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May 29 in literary history
Literary history for May 29: 16 writers born and 7 writers who died from 1405 to 2013. Born on this day: Aaron McGruder, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, David Kirschner.
Writers born on May 29
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Aaron McGruder | American writer and cartoonist (born 1974) |
| 1957 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer |
| 1955 | David Kirschner | American producer and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Julian Le Grand | Julian Le Grand, English economist and author |
| 1941 | Doug Scott | English mountaineer and author (1941–2020) |
| 1935 | André Brink | South African writer (1935–2015) |
| 1924 | Lars Bo | Danish artist and writer |
| 1923 | Bernard Clavel | French writer |
| 1921 | Norman Hetherington | Australian cartoonist (1921–2010) |
| 1917 | Marcel Trudel | Canadian historian, university professor and author (1917–2011) |
| 1908 | Diana Morgan (screenwriter) | Welsh playwright and screenwriter (1908–1996) |
| 1906 | T. H. White | English author (1906–1964) |
| 1905 | Sebastian Shaw (actor) | English actor, director and writer (1905–1994) |
| 1893 | Max Brand | American writer (1892–1944) |
| 1892 | Alfonsina Storni | Argentine poet (1892–1938) |
| 1874 | G. K. Chesterton | English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936) |
Writers who died on May 29
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Richard Ballantine | American-British bicycling writer and journalist (1940–2013) |
| 2013 | Andrew Greeley | American novelist (1928–2013) |
| 2008 | Paula Gunn Allen | American poet |
| 1968 | Arnold Susi | Estonian writer (1896–1968) |
| 1958 | Juan Ramón Jiménez | Spanish poet (1881–1958) |
| 1911 | W. S. Gilbert | English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911) |
| 1405 | Philippe de Mézières | Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (born 1327) |
Featured
Aaron McGruder (1974) — Aaron Vincent McGruder is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957) — Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won 50 awards, and served as a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning films include A Moment of Innocence (1996) and Kandahar.
David Kirschner (1955) — David Maxwell Kirschner is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth's An American Tail and Titan A.E. animated features as well as Cats Don't Dance, Curious George, the Child's Play horror franchise.
Sources & data
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