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September 9 in literary history
Literary history for September 9: 21 writers born and 13 writers who died from 1703 to 2024. Born on this day: Gok Wan, Aleksandar Hemon, Kimberly Willis Holt.
Writers born on September 9
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Gok Wan | British fashion consultant, author, chef and television presenter (born 1974) |
| 1964 | Aleksandar Hemon | Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer and screenwriter |
| 1960 | Kimberly Willis Holt | American writer of children's literature |
| 1947 | T. M. Wright | American novelist |
| 1935 | Gopal Baratham | Singaporean author and neurosurgeon |
| 1934 | Sonia Sanchez | American poet, playwright and activist (born 1934) |
| 1931 | Robin Hyman | British publisher (1931–2017) |
| 1926 | Louise Abeita | American poet |
| 1911 | Paul Goodman | American writer and public intellectual (1911–1972) |
| 1908 | Cesare Pavese | Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950) |
| 1905 | Brahmarishi Hussain Sha | Indian writer (1905–1981) |
| 1903 | Edward Upward | British writer (1903–2009) |
| 1903 | Phyllis A. Whitney | American writer |
| 1900 | James Hilton (novelist) | British novelist and screenwriter (1900–1954) |
| 1885 | Clare Sheridan | English sculptor, journalist and writer |
| 1878 | Adelaide Crapsey | American writer |
| 1868 | Mary Hunter Austin | American writer (1868–1934) |
| 1834 | Joseph Henry Shorthouse | English novelist (1834–1903) |
| 1828 | Leo Tolstoy | Russian writer (1828–1910) |
| 1807 | Richard Chenevix Trench | Anglican archbishop and poet (1807–1886) |
| 1778 | Clemens Brentano | German poet and novelist (1778–1842) |
Writers who died on September 9
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | John Cassaday | American comic book artist and writer (1971–2024) |
| 2015 | Annemarie Bostroem | German poet, playwright, and lyricist |
| 2014 | Montserrat Abelló i Soler | Catalan poet and translator |
| 2014 | Graham Joyce | British writer (1954–2014) |
| 2013 | Alberto Bevilacqua | Italian writer and film director |
| 2006 | Gérard Brach | French screenwriter and film director (1927–2006) |
| 1997 | John Hackett (British Army officer) | Australian-born British soldier, painter and author (1910–1997) |
| 1981 | Jacques Lacan | French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981) |
| 1978 | Hugh MacDiarmid | Scottish poet (1892–1978) |
| 1945 | Max Ehrmann | American writer, poet, and attorney (1872–1945) |
| 1901 | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | French painter and illustrator (1864–1901) |
| 1898 | Stéphane Mallarmé | French Symbolist poet (1842–1898) |
| 1703 | Charles de Saint-Évremond | French soldier, hedonist, essayist and literary critic |
Featured
Gok Wan (1974) — Gok Wan is a British fashion consultant, author, television presenter, actor, DJ and chef.
Aleksandar Hemon (1964) — Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels Nowhere Man (2002) and The Lazarus Project (2008), and his scriptwriting as a co-writer of The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
Kimberly Willis Holt (1960) — Kimberly Willis Holt is an American writer of children's books. She is best known for the novel When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, which won the 1999 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature. It was adapted as a 2003 film of the same name.
Sources & data
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