearns (born October 31, 1976) is an American writer who worked for ten years in the Congo , including three years during the Second Congo War . He first traveled to the Congo in 2001 to work for a local human rights organization, Héritiers de la Justice, in Buka
Samuel Ringgold Ward (October 17, 1817 – c. 1866 ) was an African American who escaped enslavement to become an abolitionist, newspaper editor, labor leader, and Congregational church minister. American journalist This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2009 ) Samuel Ring
Massillon Coicou ( Haitian Creole : Masiyon Kwakou , 9 October 1867 – 15 March 1908 [1] ) was a Haitian poet, novelist, playwright, and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince , Coicou was educated in a Catholic school for boys. He was appointed as the Haitian Chargé d'Affaires Étrangères for the Haitian
Francis L. Loewenheim (June 27, 1927 – October 17, 1996) was an American historian at Rice University . He was one of the leading authorities on modern diplomatic history. [1] American historian Born in Nuremberg , Germany, Loewenheim came to the United States with his parents in 1934, one year afte
Johann Baptiste Horvath ( Hungarian : Keresztély János Horváth , 13 July 1732 in Kőszeg – 20 October 1799 in Buda ) [ citation needed ] was a Hungarian Jesuit Professor of Physics and Philosophy at the Catholic university for teaching theology and philosophy in Nagyszombat , Kingdom of Hungary (now
Simone Le Bargy , (April 3, 1877 – October 17, 1985), born Pauline Benda but better known by her stage and pen name, Madame Simone , was a French actress and woman of letters. Madame Simone, in 1911.
Emma Pike Ewing ( née , Pike ; after first marriage, Smith ; after second marriage, Ewing ; July 1838 – February 1917) was an American author and educator on housekeeping and cooking. Ewing hailed from New York . After the American Civil War , she served as dean, Chautauqua Assembly Cooking School;
#10 Abraham Harkavy
Abraham (Albert) Harkavy ( Hebrew : אברהם אליהו בן יעקב הרכבי , romanized : Avraham Eliyahu ben Yaakov Harkavy , Russian : Авраа́м Я́ковлевич Гарка́ви , romanized : Avraám Yákovlevich Garkávi ; 17 October 1835 – 15 March 1919) was a Russian historian and orientalist . Russian historian and orien
#11 Eckart Conze
Dr. Eckart Conze (born October 17, 1963) is a German historian, author, and professor of modern history at the University of Marburg in Hesse. [1] [2] German historian, author, and professor Dr. Eckart Conze Volker Stalmann (left) presenting Conze with the Wolf Erich Kellner Prize, 2011. Born ( 1963
#12 Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys PRS ( / p iː p s / ; [1] 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the C
Narenderpal Singh (born 17 October 1924 in Lyallpur , British India ) is an Indian novelist who writes in Punjabi . He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976 for his book Baa Mulahaza Hoshiar by the Government of India . [1] Indian novelist (born 1924)
#14 Maurice Lefèvre
Maurice Lefèvre (1863-1917) was a Belgian poet, playwright and songwriter. He was a leading figure in Paris around the end of 19th century and start of the 20th century. Maurice Lefèvre Born 1863 Died 1917 Nationality Belgian Occupation Poet, playwright and songwriter
#15 Henri Trianon
Henri Trianon (11 July 1811 in Paris – 17 October 1896 in Paris) was a French critic, librettist and translator of works by Homer and Plato , and operas by Weber and Mozart into French. [1] He was an artistic and literary critic in Paris who eventually became teacher. In 1842 he became under-librari
#16 Sinikka Laine
Sinikka Laine-Törmänen (born 17 October 1945) is a Finnish author primarily of young adult fiction . [1] Her first novel Ohari was published in 1982. [2] Finnish writer Sinikka Laine Born ( 1945-10-17 ) 17 October 1945 (age 76) Riihimäki , Finland Occupation Author , Novelist Nationality Finnish L
Donald Eaton Carr (October 17, 1903 – September 1986) was an American journalist , writer, environmentalist and research chemist . American journalist Donald Eaton Carr He was born in Los Angeles , California , on October 17, 1903. He obtained a science degree from University of California, Berkeley
#18 Ferdo Godina
Ferdo Godina (17 October 1912 – 14 July 1994) was a Slovene writer and partisan . He was one of the early activists in the battle against the Hungarian occupation of Prekmurje during the Second World War . He wrote novels and short stories and was also a prolific writer for children and young adults
#19 Hang Thun Hak
Hang Thun Hak ( Khmer : ហង្ស ធុនហាក់ ; 2 August 1926 – 18 April 1975) was a Cambodian radical politician, academic and playwright. In this Cambodian name , the surname is Hang . In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name , Thun Hak . Hang Thun Hak ហង្ស ធ
#20 Abdullah Öcalan
Abdullah Öcalan ( / ˈ oʊ dʒ əl ɑː n / OH -jə-lahn ; [10] Turkish: [œdʒaɫan] ; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo [10] [11] (short for Abdullah in Turkish and Kurdish for "uncle"), [12] [13] is a political prisoner [14] [15] and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [16