Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English poet. He was the eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne of Cardington, Bedfordshire.His poe

Was an English poet. He was the eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne of Cardington, Bedfordshire.His poems, with the exception of some commendatory verses, were not published before 1572, but they were probably circulated in manuscript before that date. He te

S Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on E

S Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (1996).[2] He is also the author of an earlier book, The Government Against the Economy (1979), contents of which are mostly subsumed in Capitalism. Reisman was born in New York City[1] and earned his Ph.D. from New York University under the direction of Ludwig von Mises. He is an outspoken advocate of free market or laissez-faire capitalism.

Was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism.Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brie

Was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism.Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems "She walks in beauty," and "So, we'll go no more a-roving," and the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan. He is regarded as one

Was an Australian poet.After a few years as a surveyor, McCrae joined the Victorian Government servi

Was an Australian poet.After a few years as a surveyor, McCrae joined the Victorian Government service, eventually becoming Deputy Registrar-General, and also a prominent figure in literary circles. Most of his leisure time was spent in writing. His first published work was Two Old Men's Tales of Love and War (London, 1865).His son, Hugh McCrae also a poet, produced a volume of memoirs (My Father and My Father's Friends) about his father, and his father's association with such literary figures as Henry Kendall, Adam Lindsay Gordon, Richard Henry Horne and Marcus Clarke.

Was an English poet and author.Barker was born in Loughton, near Epping Forest in Essex, England, an

Was an English poet and author.Barker was born in Loughton, near Epping Forest in Essex, England, and was raised by his Irish mother in Battersea, London. He was educated at an L.C.C. school and at Regent Street Polytechnic. He left school at the age of 14 and pursued several odd jobs before settling on a career in writing. Early volumes of note by Barker include Thirty Preliminary Poems (1933), Poems (1935) and Calamiterror (1937), which was inspired by the Spanish Civil War.

Was an American landscape painter.George Henry Bogert was born in New York City, the son of Henry Bo

Was an American landscape painter.George Henry Bogert was born in New York City, the son of Henry Bogert and Helen Anderson Evans. His father was a paper manufacturer, and a noted collector of coins, medals, and writings on numismatics. As a student at th

Was a Welsh poet, orator and a priest. Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a

Was a Welsh poet, orator and a priest. Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education which led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, G

Was an Anglo-Australian writer of humorous ballads and verse. He is better known by his pen name, Ir

Was an Anglo-Australian writer of humorous ballads and verse. He is better known by his pen name, Ironbark.Gibson was born in Plymouth, England, where his father was a solicitor. Gibson also qualified as a solicitor in 1868 but the next year he decided to emigrate to New Zealand, soon crossing the Tasman to settle in New South Wales, where he had experience on the land for some years.In Sydney Gibson pursued a career in the Lands Department initially as a temporary clerk in June 1876. He was later appointed to the permanent staff on 1 January 1877, a job that allowed him to tour the Outback and regional areas of the colony and gain a strong impression of the culture and characters of the Bush. His knowledge of the hardships on the land and the trials of the selectors informs much of his humorous verse. This tendency is seen in the following extract from Nursery Rhymes for Infant Pastoralists:

Is now a highly regarded new film composer who has just finished the score for the feature film High

Is now a highly regarded new film composer who has just finished the score for the feature film Highlander: The Source (2006) for director Brett Leonard (Virtuosity, The Lawnmower Man). For the production he conducted the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. He is now pre-booked for the feature film Antigravity (2007).

His credits include Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt, Jon B's Are U Still Down, and Gary Wright's First Si

His credits include Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt, Jon B's Are U Still Down, and Gary Wright's First Signs Of Life. He has worked with Jimmy Cliff and Laura Nyro as well.

Was an Australian short-story writer and novelist.In 1869, Becke travelled to San Francisco with his

Was an Australian short-story writer and novelist.In 1869, Becke travelled to San Francisco with his brother Vernon and was away for nineteen months. At 16 years of age, Becke was a stowaway on a ship bound for Samoa. In Apia he took a job as a book-keeper. When Becke was 18, he met William "Bully" Hayes who later became a central character in Becke's writings. After being shipwrecked in 1874, Becke was later arrested for piracy, but was acquitted in Brisbane. Then he tried his luck at the Palmer River goldrush, was employed at Ravenswood station and from 1878-79 worked as a bank clerk in Townsville, Queensland.

Was an English composer of late-Romantic classical music.

Was an English composer of late-Romantic classical music.

