Monday, January 19, 2015

January 19

Born:



1809 - Edgar Allen Poe
American author and poet whose work is characterized by mystery and the macabre.







1921 - Patricia Highsmith
American author of psychological thrillers.








1924 - Jean-François Revel
French journalist and author of political non-fiction.








1925 - Nina Bawden
British author of children's books.








1946 - Julian Barnes
English author of literary fiction, recipient of the 2011 Man Booker Prize.







1947 - Paula Deen
American cooking personality, author of fourteen cookbooks.








1969 - Casey Sherman
American journalist and true crime author.




Died:
1997 - James Dickey

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