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November 18 in literary history
Literary history for November 18: 24 writers born, 10 writers who died and 3 literary events from 1647 to 2024. Born on this day: Terrance Hayes, Rita Cosby, Steven Moffat.
Writers born on November 18
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Terrance Hayes | American poet and educator (born 1971) |
| 1964 | Rita Cosby | American television anchor and author |
| 1961 | Steven Moffat | Scottish television writer and producer (born 1961) |
| 1960 | Yeşim Ustaoğlu | Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter (born 1960) |
| 1953 | Alan Moore | English author (born 1953) |
| 1946 | Alan Dean Foster | American fiction writer (born 1946) |
| 1940 | James Welch (writer) | Native American writer and poet |
| 1939 | Margaret Atwood | Canadian writer (born 1939) |
| 1935 | Rudolf Bahro | German politician and writer (1935–1997) |
| 1933 | Vassilis Vassilikos | Greek writer and diplomat (1933–2023) |
| 1927 | Knowlton Nash | Canadian journalist, author, news anchor (1927–2014) |
| 1918 | İlhan Berk | Turkish poet (1918-2008) |
| 1912 | Hilda Nickson | British novelist |
| 1911 | Attilio Bertolucci | Italian poet and writer (1911–2000) |
| 1909 | Johnny Mercer | American lyricist, songwriter, singer (1909–1976) |
| 1906 | Sait Faik Abasıyanık | Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954) |
| 1906 | Klaus Mann | German writer and dissident (1906–1949) |
| 1901 | V. Shantaram | Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1901–1990) |
| 1888 | Frances Marion | American screenwriter, director, journalist and author |
| 1882 | Wyndham Lewis | English painter and writer (1882–1957) |
| 1874 | Clarence Day | American writer (1874–1935) |
| 1871 | Robert Hugh Benson | British Catholic priest and writer (1871–1914) |
| 1836 | W. S. Gilbert | English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911) |
| 1647 | Pierre Bayle | French philosopher and writer (1647–1706) |
Writers who died on November 18
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arthur Frommer | American travel writer (1929–2024) |
| 2014 | Pepe Eliaschev | Journalist and writer |
| 1999 | Paul Bowles | American composer and writer (1910–1999) |
| 1994 | Peter Ledger | Australian cartoonist, artist, and illustrator |
| 1984 | Mary Hamman | American writer and editor |
| 1952 | Paul Éluard | French poet (1895–1952) |
| 1941 | Émile Nelligan | Canadian poet (1879–1941) |
| 1922 | Marcel Proust | French novelist, literary critic, and essayist (1871–1922) |
| 1909 | Renée Vivien | British poet who wrote in the French language |
| 1889 | William Allingham | 19th-century Irish poet and scholar |
Literary events on November 18
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1985 | The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers. |
| 1910 | In their campaign for women's voting rights, hundreds of suffragettes march to the British Parliament in London. Several are beaten by police, newspaper attention embarrasses the authorities, and the march is dubbed Black Friday. |
| 1865 | "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was published, becoming the first great success of American author Mark Twain. |
Featured
Terrance Hayes (1971) — Terrance Hayes is an American poet and educator who has published seven poetry collections. His 2010 collection, Lighthead, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2010. In 2014, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
Rita Cosby (1964) — Rita Cosby is an American television news anchor for Fox, MSNBC and NewsMax, as well as a best selling author. She is a host on the two-hour news show Saturday Report on Newsmax and a special correspondent for the CBS syndicated program Inside Edition, specializing in interviewing newsmakers and political figures.
Steven Moffat (1961) — Steven William Moffat is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.