Futrelle, Jacques
1875 - 1912

The American journalist and author Jacques Heath Futrelle made sure there was room for his wife in a lifeboat before he...

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Amis, Martin
1949 - 2023

Martin Amis was the son of author Kingsley Amis and his wife Hilary. He had a younger sister, Sally, and an older brother,...

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Buchan, John
1875 - 1940

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish author, politician, lawyer, historian, editor and diplomat. At his death...

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Molière
1622 - 1673

Real name Jean Baptiste Poquelin, a French playwright, theatre manager and actor, born in Paris as the oldest son of a...

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