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Born 1948 (age 78) • Tanzania
Subjects Of Study Swahili literature
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Farkas Bolyai
Hungarian mathematician and writer
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Mary Hayley Bell
British author and actress
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Howard Lindsay
American playwright
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Serafín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
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Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
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Russel Crouse
American dramatist
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James Goldman
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
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Iancu Văcărescu
Romanian author
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Jason Miller
American actor and playwright
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
English author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Portrait of Charles Dickens seated at a desk, writing with a quill pen, dressed in a suit with a bow tie.
Charles Dickens
British novelist
Painting of Samuel Johnson showing Johnson seated at a desk with a quill in hand and papers before him, wearing a brown coat and white wig.
Samuel Johnson
English author
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Portrait painting of French dramatist Moliere, shown with long curly hair, a mustache, and wearing a richly detailed robe, by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse after Pierre Mignard.
Molière
French dramatist
Life-sized plaster sculpture Seated Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon shows Voltaire draped in a robe, seated with a thoughtful expression and a ribbon crown, against a dark background.
Voltaire
French philosopher and author
Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli by Santi di Tito shows Machiavelli in black and red robes, holding a document, against a plain background.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian statesman and writer
Babel, Isaac
Isaac Babel
Russian author
French dramatist Jean Racine
Jean Racine
French dramatist
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor