Kendrick, Baynard
1894 - 1977

Baynard Hardwick Kendrick was an American author born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a wealthy family. After graduating...

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Clarke, Arthur C.
1917 - 2008

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science writer and author of science fiction books born in Minehead, Somerset....

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Aretino, Pietro
1492 - 1556

Italian author born in Arezzo, Tuscany to a poor cobbler. He had little or no schooling, but he was clever and astute, and...

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McMurtry, Larry
1936 - 2021

The American novelist Larry Jeff McMurtry was born and raised on a cattle farm in Archer City near Wichita Falls, Texas....

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