Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American humorist, essayist, and columnist who wrote a column for the Christian Science Monit

Was an American humorist, essayist, and columnist who wrote a column for the Christian Science Monitor for over sixty years from a farm in Maine. He was published in most major American newspapers and magazines and wrote thirty books.Gould was born in Brighton, Massachusetts to Franklin Farrar Gould and Hilda Dobson Jenkins. After his birth the family moved to Medford, Massachusetts. When Gould was ten years old his family, which then included three children, moved to Freeport, Maine. Gould was responsible for farm chores before and after school, but his father stressed the importance of his education. His family subscribed to The Youth's Companion, the Rural New Yorker and The Boston Post, all of which published materials submitted by the young writer.

Is an Academy Award, Grammy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award Winning American composer, conductor and p

Is an Academy Award, Grammy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award Winning American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history, including those for Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones films, Jurassic Park, Hook, Schindler's List, Born on the Fourth of July, and Harry Potter. In addition, he has composed theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Nightly News, and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor.

Was the pen name of a Dutch-born South African author. His real name was Johannes van Melle.Van Mell

Was the pen name of a Dutch-born South African author. His real name was Johannes van Melle.Van Melle arrived in South Africa in 1906, and after a short sojourn in the Netherlands East Indies, settled in South Africa permanently in 1913. He worked as a teacher in many rural schools and soon started to publish in both Dutch and the newly emerging Afrikaans language.

Was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Ma

Was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage.[1] He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Was a composer, educator, choral director, musicologist and scholar of African American folklore and

Was a composer, educator, choral director, musicologist and scholar of African American folklore and music.

Was an American lyric poet.Born in Milton, Massachusetts, Wieners attended St. Gregory Elementary Sc

Was an American lyric poet.Born in Milton, Massachusetts, Wieners attended St. Gregory Elementary School in Dorchester, Massachusetts and Boston College High School. From 1950 to 1954, he studied at Boston College, where he earned his A.B. In 1954 he hear

Was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were

Was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were between 1955 and 1967, during which time he reshaped modern jazz and influenced generations of other musicians. Coltrane's recording rate was astonishingly prolific: he recorded about fifty recordings as a leader in these twelve years, and appeared on many more led by other musicians. Throughout his career Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension that would color his legacy. He passed away from liver cancer in Huntington Hospital, Long Island, New York.

Was an English libertine, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy po

Was an English libertine, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.Rochester was born in Ditchley, Oxfordshire. His father, Henry, Viscount Wilmot, a hard-drinking Royalist from Anglo-Irish stock, had been named Earl

Was an English libertine, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy po

Was an English libertine, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.Because his interest in poetry was not professional, Rochester's poetic work varies widely in form, genre, and content. He was part of a "mob of gentl

Is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular

Is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Some of Irving's novels, such as The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, have been bestsellers and many have been made into movies. Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy

Was the pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British science fiction writer John Wyndham Park

Was the pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British science fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris.In his earlier writings, Wyndham used various combinations of his names, such as John Beynon or Lucas Parkes. For one of his books, The Outward Urge, he actually used both the names "John Wyndham" and "Lucas Parkes", pretending to be two collaborating authors.

Is an American Peabody Award-winning television news correspondent, commentator, and journalist. He

Is an American Peabody Award-winning television news correspondent, commentator, and journalist. He currently works for NBC as a correspondent and commentator, covering issues for all NBC News programming, including NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, T

John Zorn was born in New York City and played piano, guitar and flute. His family had broad musical

John Zorn was born in New York City and played piano, guitar and flute. His family had broad musical tastes and he gained an appreciation of classical and world music from his mother, a professor of education, through his father, a hairdresser, was exposed to jazz, French chansons, and country music, and listened to his older brother's collection of doo-wop, and 1950's rock and roll. Zorn played bass in a surf band as a teenager and picked up the saxophone after discovering Anthony Braxton's album For Alto while studying

Was a Dutch writer, poet and performer, first in Arnhem, later in the country's capital Amsterdam. A

Was a Dutch writer, poet and performer, first in Arnhem, later in the country's capital Amsterdam. As a poet Van Doorn called himself Johnny the Selfkicker, a nickname he has proven to be worthy of by means of wild, often haphazard performances, during which he never failed to work himself into a frenzy, which often resulted in him collapsing right in front of an astonished audience, say, in the middle of a large retail outlet.

Is a Polish lawyer and charity activist and former First Lady of Poland, wife of the former Presiden

Is a Polish lawyer and charity activist and former First Lady of Poland, wife of the former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski, and presenter of TVN Style.She was never active in politics. At the university she participated in student cultural movement. Successful in her own business, she also devoted her time and energy to numerous charity campaigns, many of which she initiated herself.

Is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player.He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-

Is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player.He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms

Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a de

Jon Smith was brought up in Merseyside, where he remained until he was eighteen. He studied for a degree in American Studies at the University of Reading which included a semester at the University of Texas, at Austin.[1] After graduating in 1997 Jon spent a year in South Korea, teaching English as a foreign language. Returning to the UK in 1998, Jon Smith worked for a number of Internet companies including Amazon.co.uk and Kitbag.com before launching his own online toy business called Toytopia in 2002

Is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by Channel 4 and ITN and perhaps most rec

Is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by Channel 4 and ITN and perhaps most recognised for fronting Channel 4 News.Snow was born in Ardingly, Sussex. His father was an Anglican clergyman and schoolteacher, and he was brought up at Ard

Is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian.Gardell's first novel, Passionsspelet,

Is a Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian.Gardell's first novel, Passionsspelet, was published in 1985. Since then, he has written some ten novels, including En Komikers Uppväxt, which became a TV series. He has also written several other books, nine plays and two screenplays that were made into movies, including Livet är en Schlager. His novels are not yet available in English.

Is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district

Is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of

Is a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American

Is a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema." Prior to the Second World War, Mekas set up a theatre with his brother Adolfas Mekas. After the Second World War, he was held in displ

Is a bilingual (English / French) writer living in Barcelona. He grew up in France and United States

Is a bilingual (English / French) writer living in Barcelona. He grew up in France and United States and is a dual citizen of both countries. After acquiring his bachelor degree he worked for a humanitarian organisation for nine years, leaving his job in 2001 in order to concentrate on writing. His first novel written in French, The Kindly Ones (2006; Les Bienveillantes), won two major French awards, including the Prix Goncourt.

Is a South African writer, actor, voice-over artist and comedian who has been active for over 20 yea

Is a South African writer, actor, voice-over artist and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous South African and international films and television shows including Blood Diamond, Crusoe,[1] and Wild At Heart.

Was an Anglo-Irish[1] satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for the Tories

Was an Anglo-Irish[1] satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.

Is a songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer.Hher Andrew, referred to by church members

Is a songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and producer.Hher Andrew, referred to by church members as "Prophet," is the leader of the church which has branches all over the world ,including Africa ,Europe and the United States.