Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898)

Author. Carroll was the third child born to a family of eleven children. From a very early age he entertained himself and his family by performing magic tricks and marionette shows, and by writing poetry for his homemade newspapers. In 1846 he entered Rugby School, and in 1854 he graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford. […]

Joseph C. Carroll (1970 - 1970)

Clergyman, Historian. He was the author of “Slave Insurrections in the U.S.” At the time of his death, he was affiliated with Wilberforce University, and was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Bob Carroll, Jr (1918 - 2007)

Television Writer. One of the creators of “I Love Lucy”. Carroll, along with Madelyn Pugh Davis, originally scripted Lucille Ball’s radio show “My Favorite Husband”, and went on to co-write every episode of “I Love Lucy” (1951 to 1957), as well as Ball’s subsequent series “The Lucy Show” (1962 to 1968), “Here’s Lucy” (1968 to […]

Anna Ella Carroll (1815 - 1893)

Author, Civil War reporter. She was born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 1815. Often called an unofficial member of President Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet, she was a Unionist author and newspaper reporter who had traveled extensively throughout the South and Midwest before the Civil War. Among her most popular books were “The War Powers Of The […]

Evaristo Carriego (1883 - 1912)

Poet, Journalist. He created a true mythology of the tango, definitively influenciating to tango lyricist. He wrote “Misas Herejes” and “La Canción del Barrio.” Despite his enormous importance in tango´s history, today he is almost forgotten.  (bio by: 380W)

Andrés Carranque de Ríos (1902 - 1936)

Author. He was born in Madrid, Spain. He is remembered for his books “Uno,” “La Vida Difícil” and “Cinematógrafo.” Also he worked in the cinema in seven films. For several magazines, he wrote short stories such as “Los Trabajadores” or “De Tres a Cinco de la Madrugada.” He was politically active, against fascism, and died […]

John Dickson Carr (1906 - 1977)

Author. He is best remembered for his detective’s novels. Among others: “It Walks by Night,” “Hag’s Nook,” “The Sleeping Sphinx,” “The Dead Man’s Knock” and “Most Secret”. He was also known as Carter Dickson. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)  Family links:  Parents:  Wooda Nicholas Carr (1871 – 1953)  Julia K Carr (1876 – 1966)

David Michael Carr (1956 - 2015)

Columnist and Author. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father was a clothing store owner. He went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota majoring in psychology and journalism. After graduation he went to work for the Twin Cities Reader in Minneapolis and the Washington City Paper in Washington D.C.. In 2002 he […]

Alejo Carpentier (1904 - 1980)

Noted Cuban Writer. He obtained Cervantes Award in 1976. Among his books “Écue-Yamba-Ó,” “El Reino de este Mundo,” “Los Pasos Perdidos,” and “El Concierto Barroco.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Edward Carpenter (1844 - 1929)

Author, Poet. Born in Brighton on the South coast of England at 45 Brunswick Square to a comfortable, middle-class family. Son of Lieutenant Charles Carpenter, he was from a long line of naval officers. Both grandfathers and his brother was Commander Alfred Carpenter, father of Vice-Admiral Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter. One of ten children in […]

Mario De Sá Carneiro (1890 - 1916)

Noted Poet. One of the most talented poets of the 20th Century. He was born in Lisbon and died in Paris during World War I. His remains are now lost, but his poetry lives on. (bio by: Steph)

(1913 - 1987)

Journalist. Born in Hague, Netherlands, he was a Dutch writer who became a well known public figure for his daily newspaper columns and short stories. After various editorial jobs, he became a report for The People newspaper and later was the paper’s  drama critic. Branching into writing short stories, his first collection of Kleinigheden was […]

Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)

Scottish Philosopher, Satirist, Author, and Historian. He was born at Ecclefechan, in Dumfries, Scotland, to Calvinist parents. He attended school at the Annan Academy in Annan, Dumfries, Scotland, but left after three years due to constant bullying by his classmates. In 1809 he graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, and became a mathematics […]

(1947 - 1992)

Swedish Publisher. Secretary of Information for the Swedish Department for Justice 1974-1976. Chairman of the Swedish Canoe Association since 1964. He became known to the Swedish people in connection with “Ebbe Carlsson-affären” (the “Ebbe Carlsson Affair”), a huge political scandal that shook Sweden in the summer of 1988. Ebbe Carlsson, supported by the Swedish Minister […]

Henry Charles Carey (1793 - 1879)

Economist. One of the most prominent economists of the 19th century, he is best know for influential his work “The Harmony of Interest”, which compared and contrasted free trade capitalist systems and developmental capitalist systems. His earlier work, “Principles of Political Economy”, which detailed American economic thought, was a standard on the subject well into […]

(1835 - 1907)

Poet, statesman, and Senator of the Italian Republic. Born in Val di Castello, Italy. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1906.

