German actress and chansonniere, the daughter of the pianist Gustav Loeser and the actress Margarete Wezel. Ebinger became acquainted with Friedrich Hollaender in 1919, and…
Turkish politician, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as…
American aviator pioneer and author, an historic adventurer in her 16-year-career. Called “Lady Lindy”, she received the distinguished Flying Cross and her jaunty, daredevil courageous…
English author of several books and radio presenter. Earl obtained a degree from Hull University and won the University’s Philip Larkin literary prize in 1994.…
American singer-songwriter-guitarist and the eldest son of alternative country artist Steve Earle who named him after singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. Justin Townes Earle developed a…
American singer-songwriter, record producer, author and actor. Earle began learning the guitar at age 11. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and…
Irish astrologer and writer who contributed to magazines.
American writer and educator, he taught at the University of North Carolina from 1946-1952. He served as vice-consul in Brazil from 1942-1946. His body of…
Dyme-A-Duzin: A Journey Through Music and Human Design Dyme-A-Duzin, born on May 13, 1992, in Brooklyn, New York, is a multifaceted American rapper, singer, songwriter,…
English pop singer and songwriter who released her debut record, an EP named Purple in 2019. This was followed by two further EPs, Red (2020) and No Romeo (2022). In…
American musician, songwriter and poet, called the Robert Burns of the pop revolution, and the most influential figure in the history of rock outside of…
American Oscar-winning actor, director, writer, and producer, called by many as one of the greatest actors. A veteran of more than 33 movies, 60 stage…
Pascal de Duve: A Luminary Projector in Belgian Literature Pascal de Duve, born on February 5, 1964, in Antwerp, Belgium, was a prominent Belgian writer…
American director, screenwriter, film marketer, and film distributor. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film…
Brazilian film, television and theatre actress, language interpreter, writer, critic, biographer, translator and social scientist. The daughter of Syrian immigrants of Jewish origin, she learned…
American feminist, a prominent radical theorist, speaker and author of both fiction and non-fiction books, best known for the campaign she waged against pornography in…
American astrologer and writer, specializing in Uranian astrology which he studied under Richard Svehla. A longtime member of AFA, he joined 8/14/1946. He died on…
French writer, novelist, he was a member of the “Académie Française” (1978-2011). Link to Wikipedia biography
French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He has been married to singer Françoise Hardy since 30 March 1981 and the two have a son…
French Jesuit priest, singer-songwriter and guitarist who was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also known as Père Duval. He died on…
French film actor, director, and writer. Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval…
Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model, also noted as the son of actress and comedian Consuelo Duval. He started acting at a very young,…
French actor, screenwriter and director, who died of cancer on 28 July 1979 at the age of 56. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon and one of the country’s most awarded stars, with a career spanning…
French singer-songwriter and politician. Duteil is a noted proponent of the French language, the rights of children and respect of the environment. He is the…
Irish writer born in India, a novelist, playwright and travel writer. First published in 1938 with “The Black Book,” he is perhaps best known for…
Swiss author and dramatist known as a proponent of epic theatre, his plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author’s work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime…
German poet, writer, dramatist and translator.
French writer and journalist, openly gay. He worked as a legal judge before turning to writing. His first novel, Dans ma chambre, brought him fame.…
South Vietnamese-French author of over 70 books plus plays and cinema adaptations. She was representative of the ‘nouveau woman;’ scenarist, playwright, and film director, internationally…
Norwegian sculptor. For several decades he was an art personality, both as an artist and as a writer (non-fiction and critic). His sculptures can be…
American power pop musician who was a member of The Baker Street Regulars with Chris Bell and Jody Stephens in 1976, later releasing a solo…
French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat. On 14 June 1940 he married Marie Thérèse…
French editor, writer and translator of English and Spanish into French. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French screenwriter and film director of the silent era. He was extremely prolific, working on well over two hundred films. He was married to the…
French songwriter and composer, known for his work on the films Sherlock Holmes (1954), The Cow and I (1959) and Foreign Intrigue (1956). He died…
French physician, writer and traveller, who departed Paris in 1875 with his wife, Laure, for a study trip to the Far East. He then focused…
French actor, film director, screenwriter, and former medical student (the son of a physician father and dentist mother) who started his career as a stand-up…
American hip hop recording artist, record producer, songwriter and rapper, aka JD. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He has worked with and produced Mariah…
French cartoonist and comic book writer. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French song-writer although he had no theoretical knowledge of music. He composed both the words and the melodies of his songs, the two processes being…
American writer, a nonfiction journalist turned pop novelist. His best-selling works include “Dutch Shea, Jr,” 1982 and “The Red White and Blue,” 1987. “True Confessions”…
Scottish journalist, writer and newspaper editor. He edited The Daily Record newspaper for nine years and The Scotsman newspaper from 1956 to 1972. In 1975…
French writer, film director/producer. He died in Cannes, France on 24 July 1986. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
American women’s rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women. She moved to Portland, Oregon in 1871…
American comedian, journalist, blogger and Youtuber who lives in Los Angeles. She was a part-time writer/director for BuzzFeed Video, but has since left to focus…
American novelist and playwright whose thirty plays include Belles and Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain which have been produced over one hundred and fifty…
American stunt performer, television personality, comedian, actor, writer and musician. He was a founding member of the “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam” crew. Dunn rose…