Robert Jordan (James Oliver Rigney)
10/17/1948 - 09/16/2007
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series....
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01/30/1924 - 05/17/2007
Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, mostly fantasy novels for children and adolescents, as well as several adult books.
Molly Ivins (Mary Tyler Ivins)
08/30/1944 - 01/31/2007
Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, populist, political commentator, humorist and author.
06/10/1952 - 01/31/2010
Kage Baker (June 10, 1952 – January 31, 2010) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
04/05/1920 - 11/24/2004
Arthur Hailey (5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004) was a British/Canadian novelist.
01/09/1931 - 07/09/2008
Algis Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.
05/25/1926 - 07/14/2009
Phyllis Fay Gotlieb, née Bloom (May 25, 1926 – July 14, 2009) BA, MA was a Canadian science fiction novelist and
05/08/1940 - 02/11/2006
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and...
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08/12/1918 - 01/27/2007
Bob Carroll Jr. (August 12, 1918 – January 27, 2007), was a television writer notable for his creative role in the series I Love Lucy, the first four seasons of which he wrote with his professional partner Madelyn Pugh, a...
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01/18/1932 - 01/11/2007
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a novelist,philosopher, psychologist, essayist, editor...
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06/21/1935 - 09/24/2004
Françoise Sagan (21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Hailed as "a charming little monster" by...
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09/09/1903 - 02/08/2008
Phyllis Ayame Whitney (September 9, 1903 – February 8, 2008) was an American mystery writer.
09/01/1920 - 03/20/2010
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Sutherland Carpenter (September 1, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relati...
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07/13/1926 - 05/28/2008
Robert Harris "Bob" Justman (July 13, 1926 – May 28, 2008) was an American television producer, director and production manager. He worked on many television series including Lassie, The Life...
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Gordon Parks (Gordon Roger Parks)
11/30/1912 - 03/07/2006
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director.