McCarthy, Cormac
1933 - 2023

American author, playwright and screenwriter born as Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr. Because of the family's Irish roots his...

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Diderot, Denis
1713 - 1784

French author and philosopher born in the city of Langres in north-east France. He was the son of a wealthy knife maker and...

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Waters, Sarah
1966 -

Sarah Waters is a British author, born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She has described growing up with her sister as a...

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Woolrich, Cornell
1903 - 1968

The American author Cornell Woolrich is one of the more eccentric authors of the 20th century. He was an anti-social...

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