Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a ter

Was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's great writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation", Americans born in the 1890s who came of age during World War I. He finished four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth and promise (his first act), and despair and age

Was a French pianist and composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Jules Laurent Duprato

Was a French pianist and composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Jules Laurent Duprato and Ambroise Thomas. After leaving the Conservatoire he became well known as a composer of salon pieces and was in demand as a pianist and teacher. His music was particularly successful in the French provinces, and two of his operas were first performed outside Paris. He became popular towards the end of the 19th Century as a composer of accompanied poems, but is also known for his stage works which encompassed various genres, including ballet, pantomime, incidental music (for a wide range of plays), bleuettes, and operettas, such as Baron Fric (1886).

Was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but

Was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but in menial work, became addicted to opium, and was a street vagrant for years. A married couple read his poetry and rescued him, publishing his first book,

Was a British critic and poet.He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave,

Was a British critic and poet.He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave, the historian and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were William Gifford Palgrave, Inglis Palgrave and Reginal

Was a French symbolist poet. He was born at Norfolk, Virginia, USA and was the son of Egbert Ludoric

Was a French symbolist poet. He was born at Norfolk, Virginia, USA and was the son of Egbert Ludoricus Vielé.

Was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor.Gonzaga received an education that would ordinarily

Was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor.Gonzaga received an education that would ordinarily have lead her to be a “sinhazinha”, a respectful officer's daughter. She learned how to read, write, and do math, but also music, especially how to play the piano, a distinctive mark of a real lady.

Was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16,

Was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16, 1916. Arcellana already had ambitions of becoming a writer during his years in the elementary. His actual writing, however, started when he became a member of The Torres Torch Organization during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing in various school papers at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He later on received a Rockfeller Grant and became a fellow in creative writing the University of Iowa and Breadloaf's writers conference from 1956- 1957.

Was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16,

Was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16, 1916. Arcellana already had ambitions of becoming a writer during his years in the elementary. His actual writing, however, started when he became a member of The Torres Torch Organization during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing in various school papers at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Was a writer, poet, and playwright known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater".Arriví (birth

Was a writer, poet, and playwright known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater".Arriví (birth name: Francisco Arriví Alegria) was born in Santurce, a section of the City San Juan, the Capital of Puerto Rico, to a Spanish father and Puerto Rican mother. He loved to read books, a habit which he acquired at the age of six. His grandmother, who used to take him to the theater every week, inspired his interest in theatrical works. He built a small stage in the backyard of his house in Calle (Street) Wilson when he was 10 years old where, together with his friends, he would make presentations of children's tales.[1]

Is a Spanish writer and teacher. Born in Granada, at the age of nineteen he published his first nove

Is a Spanish writer and teacher. Born in Granada, at the age of nineteen he published his first novel, Tragicomedia de un hombre sin espíritu. At the start of the Spanish Civil War, Ayala was out of the country. He returned for a brief time, later serving as secretary of the Spanish Republic's legation in Prague. After the war he moved to Argentina where he lived between 1939 and 1950. There he taught sociology while continuing to publish works of fiction, literary criticism and sociology, notably a three-volume Tratado de la sociología (1947.) He also lived briefly in Brazil and after 1950 in Puerto Rico, where he taught at the University of Puerto Rico. He later moved to the United States, teaching in various universities, including Bryn Mawr, Princeton, New York University and Brooklyn College.

Known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent Filipino poet, a

Known much more widely through his nom-de-plume Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely considered as the Tagalog equivalent of William Shakespeare for his impact on Filipino literature. The famous epic, Florante at Laura, is regarded as his defining work.

Was a well-known Cebuano Visayan stage actor and playwright. He was a staff member of The Freeman. H

Was a well-known Cebuano Visayan stage actor and playwright. He was a staff member of The Freeman. He wrote a play entitled Dinagmalan, published in Bisaya in 1948.

Was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages

Was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages. Some of his books were adapted to theatre and film.

Was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet.When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Ke

Was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet.When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Key West, Florida with its family for political reasons. For a time he was a cigar worker. He was secretary of the Club San Carlos in Key West. During the Cuban War of 1895, he returned to Cuba in the expedition of Carlos Roloff and Serafíín Sanchez. He was the Representative of the western Cuba in the Assembly of Jimaguayú and head of office of the Ministry of the Interior. He was eventually promoted to rank of colonel in the cavalry.

