Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko

male, 82 years old
Spider-Man artist, Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, Harvey Award, Doctor Strange, Ukrainian-American, Doctor Strange artist…comics writer, writer, ContributingWriter, Spider-Man writer, Spider-Man 2 writer
Stephen Ditko (born 2 November 1927) is a renowned American comic book artist and writer best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor...
Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges

male, deceased (1959) (United States)
buried at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Irish-American, death by myocardial infarction, The Great McGinty, death from cardiovascular disease, director…ContributingWriter, writer, New York Town writer, Broadway Melody of 1940 writer, Rock-a-Bye Baby writer
Preston Sturges, originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated screenwriter and director born in Chicago. Sturges took the screwball comedy...
Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

male, deceased (1979)
death by pneumonia, 20th century fox, World War I, American military personnel of World War II, Dutch American, American film studio executive…writer, The Razor's Edge writer, Thunder Birds writer, The Purple Heart writer, Ten Gentlemen from West Point writer
Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902-December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood...
Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda

male, deceased (1956)
hungarian, The Stolen Bride, film producer, film director, Jewish, Producer…ContributingWriter, writer
Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian/British film director and producer. He was a leading figure in the British film industry and the founder of...
David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

male, deceased (1965)
Film studio executive, The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Jewish person, movie mogul, Columbia University alumni…ContributingWriter, writer, Portrait of Jennie writer, Since You Went Away writer
David O. Selznick (May 10, 1902-June 22, 1965), was one of the iconic Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. He is best known for producing the...
Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

male, deceased (1976)
Christian, Communism, death by myocardial infarction, montrose, scientist, communist…The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell writer, writer, Spartacus writer, Deadly Is the Female writer, The Brothers Rico writer
Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 - September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter and novelist, and a member of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film...
Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar

female, 34 years old
the wonder years, Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem, Erdős-Bacon number, Erdős number 4, How I Met Your Mother guest star, winnie cooper…ContributingWriter, writer
Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975), is an American actress of Scottish and Portuguese descent. She is best known for her role as Winnie...
Matthew Klam

Matthew Klam

male, 45 years old
esquire magazine, Nerve magazine, the new yorker, National Endowment of the Arts, Robert Bingham/PEN Award, O Henry Award winner…Short story writer, ContributingWriter
Matthew Klam (born in 1964) is an American short-story writer and essayist. The New Yorker named him one of the 25 best fiction writers under 40,...
Anita Loos

Anita Loos

female, deceased (1981)
Playwright, Screenwriter, author, American, California writer, They Met in Bombay writer…writer, ContributingWriter, Another Thin Man writer, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn writer, Susan and God writer
Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 - August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author.
Dore Schary

Dore Schary

male, deceased (1980) (Boys Town, NE, United States)
Jewish person, Isidore 'Dore' Schary, from New Jersey, Hebrew Cemetery, Waldorf Statement, Playwright…ContributingWriter, writer, It's a Big Country writer, Behind the News writer, Broadway Melody of 1940 writer
Isidore 'Dore' Schary (August 31, 1905, Newark, New Jersey - July 7, 1980, New York City) was an American motion picture director, writer, and...