Was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.Though no longer well known, his works (particul

Was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.Though no longer well known, his works (particularly his fairy tales and fantasy novels) have inspired admiration in such notables as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle. For instance C.

Was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character.Born in St

Was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character.Born in Stromness in the Orkney Islands, Mackay Brown is considered one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century. From his youth, he was affected by tuberculo

Was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era.Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England,

Was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era.Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval outfitters.[1] His mother died when he was five. At the age of 14 he was sent to a Moravian School in Neuwied, Germany, where h

Was a Romanian university professor, archaeologist, historian, translator and poet of Aromanian orig

Was a Romanian university professor, archaeologist, historian, translator and poet of Aromanian origin.After attending the courses of the Romanian primary and secondary schools in Macedonia at Bitola, he attended the University of Bucharest. In 1893, at a

Was a famous Georgian writer and sculptor. He was born in a village called Kobiantkari (Kartli regio

Was a famous Georgian writer and sculptor. He was born in a village called Kobiantkari (Kartli region of Eastern Georgia). According to his autobiography, he apprenticed as a swordmaker and ornamental leatherworker. From the early 1920s he lived and worke

Was a Bulgarian painter and writer. He became prominent in Paris, worked and died in France. Among t

Was a Bulgarian painter and writer. He became prominent in Paris, worked and died in France. Among the first surrealists, acquaintance of Joan Miró, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso.

Is a Greek poet, relatively unknown outside Greece, but admired within his own country by fellow poe

Is a Greek poet, relatively unknown outside Greece, but admired within his own country by fellow poets such as George Seferis.

Is a composer and music theorist. A student of Ernst Krenek, Perle composes with a technique of his

Is a composer and music theorist. A student of Ernst Krenek, Perle composes with a technique of his own devising called "twelve-tone tonality," which is different from, but related to, twelve-tone technique (Perle, 1992). Perle's former student Paul Lansky describes it thus: "Basically this creates a hierarchy among the notes of the chromatic scale so that they are all referentially related to one or two pitches which then function as a tonic note or chord in tonality. The system similarly creates a hierarchy among intervals and finally, among larger collections of notes, 'chords.' The main debt of this system to the 12-tone system lies in its use of an ordered linear succession in the same way that a 12-tone set does" (Chase 1992, p.587).

Is an American television news reporter and talk show host. Putnam received a LL.D. from Bates Colle

Is an American television news reporter and talk show host. Putnam received a LL.D. from Bates College in 1985.His radio career began on his 20th birthday in 1934 at WDGY in Minneapolis. Putnam's greatest work was achieved in the Los Angeles, California area, where he has been working since 1951. By the 1950s he had switched to television and hosted the highest rated newscast in the Los Angeles area. He anchored at KTTV 11, KTLA 5, KCOP 13, and KHJ 9 (now KCAL 9).In addition to his salary he was provided a Rolls Royce automobile while at KTTV and KTLA. He was replaced by news legend Hal Fishman in 1975.

Was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and Cambridge University.[citation needed] Entering

Was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and Cambridge University.[citation needed] Entering the Indian education department in 1870, he became professor of English literature in Delhi College in 1873, tutor to the Raja of Rutlam in 1876, and principal of the Rajkumar College at Indore in 1877.He is best known for his book Twenty-one Days in India (1878-1879), a satire upon Anglo-Indian society and modes of thought. This book gave promise of a successful literary career, but the author died at the age of thirty-three.

Was an American composer of contemporary classical music.After a period of experimentation with seri

Was an American composer of contemporary classical music.After a period of experimentation with serialism, Rochberg abandoned it after 1963 when his son died, saying that serialism was empty of expressive emotion and was inadequate to express his grief and rage. By the seventies he had become controversial for the use of tonal passages in his music. His use of tonality first became widely known through the String Quartet No. 3 (1972), which includes an entire set of variations that are in the style of late Beethoven. Another movement of the quartet contains passages reminiscent of the music of Gustav Mahler. This use of tonality caused critics to classify him as a neoromantic composer. He compared atonality to abstract art and tonality to concrete art and compared his artistic evolution with Philip Guston's, saying "the tension between concreteness and abstraction" is a fundamental issue for both of them (Rochberg, 1992).

Was an American writer known for his conservative views.

Was an American writer known for his conservative views.

British surgeon and writer of Russian origin. His grandfather was a Bulgarian who, at a time when Bu

British surgeon and writer of Russian origin. His grandfather was a Bulgarian who, at a time when Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman Empire, migrated to Russia.