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March 27 in literary history
Literary history for March 27: 37 writers born and 24 writers who died from 853 to 2013. Born on this day: Mohsen Moeini, John O'Farrell (author), Kevin J. Anderson.
Writers born on March 27
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mohsen Moeini | Iranian author and director (born 1979) |
| 1962 | John O'Farrell (author) | British author, scriptwriter, and political campaigner (born 1962) |
| 1962 | Kevin J. Anderson | American science fiction author (born 1962) |
| 1955 | Patrick McCabe (novelist) | Irish writer (born 1955) |
| 1955 | Susan Neiman | American philosopher, essayist, and cultural commentator (born 1955) |
| 1951 | Chris Stewart (author) | British author based in Spain |
| 1947 | Oliver Friggieri | Maltese poet (1947–2020) |
| 1934 | István Csurka | Hungarian politician and writer (1934–2012) |
| 1930 | Daniel Spoerri | Swiss artist and writer (1930–2024) |
| 1926 | Frank O'Hara | American poet, art critic and writer |
| 1923 | Shūsaku Endō | Japanese writer (1923–1996) |
| 1923 | Louis Simpson | Jamaican poet |
| 1922 | Dick King-Smith | English writer of children's books (1922–2011) |
| 1922 | Stefan Wul | French writer |
| 1914 | Budd Schulberg | American writer (1914–2009) |
| 1911 | Veronika Tushnóva | Veronika Tushnova, Russian poet and physician (died 1965) |
| 1910 | Ai Qing | Chinese poet (1910–1996) |
| 1909 | Valery Marakou | Belarusian poet |
| 1903 | Xavier Villaurrutia | Mexican poet and writer (1903–1950 |
| 1902 | Sidney Buchman | American screenwriter and film producer (1902–1975) |
| 1901 | Carl Barks | American cartoonist (1901–2000) |
| 1901 | Kenneth Slessor | Australian poet and journalist |
| 1899 | Francis Ponge | French essayist and poet |
| 1895 | Roland Leighton | British poet and soldier |
| 1892 | Thorne Smith | American writer (1892–1934) |
| 1891 | Lajos Zilahy | Hungarian novelist and playwright |
| 1889 | Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu | Turkish novelist, journalist, diplomat, and member of parliament (1889–1974) |
| 1883 | Marie Under | Estonian poet (1883–1980) |
| 1881 | Arkady Averchenko | Russian playwright and satirist |
| 1871 | Heinrich Mann | German-American socialist writer and anti-fascist activist (1871–1950) |
| 1862 | Jelena Dimitrijević | Serbian writer |
| 1822 | Henri Murger | French novelist and poet (1822–1861) |
| 1814 | Charles Mackay (author) | Scottish writer (1814–1889) |
| 1797 | Alfred de Vigny | French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863) |
| 1746 | Michael Bruce (poet) | Scottish poet and hymnist (1746–1767) |
| 1714 | Francesco Antonio Zaccaria | Italian theologian, historian and writer |
| 1679 | Domenico Lalli | Italian librettist and poet (1679–1741) |
Writers who died on March 27
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fay Kanin | American screenwriter (1917-2013) |
| 2012 | Adrienne Rich | American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012) |
| 2007 | Nancy Adams | New Zealand botanical illustrator (1926–2007) |
| 2006 | Dan Curtis | American television and film director, writer, and producer (1927–2006) |
| 2006 | Stanisław Lem | Polish science fiction author and futurologist (1921–2006) |
| 2004 | Robert Merle | French novelist |
| 1997 | Ella Maillart | Swiss adventurer and travel writer |
| 1989 | Malcolm Cowley | American writer (1898–1989) |
| 1988 | Charles Willeford | American writer |
| 1987 | William Bowers | American writer |
| 1980 | Steve Fisher (writer) | American author (1912–1980) |
| 1977 | Shirley Graham Du Bois | American-Ghanaian writer and activist (1896–1977) |
| 1949 | Elisheva Bikhovski | Russian and Israeli writer (1888–1949) |
| 1945 | Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil | Turkish author, poet, and playwright (1866–1945) |
| 1931 | Arnold Bennett | English author (1867–1931) |
| 1886 | Henry Taylor (dramatist) | English playwright and poet |
| 1875 | Edgar Quinet | French writer, historian and politician (1803–1875) |
| 1869 | James Harper (publisher) | American publisher and politician (1795–1869) |
| 1676 | Bernardino de Rebolledo | Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (born 1597) |
| 1635 | Robert Naunton | English writer and politician (1563–1635) |
| 1598 | Theodor de Bry | Walloon engraver and publisher (1528–1598) |
| 1572 | Girolamo Maggi | Italian scholar, jurist, and poet |
| 1472 | Janus Pannonius | Croatian-Hungarian poet |
| 853 | Haymo of Halberstadt | German Benedictine monk, bishop and author |
Featured
Mohsen Moeini (1979) — Mohsen Moeini is an Iranian author and director. His work mainly centers around his philosophical and historical preoccupations. As well as directing his own plays, he has directed plays by foreign authors such as Peter Handke and Rainer Werner Fassbinder whose works he staged in Iran for the first time.
John O'Farrell (author) (1962) — John O'Farrell is a British author, comedy scriptwriter and political campaigner. Previously a lead writer for such shows as Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, he is now best known as a comic author for such books such as The Man Who Forgot His Wife and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain.
Kevin J. Anderson (1962) — Kevin James Anderson is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E. and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequel series.
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