American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the pop rock band Against The Current who released the…
Italian theatre, film and television actress, writer and voice actress, best known for her theatrical monologues. In 2007, she narrated the film “cospirazionista Zero –…
Portuguese noted spouse, the wife of politician Afonso Costa. She was the sister of the writer and politician José de Barros Mendes de Abreu. She…
American sports broadcaster and commentator. He virtually invented and re-defined sports casting with his unique, blunt and caustic style. He is perhaps the most controversial…
American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist with Best Coast, an American rock duo she formed in Los Angeles in 2009 with guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno.…
American actress, singer and songwriter who was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30” list in 2022.…
American journalist, television writer and mystery novelist whose books include “Zen and the Art of Murder” and “Zen and the City of Angels,” in which…
African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral…
Italian university professor, linguist and novelist. Corti was not only an outstanding intellectual but she moved from the arcane to the popular venues. She did…
French film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films since 1982. Her film La répétition was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her…
Belgian writer, a poet, translator and editor. His work sang of the quiet joys of home life and conjugal happiness. Cort died 1/18/1878, near Brussels.
French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic. He won the Prix Renaudot in 2002 for his historical novel “Assam.” He was made a chevalier of…
Argentinian novelist, short story writer, translator and essayist. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom (with Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes…
French comics artist and writer who published under the pseudonym Pujol. He created his first comic in 1974 for S.E.P.P. and Mucheroum for Spirou magazine.…
Rich Correll: A Multifaceted Talent in Television and Film Rich Correll is a distinguished American television actor, director, producer, and writer, renowned for his dynamic…
American activist killed in a demonstration in Palestine when an Israeli military bulldozer struck her on March 16, 2003. She was 23. At the time…
Filipino pop singer, songwriter, actress, comedian and television presenter. Dubbed as “Asia’s Queen of Songs” in her home country, she is widely known for her…
Australian actor, director, producer, writer, and businessman, best known for his role as “Strop” on The Paul Hogan Show (1973-1984), and he was instrumental in…
French film director and writer, he made his debut into the world of film as an assistant to director Costa-Gavras. His first success came in…
Canadian-born Rwandan singer and songwriter born in Germany. After having spent his childhood in Rwanda, he moved to Montreal for studying communications. Then he released…
German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. He died 26 October 1874. Link to Wikipedia biography
Mexican cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a cinematographer and contributed to the visual style and cinematography in three films directed…
American writer and motion picture director known for his numerous low-budget, sensationalistic films and his technical skills. Corman graduated from Beverly Hills High School and…
English humorist, writer and satirist who was well known as a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain…
Peruvian documentary film director and scriptwriter whose works include La espalda del mundo (2000), Invierno en Bagdad, Invisibles (2008) and Sigo siendo (Kachkaniraqmi) (2012). Link…
Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and broadcaster, best known for his work with Ronnie Barker as The Two Ronnies (1971-1987). He was known for his…
French writer of detective stories. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
American film director and producer. He burst into the limelight in 1972 as a young director with his five time Academy Award winning film “The…
American astrologer, speaker, teacher, counselor and magazine writer. He was tireless in his efforts to legitimize astrology; a well-respected colleague in the community. From 1970,…
French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Before he founded his famous Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris, he wrote theatre reviews for several Parisian journals,…
Scottish actor, writer, poet, and songwriter, whose film roles include Mackay in The Seekers (1954), the ship’s mate in The Maggie (1954), Kenny McLeod in…
British writer with a voluminous output that ranges from romantic novels and short stories to humor pieces. Often seen on TV interviews, she presents herself…
American gay writer, described as the literary heir to William S. Burroughs. His early childhood was fraught with trauma. At age 11, a young friend…
Dutch journalist and writer of rural novels. He was the third of eighth children. His father Johannes Henricus Antonius Coolen (29 April 1858, Mierlo –…
Canadian musician, a guitarist, singer and country songwriter.
Australian actor, writer and LGBTQ activist, who moved to Australia with his family in 2001, aged 10. An established character actor, Cook is best known…
American science fiction writer and classical music critic, he is a Principal Lecturer in the English Department at Arizona State University. His debut 1981 book…
British pianist and songwriter who had many hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as one of the most popular pianists of the UK.…
American actor and comedian, a writer-director with Cleveland TV station before establishing himself as a comic performer on the “Steve Allen Show.” He later co-starred…
American film director and screenwriter. His first feature film, “Fruitvale Station” (2013), won the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition…
American novelist, author of “Ready to Fall ” (2000), “Must Love Dogs” (2002) and “Multiple Choice” (2004). “Must Love Dogs” won praise and was a…
Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist who has released 11 studio albums, one greatest hits, one soundtrack album, two live albums, four video album and 33 singles,…
French astrologer and writer, author of “Un battement d’amour” (2004), a love story written as a long poem, and “L’enseignement de la crèche” (2005).
French singer and songwriter, the composer of more than 300 songs. His music was sung by some of the best known performers of his day,…
French cartoonist and comic book writer. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Joseph Conrad: A Literary Visionary Through the Lens of Human Design Joseph Conrad, born on December 3, 1857, in Berdichev, Russia, is celebrated as a…
Belgian romantic writer, the author of over 100 volumes, mostly historical novels. His most important work was “The Lion of Flanders.” Conscience died in Brussels…
American writer and artist, the author and illustrator of bull-fighting novels; a modern Renaissance man. He studied bull-fighting in Spain, Mexico and Peru 1941-1946 while…
American actor, script writer and ADR director, known for anime dub voice acting for Funimation. His first major anime role was Harley Hartwell in Case…