Was a Mexican composer and performer of children's songs. He recorded and performed those songs unde

Was a Mexican composer and performer of children's songs. He recorded and performed those songs under the name of Cri-Cri: El Grillito Cantor ("Cri-Cri: The Little Singing Cricket" in English).Gabilondo was born in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz. During his childhood he read the stories of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, as well as the adventure stories of such writers as Jules Verne and Emilio Salgari. He also taught himself to play the pianola. In 1928, he entered the National Observatory of Mexico to study astronomy but, unfortunately, his studies were cut short by a lack of resources. Before dedicating himself to music full-time, he practiced boxing, bullfighting and swimming. He also worked for a time as a linotypist.

Greek composer, singer and hymnographer from today's Heraklion of the Venetian-dominated Crete (Cand

Greek composer, singer and hymnographer from today's Heraklion of the Venetian-dominated Crete (Candia) at the Renaissance age. He is considered by many as the father of modern Greek classical music.

Was an Argentine poet born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, who committed suicide at the age of 23.In 1920

Was an Argentine poet born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, who committed suicide at the age of 23.In 1920 he published Horas de amor (Love Hours), a group of nine poems that later fell victims of auto-censorship. In 1921 he wrote another collection of poems entitled Fragmentos de un libro inconcluso (Fragments of an Unfinished Book), divided in three sections: "El espejo de mi interior" ("Mi Inner Mirror"), "Del eterno femenino" ("Of the Eternal Feminine") and "Cantos" ("Chants"). These compositions were never published.

Was a proponent of the abolition of slavery and of the self-determination of Puerto Rico.In 1865, th

Was a proponent of the abolition of slavery and of the self-determination of Puerto Rico.In 1865, the Spanish Crown requested from the municipalities of Puerto Rico recommendations for new laws and Quiñones was elected representative for San German. In 1867 Quiñones represented Puerto Rico before the "Overseas Information Committee" meeting in Spain. Together with Segundo Ruiz Belvis and Jose Julian Acosta, he demanded the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico and also protested over the injustices practiced by General Palacio in the island. [

Was a Guatemalan poet and short-story writer born in Joyabaj, El Quiché. He published his first poe

Was a Guatemalan poet and short-story writer born in Joyabaj, El Quiché. He published his first poem at the age of eighteen, and moved to the city of Quetzaltenango shortly after. A self-taught writer, he went on to publish numerous volumes of poetry, including the celebrated Nocturnos.

Was a Filipino musician, sometimes called The Father of Kundiman Art Song.Santiago's masterpiece was

Was a Filipino musician, sometimes called The Father of Kundiman Art Song.Santiago's masterpiece was the "Concerto in B flat minor" for pianoforte and orchestra. His most famous piece "Kundiman, (Anak-Dalita)", was sung upon the request of King Alfonso XIII before the Royal Court of Spain.

Is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short storie

Is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. José's works - written in English - have been translated into 22 languages, including Korean, Indonesian, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Dutch.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Was a pioneer of Germanic philology. As a collector of ancient manuscripts, he published the first m

Was a pioneer of Germanic philology. As a collector of ancient manuscripts, he published the first modern editions of a number of important texts.In 1617, he became a pastor at Hillegersberg, near Rotterdam. He resigned this position the following year, after he refused to take sides in a theological conflict in the Dutch Reformed Church, centring on faith out of free will as advocated by Jacobus Arminius or faith out of predestination, as defended by Junius' uncle Franciscus Gomarus. After his resignation, Junius elected to travel instead: he visited first France, and then moved to England, where in 1620 he was employed by Thomas Howard, earl of Arundel, as a tutor to his son, and later as librarian.

Was a French journalist and dramatic critic. After some years as schoolmaster, a job for which his t

Was a French journalist and dramatic critic. After some years as schoolmaster, a job for which his temperament was ill-fitted, he entered journalism in 1858. He contributed to Le Figaro, L'Illustration, Le Gaulois, Le XIX' Siècle and other periodicals; but his main interest was dramatic criticism, of which he had his first experience in L'Opinion nationale in 1859.

Was a Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer who was one of the principal playwrights o

Was a Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer who was one of the principal playwrights of the Polish Enlightenment.After completing his studies in Rome for the Jesuit priesthood, Bohomolec taught in Warsaw and began to adapt the comedies of Carlo Goldoni and Molière for performance by his pupils. His early works satirized the ignorance and folly of the Polish aristocracy. His later plays reached a wider public; they included Malzenstwo z kalendarza (1766; “Marriage by the Calendar”), which ridicules ignorance and superstition and is usually considered his best work, and Czary (1775; “Sorcery”), which also satirizes superstition. Pan dobry (1767; “The Good Lord”) is a social commentary on the relationship between the peasants and the gentry.

Was a Polish dramatist and prose writer.

Was a Polish dramatist and prose writer.