October 24 Writer Birthdays
October 24th, 2014 (05:04 pm)
Oct. 24 Writer Birthdays
- 1788 - Sara Josepha Hale, American novelist, editor, and poet, best known for writing "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
- 1868 - Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise David), Belgian-French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, and writer, best known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners
- 1904 - Moss Hart, Broadway playwright and director.
- 1915 - Bob Kane, writer and comic book artist, credited along with Bill Finger as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman.
- 1923 - Denise Levertov, National Book Award-nominated British-born American poet and essayist.
- 1927 - Barbara J. Robinson, American author best known for her children's books.
- 1932 - Steven Covey, author of business and self-help books.
- 1932 - Ziraldo Alves Pinto, Brazilian author, painter, comic creator, and journalist, usually known as, simply, "Ziraldo."
- 1933 - Norman Rush, National Book Award-winning American writer whose experiences in the Peace Corps influence his novels, which are set in Africa.
- 1952 - David Weber, bestselling American author of science fiction and fantasy novels, best known for his Honor Harrington series.
- 1956 - Dale Maharidge, Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and journalist, best known for his collaborations with photographer Michael Williamson.
- 1967 - Grant Cogswell, eccentric American screenwriter, independent film producer, journalist, poet, and political activist .
- 1969 - Emma Donoghue, bestselling Irish-born playwright, literary historian, and novelist who was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize; she is best known for the novel Room.
Happy Birthday to all of today's birthday writers!
