Louis-Ferdinand Celine (1894 - 1961)

Author,  Physician.  Real name Louis-Ferdinand Destouches.  A major figure of 20th Century French Literature,  he is noted for the spectacular misanthropy of his semi-autobiographical fiction. “It is of men, and them only, that one should always be frightened” he declared,  and he portrayed the human race as forever doomed to torment itself with malice,  greed […]

Gabriel Celaya (1911 - 1991)

Noted spanish novelist and poet. His books include “Lo Demás es Silencio,” “Baladas y Decires Vascos,” “Tranquilamente Hablando,” and “La Soledad Cerrada.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Paul Celan (1920 - 1970)

Poet. His original name is Paul Antschel. He was born in Czernovitz, in Romania. Because of his jewish origin, in the 2nd World War he was interned to a Nazi labor camp, from where he escaped to the Red Army. In 1945 he started to publish translations. (He spoke several languages, including German, Romanian, Russian, […]

Camilo José Cela Trulock (1916 - 2002)

Writer. He was born in Iria Flavia (Galicia, Spain) and died in Madrid. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. He is best remembered for his works “La Familia de Pascual Duarte,” “La Colmena,” “San Camilo 36,” “Mazurca para dos Muertos,” “Viaje a la Alcarria,” “Cristo vs. Arizona” and “Madera de Boj.” He […]

Madison Julius Cawein (1865 - 1914)

Poet. One of the most prolific poets in American history, he published 31 books of verse. Known principally as a “nature” poet because his rhymes of nature, he earned the alliterative nickname, “The Keats of Kentucky” for his sensitive and descriptive works. William Dean Howells, the early twentieth century Dean of American Letters, lauded his […]

Frank Morgan Cavett (1905 - 1973)

Motion Picture Screenwriter. He  authored eleven motion pictures screenplays including those for “Forsaking All Others,” “The Corn is Green” and “Across the Wide Missouri.” He was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Screenplay, and won for “The Greatest Show on Earth,” and “Going My Way.”  Family links:  Parents:  Charles Dawes Cavett (1865 – 1939) […]

Constantin Cavafis (1863 - 1933)

Noted Poet born and died in Alexandria (Egypt) of Greeks origins. He is best remembered for his books “El Dios Abandona a Antonio,” “Ítaca,” and “Regresa y Tómame.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

William Jerome Caunitz (1933 - 1996)

Author. A New York City Police Officer for 30 years, after he retired he began to write mystery novels based on his experience. He was the author of One Police Plaza (1984), Suspects (1986), Black Sand (1989), Exceptional Clearance (1991), Cleopatra’s Gold (1993), Pigtown (1995) and Chains Of Command which was published posthumously in 1999. […]

Bruce Catton (1899 - 1978)

Author, Historian, Pulitzer Prize Winner. A prolific and popular American Civil War historian, he is best remembered for his books on the American Civil War, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for “A Stillness at Appomattox.” Born Charles Bruce Catton, his father was a Congregationalist minister who moved the family to Benzonia, Michigan to […]

George Edward Gordon Catlin (1896 - 1979)

Political Scientist, Philosopher. A strong proponent of Anglo-American cooperation, he worked for many years as a professor at Cornell University and other universities and colleges in the United States and Canada. He was born in Liverpool, the son of an Anglican clergyman. He had no formal schooling until the age of thirteen when he began […]

Willa Cather (1873 - 1947)

Author. Born in Virginia, she moved with her family to Webster County, Nebraska at the age of nine. There she lived among the immigrant families that became the inspiration for the frontier settlers in her writings. She graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1890, and then enrolled in the University of Nebraska. While attending […]

Julio Alejandro Castro (1906 - 1995)

Author. He was born in Huesca, Aragón, Spain. He is one of the best spanish screenwriters. He is fondly remembered for his works for the motion picture director Luis Buñuel. In his youth, he was friend of the writer Antonio Machado. His first book was “La Voz Apasionada”(1932). Loyal to the Spanish Government, during Spanish […]

José Luis Castillo-Puche (1919 - 2004)

Novelist. A close friend of Ernest Hemingway, he wrote a memoir about the American author in which it was titled “Hemingway in Spain: A Personal Reminiscence of Hemingway’s Years in Spain by his Friend.” He also wrote more than a dozen novels. (bio by: Laurie)

Adolfo Castelo (1935 - 2004)

Journalist, humorist, radio and T.V. host. Best known for his last radio program “Mirá lo que te digo.” (bio by: 380W)  Family links:  Children:  Daniela Castelo (1968 – 2011)* *Calculated relationship

Rosario Castellanos (1925 - 1974)

Author, Educator. Born in México, Distrito Federal, México, she was raised on her family’s ranch in Comitan, Chiapas. She returned to México, Distrito Federal at the age of 16 to study at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México where she earned her Masters Degree in Philosophy in 1952. After traveling to Europe and to the […]

