Hardy, Thomas
1840 - 1928

The English author Thomas Hardy was born in Stinsford near Dorchester in Dorset, the son of a stonemason and local builder....

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Ford, Richard
1944 -

American author born in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Parker Carrol, was a travelling salesman, which meant that the...

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Johnson, Eyvind
1900 - 1976

Swedish author, born in Svartbjörnsbyn in the province of Norrbotten. When his father, who had been working with ...

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Lockridge, Frances
1896 - 1963

The American author and journalist Frances Lockridge was born as Frances Davis in Kansas City in Missouri, where she also...

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