Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

female, deceased (1967)
Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893 - June 7 1967) was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th...
John Updike

John Updike

male, 77 years old
John Hoyer Updike (born March 18 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania) is an American writer. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series ("Rabbit,...
Stephen King

Stephen King

male, 62 years old
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and fantasy novels....
Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich

female, 55 years old
The earth was full of life and there were dandelions growing out the window, thick as thieves, already seeded, fat as big yellow plungers. She let...
Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

female, 71 years old
Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, and the Prix Femina. She is the...
Denis Johnson

Denis Johnson

male, 60 years old
Denis Johnson is a German American writer who has written numerous novels, short stories and poems. He was raised in Tokyo, Manila, and Washington....
Thom Jones

Thom Jones

male, 64 years old
Thom Jones (born January 26, 1945) is an American writer, primarily of short stories. He trained in Force Reconnaissance in the Marine Corps. He...
Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow

male, deceased (2005) (Princeton, New Jersey, United States)
Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows, (Lachine, Quebec, Canada, June 10, 1915 - April 5, 2005 in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an acclaimed...
Woody Allen

Woody Allen

male, 73 years old
Woody Allen is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. His large body of...
Alice Walker

Alice Walker

female, 65 years old
Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American author and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her...