On this day
August 22 in literary history
Literary history for August 22: 18 writers born and 13 writers who died from 1584 to 2014. Born on this day: Keren Cytter, Charlie Connelly, Regina Taylor.
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13writers died
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Writers born on August 22
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Keren Cytter | Israeli visual artist and writer |
| 1970 | Charlie Connelly | British author and broadcaster (born 1970) |
| 1960 | Regina Taylor | American actress and playwright (born 1960) |
| 1959 | Mark Williams (actor) | English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Diana Nyad | American author & swimmer (born 1949) |
| 1945 | David Chase | American writer, director and producer (born 1945) |
| 1935 | Annie Proulx | American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (born 1935) |
| 1924 | James Kirkwood Jr. | American playwright and actor (1924–1989) |
| 1920 | Ray Bradbury | American writer (1920–2012) |
| 1914 | Jack Dunphy | American novelist and playwright (1914–1992) |
| 1909 | Julius J. Epstein | American screenwriter (1909–2000) |
| 1903 | Jerry Iger | American cartoonist (1903–1990) |
| 1893 | Dorothy Parker | American poet, writer, critic (1893–1967) |
| 1880 | Gorch Fock (author) | German writer (1880–1916) |
| 1880 | George Herriman | American cartoonist (1880–1944) |
| 1800 | Samuel David Luzzatto | Italian Orthodox rabbi, linguist and poet (1800–1865) |
| 1624 | Jean Regnault de Segrais | French poet and novelist (1624–1701) |
| 1601 | Georges de Scudéry | French novelist, dramatist and poet (1601–1667) |
Writers who died on August 22
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | Indian Kannada-language writer and critic (1932-2014) |
| 2012 | Nina Bawden | English novelist and children's writer (1925–2012) |
| 2009 | Elmer Kelton | American journalist and writer |
| 2007 | Grace Paley | American author, poet, teacher, and activist (1922–2007) |
| 2004 | Konstantin Aseev | Russian chess grandmaster and writer (1960–2004) |
| 1979 | James T. Farrell | American novelist (1904–1979) |
| 1958 | Roger Martin du Gard | French novelist (1881-1958) |
| 1904 | Kate Chopin | American author (1850–1904) |
| 1891 | Jan Neruda | Czech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer |
| 1850 | Nikolaus Lenau | Austrian poet (1802–1850) |
| 1773 | George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton | British politician and writer (1709–1773) |
| 1752 | William Whiston | English theologian, historian, translator and mathematician (1667–1752) |
| 1584 | Jan Kochanowski | Polish Renaissance poet (1530–1584) |
Featured
Keren Cytter (1977) — Keren Cytter is an Israeli visual artist and writer.
Charlie Connelly (1970) — Charlie Connelly is an author of popular non-fiction books. In addition to being a writer, Connelly also appears as a presenter on radio and television shows.
Regina Taylor (1960) — Regina Taylor is an American actress and playwright. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and NAACP Image Award. In July 2017, Taylor was announced as the new Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in Theater at Fordham University.
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