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October 11 in literary history
Literary history for October 11: 22 writers born, 13 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1311 to 2009. Born on this day: Brett Salisbury, Michael J. Nelson, Dawn French.
Writers born on October 11
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brett Salisbury | American football player, model, and author (born 1968) |
| 1964 | Michael J. Nelson | American comedian and writer (born 1964) |
| 1957 | Dawn French | British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957) |
| 1951 | Bruce Bartlett | American historian and author (born 1951) |
| 1951 | Louise Rennison | English author and comedian |
| 1951 | Charles Shyer | American director, screenwriter and producer (1941–2024) |
| 1950 | William R. Forstchen | American historian and author (born 1950) |
| 1950 | Amos Gitai | Israeli film director and screenwriter |
| 1943 | John Nettles | English actor, author, and historian (born 1943) |
| 1935 | Daniel Quinn | American author (1935–2018) |
| 1925 | Elmore Leonard | American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013) |
| 1922 | G. C. Edmondson | American novelist |
| 1918 | Fred Bodsworth | Canadian writer |
| 1916 | Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar | Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (1916–1991) |
| 1915 | T. Llew Jones | Welsh children's writer |
| 1885 | François Mauriac | French author (1885–1970) |
| 1865 | Hans E. Kinck | Norwegian author and philologist |
| 1835 | Ernst Sars | Norwegian professor, historian, author and editor (1835–1917) |
| 1793 | Maria James | American poet |
| 1782 | Steen Steensen Blicher | Danish writer (1782–1848) |
| 1661 | Melchior de Polignac | French diplomat, Cardinal and neo-Latin poet |
| 1616 | Andreas Gryphius | German poet and dramatist |
Writers who died on October 11
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Halit Refiğ | Turkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer |
| 2005 | Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee | Poet, writer and linguist |
| 2005 | Attilâ İlhan | Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer (1925–2005) |
| 2001 | Beni Montresor | Italian illustrator, costume and set designer, director |
| 1999 | Leo Lionni | Dutch-Italian artist and children's writer |
| 1996 | Eleanor Cameron | Canadian-American children's author and critic (1912–1996) |
| 1976 | Alfredo Bracchi | Italian author |
| 1963 | Jean Cocteau | French writer and film director (1889–1963) |
| 1935 | Steele Rudd | Author novelist and short story author (1868 - 1935) |
| 1908 | Rita Cetina Gutiérrez | Mexican teacher, poet and feminist (1846–1908) |
| 1904 | Mary Tenney Gray | American editorial writer, clubwoman, and philanthropist |
| 1698 | William Molyneux | Anglo-Irish writer and philosopher (1656–1698) |
| 1542 | Thomas Wyatt (poet) | English poet and diplomat (1503–1542) |
Literary events on October 11
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1311 | The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers. |
Featured
Brett Salisbury (1968) — Brett Jon Salisbury is an American former college football quarterback, model, and author. He played college football at Brigham Young University, the University of Oregon, and Wayne State College before playing professionally in Europe.
Michael J. Nelson (1964) — Michael John Nelson is an American comedian and writer, most known for his work on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's original eleven-year run, and spent half of that time as the on-air host, also named Mike Nelson.
Dawn French (1957) — Dawn Roma French is a British actress, comedian, and writer.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.