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1 day ago · Ray Bradbury. Ray Douglas Bradbury ( US: / ˈbrædbɛri / BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction. [3] Bradbury is best known for ...
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3 days ago · CNN's Elie Honig wrote a scathing analysis that said New York prosecutors "contorted the law in an unprecedented manner" to ensnare former President Trump.
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5 days ago · George Gershwin, one of the most significant and popular American composers of all time. He wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but his orchestral and piano compositions were also important. His notable works included the composition Rhapsody in Blue and the opera Porgy and Bess.
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4 days ago · Between 1948 and 1951, he wrote All That Glitters, High Tor, Mary Poppins and Climb High as part of a course of study under his mentor Oscar Hammerstein II. Saturday Night (1954), his first professional musical, finally had its world premiere at London’s Bridewell Theatre in 1997 at the instigation of The Stephen Sondheim Society, followed by ...
5 days ago · Geoffrey Chaucer, the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare. His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English. He also contributed in the second half of the 14th century to the management of public affairs as courtier, diplomat, and civil servant.
5 days ago · The best-selling British author of all time are William Shakespeare, who is also arguably Britain’s most famous author. Other best-selling British authors include Charles Dickens, J.R.R. Tolkien C.S. Lewis. More contemporary examples include J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman. For more, read our guide to the best female authors.
