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March 18 in literary history
Literary history for March 18: 22 writers born and 14 writers who died from 1590 to 2016. Born on this day: Mike Quackenbush, Paul Marsden, Thomas Ian Griffith.
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Writers born on March 18
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Mike Quackenbush | American writer and professional wrestler |
| 1968 | Paul Marsden | British writer, businessman and politician (born 1968) |
| 1962 | Thomas Ian Griffith | American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1960 | James Plaskett | English chess grandmaster and writer (born 1960) |
| 1958 | Richard de Zoysa | Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor |
| 1953 | Franz Wright | American poet |
| 1947 | Patrick Chesnais | French actor, film director and screenwriter |
| 1947 | Drew Struzan | American illustrator (1947–2025) |
| 1942 | Kathleen Collins | American writer and filmmaker (1942–1988) |
| 1932 | John Updike | American writer (1932–2009) |
| 1915 | Richard Condon | American political novelist (1915–1996) |
| 1913 | René Clément | French film director and screenwriter (1913–1996) |
| 1904 | Srečko Kosovel | Slovene poet |
| 1901 | Manly P. Hall | Canadian-American philosopher and writer (1901–1990) |
| 1893 | Wilfred Owen | English poet and soldier (1893–1918) |
| 1884 | Bernard Cronin | Australian author and journalist |
| 1842 | Stéphane Mallarmé | French Symbolist poet (1842–1898) |
| 1813 | Friedrich Hebbel | German poet (1813–1863) |
| 1789 | Charlotte Elliott | English poet and hymn writer (1789–1871) |
| 1733 | Christoph Friedrich Nicolai | German writer (1733–1811) |
| 1634 | Madame de La Fayette | French writer (1634–1693) |
| 1590 | Manuel de Faria e Sousa | Portuguese historian and poet |
Writers who died on March 18
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Barry Hines | British writer (1939–2016) |
| 2015 | Grace Ogot | Kenyan author (1930–2015) |
| 2014 | Catherine Obianuju Acholonu | Nigerian writer (1951–2014) |
| 2014 | Lucius Shepard | American novelist (1943–2014) |
| 2013 | Henry Bromell | American novelist |
| 2008 | Anthony Minghella | British filmmaker and playwright (1954–2008) |
| 2002 | R. A. Lafferty | American writer (1914–2002) |
| 1996 | Odysseas Elytis | Greek poet and art critic |
| 1986 | Bernard Malamud | American writer (1914–1986) |
| 1978 | Leigh Brackett | American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978) |
| 1963 | C. C. Martindale | English Jesuit priest and author (1879-1963) |
| 1956 | Louis Bromfield | American author and conservationist (1896–1956) |
| 1898 | Matilda Joslyn Gage | American abolitionist, author (1826–1898) |
| 1768 | Laurence Sterne | Anglo-Irish writer and cleric (1713–1768) |
Featured
Mike Quackenbush (1976) — Michael Spillane is an American podcaster, author, professional wrestling trainer, professional wrestling promoter, and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Mike Quackenbush.
Paul Marsden (1968) — Paul William Barry Marsden is a British writer, businessman and politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury and Atcham from 1997 until 2005.
Thomas Ian Griffith (1962) — Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. His best-known roles include Terry Silver in John G.
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