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A
Edward Abbey
29 Jan 1927 Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA - 14 Mar 1989
Horatio Alger
13 Jan 1832 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jul 1899
Cleo Andrews
06 Jun 1923 Portsmouth, Virginia, United States - 19 Dec 1986
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James Baldwin
02 Aug 1924 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 01 Dec 1987
Djuna Barnes
12 Jun 1892 Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange County, New York, United States - 18 Jun 1982
Edward Bellamy
26 Mar 1850 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 22 May 1898
Earl Biggers
26 Aug 1884 Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 05 Apr 1933
Peter Bowen
22 May 1945 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 08 Apr 2020
Ray Bradbury
22 Aug 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, United States - 05 Jun 2012
Charles Brown
17 Jan 1771 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 22 Feb 1810
Harry Brown
30 Apr 1917 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 02 Nov 1986
Carlos Bulosan
24 Nov 1913 Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines - 11 Sep 1956
Robert Burch
25 Jun 1925 Inman, Fayette, Georgia, United States - 25 Dec 2007
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Carl Carmer
16 Oct 1893 Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States - 11 Sep 1976
Winston Churchill
10 Nov 1871 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 12 Mar 1947
Charles Clavell
10 Oct 1921 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 07 Sep 1994
Samuel Clemens
30 Nov 1835 Florida, Monroe, Missouri, United States - 21 Apr 1910
Thomas Costain
08 May 1885 Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada - 08 Oct 1965
Betsy (Cromer) Byars
07 Aug 1928 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 26 Feb 2020
D
Lester Dent
12 Oct 1904 La Plata in Macon County, Missouri, USA - 11 Mar 1959
Philip Dick
16 Dec 1928 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Mar 1982
Ivan Doig
27 Jun 1939 White Sulphur Springs, Meagher, Montana, United States - 09 Apr 2015
John Dos Passos
14 Jan 1896 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 28 Sep 1970
Theodore Dreiser
27 Aug 1871 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 28 Dec 1945
Bruce Duffy
09 Jun 1951 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 10 Feb 2022
Paul Dunbar
27 Jun 1872 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 09 Feb 1906
John Dunning
09 Jan 1942 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 25 May 2023
E
John Ehle
13 Dec 1925 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 24 Mar 2018
F
Edna Ferber
15 Aug 1885 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States - 16 Apr 1968
Martha Finley
26 Apr 1828 Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States - 30 Jan 1909
Carrie Fisher
21 Oct 1956 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States - 27 Dec 2016
Rudolph Fisher
09 May 1897 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 26 Dec 1934
Thomas Flanagan
05 Nov 1923 Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 21 Mar 2002
Shelby Foote
17 Nov 1916 Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States - 27 Jun 2005
G
Zona Gale
26 Aug 1874 Portage, Wisconsin, United States - 27 Dec 1938
Daniel Gallery
10 Jul 1901 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 16 Jan 1977
Erle Gardner
17 Jul 1889 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Mar 1970
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William Hammond
28 Aug 1828 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 05 Jan 1900
Earl Hamner
10 Jul 1923 Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia, United States - 24 Mar 2016
Kent Haruf
24 Feb 1943 Pueblo, Colorado, United States - 30 Nov 2014
Ernest Hemingway
21 Jul 1899 Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Jul 1961
Anthony Hillerman
27 May 1925 Sacred Heart, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States - 26 Oct 2008
James Hilton
09 Sep 1900 Leigh, Lancashire, England - 20 Dec 1954
Robert Howard
22 Jan 1906 Peaster, Parker, Texas, United States - 11 Jun 1936
Zora Hurston
07 Jan 1891 Notasulga, Macon Co., Alabama, United States - 28 Jan 1960
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J
Living Jenkins
K
Jean-Louis Kerouac
