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June 14 in literary history
Literary history for June 14: 26 writers born, 21 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1479 to 2022. Born on this day: Louis Garrel, Diablo Cody, Heather McDonald.
Writers born on June 14
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Louis Garrel | French film actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1978 | Diablo Cody | American writer and producer |
| 1970 | Heather McDonald | American actress, comedian and author (born 1970) |
| 1958 | James Gurney | American illustrator and novelist |
| 1949 | Harry Turtledove | American author (born 1949) |
| 1948 | Laurence Yep | American writer (born 1948) |
| 1945 | Bruce Degen | American writer (1945–2024) |
| 1944 | Laurie Colwin | American novelist (1944–1992) |
| 1942 | Jonathan Raban | British travel writer, critic, and novelist (1942–2023) |
| 1939 | Peter Mayle | British businessman and writer (1939–2018) |
| 1939 | Colin Thubron | British travel writer and novelist (born 1939) |
| 1936 | Irmelin Sandman Lilius | Swedish-speaking Finnish writer (born 1936) |
| 1933 | Jerzy Kosiński | Polish-American writer (1933–1991) |
| 1931 | Marla Gibbs | Actress, entertainer, singer, writer, and producer (born 1931) |
| 1923 | Judith Kerr | British writer and illustrator (1923–2019) |
| 1917 | Lise Nørgaard | Danish journalist and writer (1917–2023) |
| 1917 | Gilbert Prouteau | French poet |
| 1907 | Nicolas Bentley | British author and illustrator (1907–1978) |
| 1907 | René Char | French poet and resistance member (1907–1988) |
| 1900 | Ruth Nanda Anshen | American philosopher, author and editor |
| 1894 | José Carlos Mariátegui | Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930) |
| 1894 | W. W. E. Ross | Canadian poet (1894–1966) |
| 1872 | János Szlepecz | Slovene Roman Catholic priest, dean and writer (1872–1936) |
| 1820 | John Bartlett (publisher) | American writer and publisher (1820–1905) |
| 1811 | Harriet Beecher Stowe | American abolitionist and author (1811-1896) |
| 1479 | Giglio Gregorio Giraldi | Italian scholar and poet |
Writers who died on June 14
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | A. B. Yehoshua | Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (1936–2022) |
| 2014 | Alberto Cañas Escalante | Costa Rican politician and writer (1920–2014) |
| 2014 | Isabelle Collin Dufresne | French-American artist and author (1935–2014) |
| 2013 | Elroy Schwartz | American writer |
| 2012 | Gitta Sereny | Austrian-British writer and historian (1921–2012) |
| 2007 | Ruth Graham | American author (1920–2007) |
| 2006 | Jean Roba | Belgian comics author |
| 2002 | June Jordan | American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist (1936–2002) |
| 2000 | Attilio Bertolucci | Italian poet and writer (1911–2000) |
| 1995 | Roger Zelazny | American writer and poet (1937–1995) |
| 1986 | Jorge Luis Borges | Argentine writer (1899–1986) |
| 1986 | Alan Jay Lerner | American lyricist and librettist (1918–1986) |
| 1985 | Abdul Hakim (writer) | Bangladeshi educator and writer |
| 1968 | Salvatore Quasimodo | Italian poet and translator (1901–1968) |
| 1936 | G. K. Chesterton | English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936) |
| 1927 | Jerome K. Jerome | English writer and humorist (1859–1927) |
| 1916 | João Simões Lopes Neto | Brazilian writer |
| 1886 | Alexander Ostrovsky | Russian playwright (1823–1886) |
| 1883 | Edward FitzGerald (poet) | English poet and translator (1809–1883) |
| 1837 | Giacomo Leopardi | Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798–1837) |
| 1674 | Marin le Roy de Gomberville | French poet and novelist |
Literary events on June 14
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. |
| 1618 | Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date). |
Featured
Louis Garrel (1983) — Louis Garrel is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers (2003), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Diablo Cody (1978) — Brook Maurio, known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005).
Heather McDonald (1970) — Heather Ann McDonald is an American stand-up comedian, actress and author. Born and raised in Southern California, she is known for her appearances on the E! series Chelsea Lately. She was one of the eight writers on the show and often participated in sketches and segments.
Sources & data
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