Carlos Castaneda (1925 - 1998)

Author. Born in Cajamarca, Peru, he was educated as a anthropologist who wrote a total of 15 books, which sold 8 million copies worldwide. Most noted for writing a series which describes the teaching of Don Juan, his works helped define the 1960’s and usher in the New Age movement. Published in 17 different languages, […]

Jules-Antoine Castagnary (1830 - 1888)

Politician, Art Critic. In 1874 he coined the term ‘Impressionism’. His bust is by Rodin. (bio by: David Conway)

Alejandro Casona (1903 - 1965)

Playwright. He was born in Besullo, Asturias, Spain. During Spanish Civil War, he was forced to exile and he stablished in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is best known for his books “La Sirena Varada,” “La Dama del Alba,” “Nuestra Natacha,” “Prohibido Suicidarse en Primavera,” “Los Árboles Mueren de Pie,” “La Tercera Palabra” and “El Caballero […]

Wilbur “W J” Cash (1900 - 1941)

Author. Wrote the book “The Mind of the South.” (bio by: pruittr)  Note: Author of “The Mind of the South”

John A Cash (1936 - 1998)

United States Army Officer, Author. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he was a career US Army officer and historian. After he graduated with master’s degree in history from Rutgers University, he was commissioned a intelligence office in the US Army. In the early 1960s, he trained Cuban nationals for the abortive Bay of Pigs […]

Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914 - 1999)

Throughout a career that spanned more than sixty years, this great argentine author distinguished himself as one of Latin America´s most outstanding voices. He was also a great friend and collaborator of the late Jorge Luis Borges. Some of his novels: The invention of Morel (1940), Six Problems for Don Isidro (1942),The Dream of the […]

Phoebe Cary (1824 - 1871)

Poet. Her first poem was published in 1838 in a newspaper when she was just 14. She had success in Scribner’s Monthly, Galaxy, and Putnam’s Monthly. She edited “Hymns for All Christians” (1869), and published two books of poetry, “Poems and Parodies” (1854), and “Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love” (1868). Her inspirational lyrics appeared […]

Alice Cary (1820 - 1871)

Poet, Author. Her first published poem appeared in the Sentinel, a Cincinnati Universalist newspaper, when she was 18. Among her books were two volumes of reminiscent sketches entitled “Clovernook Papers” (1852, 1853), three novels and several volumes of poetry. She also began writing regularly, both poetry and prose, for the National Era in Washington, D.C., […]

Raymond Carver (1938 - 1988)

Author. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1979 and in 1983 he received the prestigious Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award and many other awards and citations the year of his death (lung cancer). His last book of poetry “A New Path to the Waterfall was published in 1989. He was married to poet Tess […]

Florence Byrne Cartwright (1863 - 1944)

Poet. Her first rondeau was published in the “Californian” in 1882, and her first sestina in the “Overland” in November 1883. A sestina appeared in “Harper’s Magazine” in May 1884, and has been published many times. (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Spouse:  Richard Cartwright (1851 – 1933)*  Children:  Constance Cartwright Small (1893 – 1976)* *Calculated […]

Dame Barbara Cartland (1901 - 2000)

Author, Aviation Pioneer, Society Figure. A lady of many talents, she is probably best remembered as a writer of romantic fiction. Born Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland to a middle class family, she showed writing talent from an early age, was educated at the Alice Ottley School, Malvern Girls’ College, and Abbey House, got her first […]

Hodding Carter (1907 - 1972)

Journalist, Author. He won the 1946 Pulitzer Price for his articles on racial, religious, and economic intolerance. Among his works, both fiction and nonfiction, are “Mississippi,” “Where Main Street Meets the River,” “The Angry Scar: The Story of Reconstruction,” and “Doomed Road of Empire.” (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Spouse:  Betty Werlein Carter (1910 – […]

Rachel Louise Carson (1907 - 1964)

Biologist, Writer, Ecologist. The youngest of three children, Rachel grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, where she credits her mother for instilling and nurturing a passion for nature. She graduated with honors from the Pennsylvania College for Women in 1929, and received her Masters in Marine Biology from Johns Hopkins University in 1932. After […]

Hayden Carruth (1921 - 2008)

Poet. The author of more than 30 books,  he was noted for his verse reflecting the struggles of life. Carruth won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Poetry for “Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey” (1996). “Collected Shorter Poems, 1946-1991”,  which received the National Book Critics Circle award for poetry in 1992,  is considered […]

Sidney Carroll (1913 - 1988)

Motion Picture and Television Writer. Wrote screenplay for films from the 1940s to the 1980s. Wrote the 1961 drama “The Hustler,” for which he won the Writers Guild of America award for Best Written American Drama. Married to actress June Carroll. (bio by: A.J. Marik)