On this day
June 2 in literary history
Literary history for June 2: 21 writers born, 12 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1701 to 2009. Born on this day: Salvatore Scibona, David Wheaton, Caroline Link.
21writers born
12writers died
1literary events
Writers born on June 2
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Salvatore Scibona | American novelist and short-story writer (born 1975) |
| 1969 | David Wheaton | American author, radio host, columnist, and former tennis player |
| 1964 | Caroline Link | German film director and screenwriter |
| 1949 | Frank Rich | American essayist and liberal columnist (born 1949) |
| 1937 | Deric Washburn | American screenwriter |
| 1935 | Carol Shields | Canadian writer |
| 1929 | Norton Juster | American academic, architect, writer (1929–2021) |
| 1927 | W. Watts Biggers | American novelist |
| 1924 | June Callwood | Canadian journalist, author and social activist (1924 – 2007) |
| 1922 | Juan Antonio Bardem | Spanish film director and screenwriter (1922–2002) |
| 1920 | Johnny Speight | English television writer (1920–1998) |
| 1918 | Ruth Atkinson | Canadian American comic book writer and artist |
| 1918 | Kathryn Tucker Windham | American journalist, author and photographer (1918–2011) |
| 1915 | Lester del Rey | American science fiction author (1915–1993) |
| 1913 | Barbara Pym | English novelist (1913–1980) |
| 1907 | Dorothy West | American novelist (1907–1998) |
| 1907 | John Lehmann | English publisher (1907–1987) |
| 1899 | Edwin Way Teale | American naturalist, photographer & writer (1899-1980) |
| 1857 | Karl Adolph Gjellerup | Danish writer |
| 1840 | Thomas Hardy | English novelist and poet (1840–1928) |
| 1740 | Marquis de Sade | French writer and nobleman (1740–1814) |
Writers who died on June 2
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | David Eddings | American fantasy writer (1931–2009) |
| 1996 | Leon Garfield | English writer (1921–1996) |
| 1993 | Tahar Djaout | Algerian writer (1954–1993) |
| 1992 | Philip Dunne (writer) | American screenwriter, film producer & director (1908–1992) |
| 1991 | Ahmed Arif | Turkish poet |
| 1970 | Orhan Kemal | Turkish novelist (1914–1970) |
| 1970 | Albert Lamorisse | French filmmaker, film producer, and writer (1922–1970) |
| 1970 | Giuseppe Ungaretti | Italian poet and academic (1888–1970) |
| 1970 | Lucía Sánchez Saornil | Spanish poet, anarchist, feminist (1895–1970) |
| 1962 | Vita Sackville-West | English writer and gardener (1892–1962) |
| 1961 | George S. Kaufman | American playwright, theater director and producer (1889–1961) |
| 1701 | Madeleine de Scudéry | French writer (1607–1701) |
Literary events on June 2
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del. |
Featured
Salvatore Scibona (1975) — Salvatore Scibona is an American novelist. He has won awards for his novels as well as short stories, and was selected in 2010 as one of The New Yorker's "20 under 40: Fiction Writers to Watch". His work has been published in ten languages.
David Wheaton (1969) — David Wheaton is an American author, radio host, columnist, and former professional tennis player.
Caroline Link (1964) — Caroline Link is a German television and film director and screenwriter.
Sources & data
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