Dutch teacher and school reformer and also a prophilic writer of regional novels and children’s books. He was the eldest son of the grocer and…
German composer, arranger and writer of lyrics. He has written numerous songs for German »Schlager« artists, and a large number of German TV series themes, most notably…
French-Algerian singer, songwriter and actor. Bruel is the son of a teacher coming from Oran who left the family, he was brought up by his…
Dutch teacher, translator and writer, posthumously acknowledged as an early 1st wave feminist. Her parents were the orthodox rabbi Izak de Haan (25 September 1839,…
French writer and “new philosopher”, born to an Alsatian, Protestant, and Anti-semitic father. In 2014, he published “My father, this Nazi” where he describes this…
German writer, one of the most successful women writers of the Federal Republic of Germany. Her novels focus mainly on issues of love, marriage and…
American musician, a founding member of the original Alice Cooper band, who wrote the hits that cemented the band’s legacy in rock history. These hits…
Scottish musician, bass player and songwriter, singer with the group Cream. He formed a trio in 1966 with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker; the group…
American record producer and artist manager whose early clients included Lisa Kindred, Magic Sam, Albert Collins and Earl Hooker. He later became A&R consultant to…
Israeli singer-songwriter. His music mixes modern pop with Spanish music. He is recognized for his dynamic guitar performances and humanitarian efforts. His signature sound brings…
Polish scientist, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, writer, Catholic priest, a doctor, musician, orator and rector (patron) of the Academy of Krakow. He obtained a doctorate in…
American singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written…
W. Earl Brown: A Journey Through Acting and Human Design W. Earl Brown is a multifaceted American actor, writer, producer, and musician, widely celebrated for…
British-American editor known as irreverent, witty, sophisticated and bright. She grew up outside of London with a dad and older brother who are film producers,…
American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the “Queen of R&B” and nicknamed “Miss Rhythm,” she was a runaway success of rhythm and blues…
American rock musician, lead singer, harmonica player, and co-songwriter of Psychedelic group The Misunderstood. The Misunderstood were a rock band originating from Riverside, California in…
American producer and writer of songs and books. Of his books, the most widely known are several children’s stories about Santa Mouse. Brown has served…
American writer of children’s books, including the picture books Goodnight Moon (1947) and The Runaway Bunny (1942), both illustrated by Clement Hurd. Her pen names…
American disability rights activist, author, journalist, and writer, she was born a twin with cerebral palsy. She is also known as the creator of the…
Jerry Brown: A Political Visionary and His Human Design Journey Born on April 7, 1938, in San Francisco, California, Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown Jr. emerged…
American actress, comedian, screen/television writer, singer-songwriter, and television director. Brown is perhaps best known for her work in the 1980s, where she often played a…
American writer whose 2019 collection of poems, The Tradition, garnered widespread critical acclaim and won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He released his first…
American noted child, the daughter of singer-songwriter-rapper Bobby Brown and his partner and manager Alicia Etheredge. She is the couple’s third child. Brown has seven…
French writer. When he died in 1926, the executors of his estate burned almost all of his unpublished works in an attempt to hide his…
American recording artist and musician. One of the founding fathers of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century popular music and dance, he is…
American actor, writer and film director, known for his roles as John Crichton in Farscape (1999–2003) and Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1 (2005–2007). He married…
Dutch journalist, translator and prophilic writer who made his literary debut in 1964 with Het mes op de keel (The Knife to the Throat). He…
French singer-songwriter and composer, he wrote songs for “Les Compagnons de la Chanson” as member of this group. He died on 22 March 1984 in…
American journalist in New York, film maker in London and writer in Paris; Broughton was world traveled. Most of his life was spent in, or…
French actress, writer and choreographer. She was married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in La Plume de Ma Tante. She appeared…
American writer whose first book, Motorcycles I’ve Loved: A Memoir, published in 2015 by Riverhead, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. Her first…
American recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor, named by Billboard Magazine as #7 and #19 on the Next Big Sound chart. He is known as…
American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer who was nominated for eight Oscars in his career. He is best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955),…
Mexican screenwriter and film producer whose works include The Golden Boat (1947), Hypocrite (1949), Sinbad the Seasick (1950), The Viscount of Monte Cristo (1954), Bluebeard…
British rock’n’roll singer-songwriter, pianist, drummer and composer, known as Britain’s No. 1 female album artist of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Elaine Bookbinder was born to…
American writer, the author of more than 20 books and poet laureate of Illinois from 1969. Brooks was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for…
American actor, comedian, writer, and director, who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987’s Broadcast News. He was widely praised for…
British occultist and writer. Well educated in Paris, he became interested in the occult when his health broke down in 1894. Brookes studied for the…
English painter, writer and poet, the only son of the Brontë family, and the brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne. He died on…
British writer, one of three sisters who became published authors. Together they opened a school in 1841. Six years later, Charlotte shocked the Victorian world…
British writer, one of three sisters who became published authors. Her “Wuthering Heights” has retained its fascination for over a century. She caught a cold…
English pop-punk singer-songwriter whose debut EP is called Social Rejex. In 2017, she was an opening act on The Glory Days Tour, the fourth concert…
American businessman, second of five children of Ann (Loeb) and Edgar Miles Bronfman. He was indicated by his grandfather in 1971 as being suitable as…
French botanist whose classification of fossil plants, which drew surprisingly accurate relations between extinct and existing forms prior to Charles Darwin’s principles of organic evolution,…
French film director and screenwriter, a former journalist. He was the father of journalist Dominique Bromberger. Married once. He died on 25 November 1993. Link…
American broadcast journalist and writer, formerly the anchorman of NBC’s Nightly News and one-time host of NBC’s “Today” show. A self-described political junkie, he earned…
American writer and columnist, a general reporter for two years and science writer for the New York Times for 11 years; author of seven books…
Dutch stage, film and television actress, sometimes referred to as Joeki. Broedelet played over a hundred roles on the stage, in both lead and supporting…