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November 6 in literary history
Literary history for November 6: 4 writers born, 9 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1492 to 2024. Born on this day: Maria Shriver, Michael Cunningham, Zig Ziglar.
Writers born on November 6
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Maria Shriver | American journalist and author (born 1955) |
| 1952 | Michael Cunningham | American novelist and screenwriter |
| 1926 | Zig Ziglar | American author, salesman, and motivational speaker (1926–2012) |
| 1913 | Cho Ki-chon | North Korean poet (1913–1951) |
Writers who died on November 6
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dorothy Allison | American writer (1949–2024) |
| 2024 | Madeleine Riffaud | French poet, journalist and Resistance member (1924–2024) |
| 2009 | Ron Sproat | American dramatist (1932–2009) |
| 2004 | Johnny Warren | Australian soccer player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster (1943–2004) |
| 2000 | L. Sprague de Camp | American fiction writer (1907–2000) |
| 1984 | Gastón Suárez | Bolivian novelist and dramatist |
| 1965 | Clarence Williams (musician) | American jazz pianist, composer, producer, and publisher (1898 or 1893–1965) |
| 1692 | Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux | French writer (1619–1692) |
| 1492 | Antoine Busnois | French composer and poet (c. 1430–1492) |
Literary events on November 6
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1856 | The first story from the collection Scenes of Clerical Life by the English author George Eliot was submitted for publication. |
Featured
Maria Shriver (1955) — Maria Owings Shriver is an American writer and journalist. Shriver is a member of the Shriver family and Kennedy family, a former First Lady of California, and the founder of the non-profit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement.
Michael Cunningham (1952) — Michael Cunningham is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is Professor in the Practice of Creative Writing at Yale University.
Zig Ziglar (1926) — Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker.
Sources & data
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