June 4 Writer Birthdays
June 4 Writer Birthdays
* 1898 - Harry Crosby, poet and publisher who epitomized the Lost Generation in American literature.
* 1907 - Jacques Roumain, Haitian novelist, poet, and politician.
* 1930 - Teri Martini, American author of children's books.
* 1937 - Robert Fulghum, American author, essayist, and minister, best known for the All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten books.
* 1939 - Margrit Schriber, Swiss novelist.
* 1943 - Joyce Meyer, American Christian author and speaker.
* 1947 - Jack N. Rakove, Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, historian, and professor.
* 1948 - Jim Wallis, Christian writer and magazine editor.
* 1950 - Clifford Stoll, astronomer and author.
* 1951 - Leigh Kennedy, science-fiction author, living in the UK.
* 1951 - Melanie Phillips, bestselling British author, journalist, memoirist, and publisher.
* 1955 - Val McDermid, Scottish crime writer.
* 1956 - John Hockenberry, Emmy Award-winning journalist and author.
* 1956 - Joyce Sidman, Newbery Honor-winning American children's writer and poet.
* 1967 - Marie NDiaye, French novelist and playwright.
* 1972 - Joe Hill, American comic book writer; son of bestselling horror and suspense author Stephen King.
* 1898 - Harry Crosby, poet and publisher who epitomized the Lost Generation in American literature.
* 1907 - Jacques Roumain, Haitian novelist, poet, and politician.
* 1930 - Teri Martini, American author of children's books.
* 1937 - Robert Fulghum, American author, essayist, and minister, best known for the All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten books.
* 1939 - Margrit Schriber, Swiss novelist.
* 1943 - Joyce Meyer, American Christian author and speaker.
* 1947 - Jack N. Rakove, Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, historian, and professor.
* 1948 - Jim Wallis, Christian writer and magazine editor.
* 1950 - Clifford Stoll, astronomer and author.
* 1951 - Leigh Kennedy, science-fiction author, living in the UK.
* 1951 - Melanie Phillips, bestselling British author, journalist, memoirist, and publisher.
* 1955 - Val McDermid, Scottish crime writer.
* 1956 - John Hockenberry, Emmy Award-winning journalist and author.
* 1956 - Joyce Sidman, Newbery Honor-winning American children's writer and poet.
* 1967 - Marie NDiaye, French novelist and playwright.
* 1972 - Joe Hill, American comic book writer; son of bestselling horror and suspense author Stephen King.