On this day
May 14 in literary history
Literary history for May 14: 16 writers born, 22 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1667 to 2024. Born on this day: Amber Tamblyn, Danny Huston, Anne Clark (poet).
Writers born on May 14
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Amber Tamblyn | American actress and author (born 1983) |
| 1962 | Danny Huston | American actor, director and screenwriter (born 1962) |
| 1960 | Anne Clark (poet) | British poet and musician |
| 1959 | Robert Greene (American author) | American author (born 1959) |
| 1942 | Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green | British businessman, politician and author (1942–2014) |
| 1929 | Barbara Branden | Canadian writer (1929–2013) |
| 1928 | Frederik H. Kreuger | Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch engineer, author, and academic (died 2015) |
| 1927 | Herbert W. Franke | Austrian scientist and writer (1927–2022) |
| 1914 | Gul Khan Nasir | Pakistani politician and writer (1914–1983) |
| 1900 | Hal Borland | American writer and journalist (1900–1978) |
| 1900 | Walter Rehberg | Swiss concert pianist, composer and writer (1900–1957) |
| 1893 | Louis Verneuil | French playwright, screenwriter and actor (1893–1952) |
| 1852 | Henri Julien | Canadian artist and cartoonist (1852–1908) |
| 1851 | Anna Laurens Dawes | American author and suffragist |
| 1830 | Antonio Annetto Caruana | Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (died 1905) |
| 1817 | Alexander Kaufmann | German poet and folklorist |
Writers who died on May 14
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Don Perlin | American comic book artist and writer (1929–2024) |
| 2018 | Tom Wolfe | American author and journalist (1930–2018) |
| 2016 | Darwyn Cooke | Canadian cartoonist (1962–2016) |
| 2015 | Franz Wright | American poet |
| 2013 | Ray Guy (humorist) | Canadian writer (1939–2013) |
| 2012 | Ernst Hinterberger | Austrian writer |
| 2012 | Mario Trejo (writer) | Argentine poet, playwright, screenwriter and journalist |
| 2006 | Stanley Kunitz | American poet (1905–2006) |
| 2006 | Eva Norvind | Mexican actress, writer and filmmaker |
| 2001 | Paul Bénichou | French/Algerian literary historian & writer (1908-2001) |
| 1993 | William Randolph Hearst Jr. | American newspaper publisher (1908–1993) |
| 1987 | Vitomil Zupan | Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor |
| 1979 | Jean Rhys | British novelist (1890–1979) |
| 1973 | Jean Gebser | Swiss philosopher, linguist, and poet (1905–1973) |
| 1940 | Menno ter Braak | Dutch writer (1902–1940) |
| 1918 | James Gordon Bennett Jr. | American publisher (1841–1918) |
| 1912 | August Strindberg | Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912) |
| 1873 | Gideon Brecher | Austrian writer and physician |
| 1860 | Ludwig Bechstein | German writer and fairy tale collector (1801–1860) |
| 1754 | Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée | French playwright (1692-1754) |
| 1688 | Antoine Furetière | French writer and scholar (1619–1688) |
| 1667 | Georges de Scudéry | French novelist, dramatist and poet (1601–1667) |
Literary events on May 14
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1925 | Mrs Dalloway, one of Virginia Woolf's earliest and best-known novels, is published. |
| 1842 | The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, is published. |
Featured
Amber Tamblyn (1983) — Amber Rose Tamblyn is an American actress and author. She first came to national attention at the age of 11 for her role as Emily Quartermaine on the soap opera General Hospital.
Danny Huston (1962) — Daniel Sallis Huston is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.
Anne Clark (poet) (1960) — Anne Charlotte Clark is an English poet, spoken word artist, singer and songwriter. Her music is often backed by electronic music, but later she began working with an acoustic band. Her first album, The Sitting Room, was released in 1982, and she has released over a dozen albums since then.
Sources & data
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