Writers

Ron Kovic was created on July 4, 1946, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Once home, he stayed in veteran hospitals where states were inferior, and sought an outlet because of his outrage in activism. In 1976, he released Born on the Fourth of July. A movie of same name, directed by Oliver ...

He released his first novel, Lie Down in Darkness, in 1952. In 1979 he released Sophie’s Choice, that has been made into a movie in 1982 and an opera in 2002. Styron continued to compose throughout the 1990s. He expired November 1, 2006 on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. William’s mom, Pauline Margaret ...

Produced on November 30, 1667, Irish writer, clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift grew up fatherless. Eventually, his uncle became dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Nearly all of his writings were published under pseudonyms. His uncle best recalled for his 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels. His dad, an lawyer, also ...

Following Adolf Hitler’s suicide, Goebbels served as chancellor of Germany to get a day before he along with his wife, Magda Goebbels, poisoned their six kids and took their particular lives. Notorious Nazi Paul Joseph Goebbels was born on October 29, 1897, in Rheydt, Germany, the third of five kids. He ...

Peter Jennings was born on July 29, 1938. He dropped out of high school and finally worked in radio and television news. Then he served as a foreign correspondent until joining World News Tonight in 1978. From 1983 until his passing in 2005, Jennings served as the show’s only news ...

Alexandre Dumas was born on July 24, 1802, in Villerscotterts, France. He embraced the last name “Dumas” from his grandma, a former Haitian slave. Dumas created himself as one among the most famous writers in France, known for plays and historical adventure novels like The Three Musketeers and The Count ...