Dutch journalist, member of a noted Sephardic Jewish family. He was the eldest son of the social-democratic diamond cutter Aaron Querido (24 February 1942, A’dam…
Dutch publisher of Dutch and German exile-literature. He came from a family of Sephardic Jews that fled from Spain (1492), respectively Portugal (1497 ), as…
French writer, an author of detective stories. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Raymond Queneau: A Multifaceted Creative Genius and His Human Design Raymond Queneau, born on February 21, 1903, in Le Havre, France, was a prolific novelist,…
French writer, poet and songwriter (for Pierre Bachelet). Link to Wikipedia biography
French writer and screenwriter. Inspired by Bretagne and the sea, he wrote over 80 books. Link to Wikipedia (French)
Italian saint, known as Blessed Maria Corsini, beatified along with her husband in November 2001, the first time in church history that a man and…
Brazilian actress, singer and songwriter, also noted as a social activist for the civil rights of the LGBT community and the black population. Linn da…
Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright. Link to Wikipedia biography
Italian writer, a poet and translator who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1959. Quasimodo died 6/14/1968, Naples, Italy. Link to Wikipedia biography
Austrian actor, writer, reciter and cabaret performer, known for his, sometimes crude, practical jokes. Helmut Qualtinger died in Vienna on 29 September 1986, of a…
Brazilian politician, the most controversial political character in Brazil’s history. He was a writer and painter, a lawyer and professor, twice Mayor of Sao Paulo…
Portuguese writer and creator of several comedy television and radio shows, including Último a Sair, Mata-Bicho and Tubo de Ensaio (Test Tube) all co-written with…
American writer, journalist and syndicated columnist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943 and was killed in Okinawa during World War II. He wrote a…
French stage director, actor and writer. In 1997, Py became director of the Centre Dramatique National d’Orléans. In 2007, he became director of the Théâtre…
French writer, a journalist and playwright, and a political communist. Pyat had a life full of crises, escapes and adventures, including prison, a duel and…
American singer, songwriter, and record producer whose initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube. After initially signing with…
Italian singer, lyricist, television presenter, writer and voice actor. Pupo’s first album release, Come Sei Bella, came in 1976. His second album, Gelato al Cioccolato,…
Swiss writer, poet, philosopher, psychoanalyst, and author of three graphology books (1931,1934 and 1949) and several articles. He developed the theory of symbolism of space.…
American mixed martial artist, comic book writer, and retired professional wrestler, currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is best known for his…
Russian pop singer, songwriter, pop director, producer, film actress and TV presenter. She enjoys an iconic status across the former Soviet Union as the most…
Madelyn Pugh: A Creative Force in Television and Human Design Insight Madelyn Pugh, also known as Madelyn Pugh Davis, Madelyn Davis, or Madelyn Martin, carved…
Chinese Qing Dynasty writer, best known as the author of “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.” He spent most of his life working as a…
Peruvian lawyer, Doctor of Literature, lecturer, professor, historian, writer and librarian, member of the Peruvian Academy of Language. He died on 18 October 2012. Link…
American professional astrologer and writer. She was also known as a popular lecturer, with a vast astrological knowledge, quick wit and wonderful stage presence. Starting…
American comedian and actor. A sharp, brash star of night clubs, TV and films who thrived on chaos, he was elected to the Comedy Hall…
French writer and screenwriter. He published his first novel, “Mardi gris” (Grey Tuesday), in the collection ‘Série noire’ (The Black Series) in 1978. He returned…
French writer, the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature on 12/10/1901. A poet and critic associated with the symbolists, he was the Chair…
French journalist, politician, artist, art critic, collector, and curator, known for having been the first “Minister of Culture” of the Republic, a position created by…
French writer classified as one of the greatest French novelists of the 1900’s. An author of complex style, he was called immoral and decadent for…
French writer, a journalist. As a socialist and moralist, he covered politics by attacking the church and other existing institutions. In 1858 he had to…
“`html Datus C. Proper: A Life Guided by Human Design Datus C. Proper, born on April 18, 1934, in Des Moines, Iowa, was a distinguished…
American spiritual leader and guru, leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) based on Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, New Age mysticism and masonry. With intense…
American writer, known for his novels, poetry, memoirs and criticism. He was also a distinguished translator. He died on 2 June 1989. Link to Wikipedia…
Brazilian actress, television presenter and writer, a beautiful brunette who came to fame by playing romantic roles and specializing in soap operas. She grew up…
Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and was considered a top act of the local Macedonian music…
Italian stage, film and television actress and voice actress. Proclemer was the daughter of an engineer and a housewife. She debuted on stage in 1942,…
French writer and editor. He was in charge of the Editions Grasset for over twenty-five years. Link to Wikipedia biography
Italian writer, journalist, and novelist. He died in Napoli, Italy on 19 November 2003. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
French African actor and singer, musician, and songwriter, lead-vocalist of French group “La Fédération française de fonck” Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
British essayist, novelist and playwright. Educated at Cambridge, he became a popular broadcaster during WW II, also serving as a delegate to UNESCO 1946-1947. Priestley’s…
Brazilian writer, cultural researcher and translator with a master’s degree in communication and semiotics, and a PhD in Literary Theory. Her 94 books in both…
Chilean journalist, writer and politician, who served as a member of the National Congress of Chile for the Conservative Party during the 1930s. Amongst his…
American country singer-songwriter and producer based in Nashville, Tennessee whom The Fader has called “country’s next star.” Her debut solo album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter was…
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, whose wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music. His innovations, such as propelling the…
American poet, human rights and environmental columnist, editor, reporter, publisher, and teacher. He is the only son of actor Vincent Price (1911-1993) and his first…
African American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, also known as Thunderbird. He released his first song called “Calling Margie” in 1955 in San Antonio, Texas.…
American poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist and James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University. Apart from English literature, Price had a lifelong interest in…
American cartoonist, creator of the “Rhymes with Orange” syndicated comic strip that by 2005 appears in nearly 200 daily newspapers around the country. An animal…
Belgian writer, one of the great 20th-century authors of ‘fantastique’ literature, a French term for a literary and cinematic genre that overlaps with science fiction,…