12 Mar 1922 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Oct 1969
Harvey Krefetz
10 May 1930 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Dec 2017
L
Oliver LaFarge
19 Dec 1901 New York City, New York, United States - 02 Aug 1963
Louis L'Amour
22 Mar 1908 Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States - 10 Jun 1988
Ira Levin
27 Aug 1929 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 12 Nov 2007
Corinne Loos
28 Apr 1889 Mount Shasta, Siskiyou, California, United States - 18 Aug 1981
David Louie
20 Dec 1954 Rockville Centre, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States - 19 Sep 2018
M
Edgar Masters
23 Aug 1868 Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United States - 05 Mar 1950
Larry McMurtry
03 Jun 1936 Archer City, Archer, Texas, USA - 25 Mar 2021
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O
John O'Hara
31 Jan 1905 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Apr 1970
Vincent Okamoto
22 Nov 1943 Poston, Pinal, Arizona, United States - 27 Sep 2020
Kyle Onstott
Jan 1887 Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, United States - Jun 1966
P
John Patric
22 May 1902 Snohomish, Washington, United States - 31 Aug 1985
Bliss Perry
25 Nov 1860 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Feb 1954
Emil Petaja
12 Apr 1915 Milltown, Missoula, Montana, United States - 17 Aug 2000
Chartley Pitt
17 Apr 1878 Portage, Wisconsin, United States - 03 Feb 1966
P cont.
Sylvia Plath
27 Oct 1932 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Feb 1963
R
Byron Reece
14 Sep 1917 Choestoe, Union County, Georgia, United States of America - 03 Jun 1958
William Rives
04 May 1793 Union Hill, Amherst, Virginia, United States - 25 Apr 1868
Elizabeth Roberts
30 Oct 1881 Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States - 13 Mar 1941
Mary (Roberts) Rinehart
12 Aug 1876 Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Sep 1958
S
Richard (Sax) Brooks
18 May 1912 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Mar 1992
George Schuyler
25 Feb 1895 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 31 Aug 1977
Catharine Sedgwick
28 Dec 1789 Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA - 31 Jul 1867
Lillian Smith
12 Dec 1897 Jasper, Hamilton, Florida, United States - 28 Sep 1966
Wallace Stegner
18 Feb 1909 Lake Mills, Winnebago, Iowa, United States - 13 Apr 1993
Gertrude Stein
03 Feb 1874 Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jul 1946
Jesse Stuart
08 Aug 1907 Greenup, Kentucky, United States - 17 Feb 1984
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Living Taylor
Ross Thomas
19 Feb 1926 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 18 Dec 1995
Hunter Thompson
18 Jul 1937 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America - 20 Feb 2005
Wallace Thurman
16 Aug 1902 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 26 Dec 1934
John Toland
29 Jun 1912 La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States - 04 Jan 2004
Royall Tyler
18 Jul 1757 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 16 Aug 1826
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Lewis Wallace
10 Apr 1827 Brookville Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States - 15 Feb 1905
Leslie Waller
01 Apr 1923 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 29 Mar 2007
Donald Wandrei
20 Apr 1908 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 15 Oct 1987
Howard Wandrei
24 Sep 1909 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 05 Sep 1956
Francis Webb
abt 21 Mar 1828 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 May 1894
Stanley Weinbaum
04 Apr 1902 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 14 Dec 1935
Eudora Welty
13 Apr 1909 Jackson, Mississippi, United States - 23 Jul 2001
Collin Wilcox
21 Sep 1924 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 12 Jul 1996
Sloan Wilson
08 May 1920 Connecticut, United States - 25 May 2003
Kathleen Winsor
16 Oct 1915 Olivia, Renville, Minnesota, United States - 26 May 2003
Anna Wood
02 Aug 1850 Rock Hill, Frederick, Virginia - 09 Feb 1940
Sarah Woolsey
29 Jan 1835 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 09 Apr 1905
Herman Wouk
27 May 1915 New York City, New York, United States - 17 May 2019
Harold Wright
04 May 1872 Rome, Oneida Co, New York, United States - 24 May 1944
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Richard Yates
03 Feb 1926 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 07 Nov 1992