José Cardoso Pires (1925 - 1998)

Portuguese Writer and Essayist. He was born in Sao Joao do Peso and died in Lisbon. He fought against the dictatorship in his country, and during the 1960s, he was forced into exile. As a writer, he is best remembered for his books “Balada da Praia dos Caes” (Ballad of Dog’s Beach), “Imperatores, Almirantes e […]

Luis Carandell (1929 - 2002)

Spanish writer and journalist. His books reflect with irony the evolution of the Spanish society. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Ion Luca Caragiale (1852 - 1912)

Founding figure of Romanian literature, playright and short story writer. He began writing during the most important literary movement of his era, the Junimea. The Junimea was a literary society that was founded in 1863. He joined the society in 1878 and he became one of its leading members. Dating back to the 15th century, […]

Al Gerald “Al Capp” Capp (1909 - 1979)

Cartoonist.  Al Capp created the cartoon strip Li’l Abner during the early stages of the Great Depression in 1934.  It would last for 43 years  well beyond the Vietnam War until 1977 when its creator retired taking the entire hillbillyYokum family from mythical Dogpatch USA with him…Abner, Daisy Mae, Manmy, Pappy Yokum, Marryin Sam, Sadie […]

Truman Capote (1924 - 1984)

Author. He is best remembered for his novella “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1958) and for his nonfiction novel “In Cold Blood” (1966). Both stories were later made into movies of the same name. Born Truman Streckfus Persons in New Orleans, Louisiana to Archulus “Arch” Persons, a salesman, and Lillie Mae Faulk, a 16-year-old beauty queen. When […]

Karel Capek (1890 - 1938)

The son of a country doctor, Čapek suffered all his life from a spinal disease, and writing seemed a compensation. He studied philosophy in Prague, Berlin, and Paris and in 1917 settled in Prague as a writer and journalist. From 1907 until well into the 1920s, much of his work was written with his brother […]

Ivan Cankar (1876 - 1918)

Writer, Poet. Among his works are “Na Klancu,” “Hlapec Jernej in Jjegova Pravica,” “Kralj na Betajnovi,” and “Pohujšanje v Dolini Šentflorijanski.” Cause of death: Pneumonia

Elias Canetti (1905 - 1994)

German novelist, essayist, sociologist and playwright. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. He was born in Russe, Bulgaria. He spoke several languages, including Bulgarian, German, Spanish and English. He worked as a translator, he was the German translator of Upton Sinclair’s works. From 1916 he studied in Zurich, and produced his first […]

Miguel Cané (1851 - 1905)

Lawyer, politician, journalist, diplomatic. He was also a writer, the most representative of the 80`s generation. He wrote: “Juvenilia”, “Ensayos”, “En viaje”. (bio by: 380W)

Walter Stanley Campbell (1887 - 1957)

Historian, Author. Born as Stanley Vestal in Kansas, he took the surname of his stepfather, Campbell. At age twelve his family removed to Oklahoma. He became a graduate of what is now Southwestern Oklahoma State University and was a Rhodes Scholar from Oklahoma earning a B.A. and M.A. in English literature at Oxford. Professor of […]

Sara Campbell (1890 - 1965)

Poet, Author, Flag Designer. She wrote the book “Idlewild, A Book Of Verse”. In 1931, she designed the Paducah, Kentucky’s official flag and gained the Nickname “The Betsy Ross of Paducah”. (bio by: Tim Crutchfield)  Family links:  Spouse:  John Pearce Campbell (1892 – 1979)* *Calculated relationship

Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987)

Mythologist, Author. He became fascinated with Native American culture as a child and this lead to a lifelong interest in mythology and religion, in particular the similar themes that were found across various cultures throughout history. A professor at Sarah Lawrence College for thirty-eight years he was the author of several books, including “The Hero […]

Bebe Moore Campbell (1950 - 2006)

Author, Journalist. She left a teaching career to pursue writing and her first novel “Two-Career Marriage” was published in 1986. Her work was based on real-life stories that explored racial and social issues in the perspective of various ethnic groups. She was best known for several best-sellers including “Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine,” “Brothers and […]

Luís Vaz De Camões (1970 - 1580)

Poet. Generally considered Portugal’s greatest poet, his mastery and art is only comparable in greatness to Virgil, Dante or Shakespeare. He penned dozens of sonnets and other poems, but is best remembered for his epic work “Os Lusíadas.” He was born in Lisbon. When he was very young, legend says, he fell in love with […]