Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine no

Was a multilingual Russian-American novelist and short story writer. Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian, then rose to international prominence as a master English prose stylist. He also made significant contributions to entomology and had an i

Was a composer, conductor, contrabass player, and teacher. His pioneering work on musical drama earn

Was a composer, conductor, contrabass player, and teacher. His pioneering work on musical drama earned him the title of "Father of the Filipino opera".[citation needed] Sometime in 1887, Bonus organized a complete opera company in Pandacan. It was composed entirely of Tagalog musicians and singers, to wit: Teodora San Luis and Josefa Tiongson, sopranos; Victoria Madina, mezzo soprano; Andres Ciria Cruz and Jose Conseco, basses; and Carmen Mendoza, Juana Natividad, Remegio Natividad, Rufina Bonus, Agustin Natividad, Marcela Barroga, Simon Natividad, Valentin Natividad, and Mariano Natividad, chorus members. Bonus served in the company as director and conductor of the orchestra. Jose Canseco was the stage director.

Was a Czech novelist. He focused mainly on psychological novels, portraying the despair and sufferin

Was a Czech novelist. He focused mainly on psychological novels, portraying the despair and suffering of people under Fascist rule.Later he studied philosophy, psychology and art history at the Philosophical faculty of Charles University in Prague, where, in 1949, he received a doctorate. After his studies, he was a member of the National heritage administration and after 1959 he worked in the national gallery. He became a professional writer in the 1960s.

Is a contemporary Czech-American composer. His style is associated with other post-war Eastern Europ

Is a contemporary Czech-American composer. His style is associated with other post-war Eastern European composers, such as Krzysztof Penderecki and Witold Lutoslawski.

Was a famous Czech composer and violinist. Vycpálek studied composition under Vítezslav Novák. Ho

Was a famous Czech composer and violinist. Vycpálek studied composition under Vítezslav Novák. However, he very soon found his own expressive style. He mainly composed choral works. Prior to World War I, he occupied himself with setting Czech and German symbolist poetry to music, then he drew inspiration from folk poetry. After the war, he turned towards a more humanistic philosophical reflection, creating three well-known cantatas: Cantata on the Final Days of Mankind, Blessed Be Man, and the Czech Requiem.

Was the founder of the Church of Scientology, as well as the author of Dianetics and the body of wor

Was the founder of the Church of Scientology, as well as the author of Dianetics and the body of works comprising Scientology doctrine. He was also an author in numerous speculative fiction genres for the pulp magazines and, later in life, returned to science fiction.

Is a Moroccan American novelist and essayist.In 1991, she received a British Council fellowship to s

Is a Moroccan American novelist and essayist.In 1991, she received a British Council fellowship to study in England, and she went on to complete a M.A. in Linguistics at University College London. After graduating she returned to Morocco and worked briefly as a journalist and commentator. In 1992 she moved to Los Angeles where she earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Southern California.

Was a Hindi author.He was born on 15 February 1922 at Basti district in Uttar Pradesh. Later on his

Was a Hindi author.He was born on 15 February 1922 at Basti district in Uttar Pradesh. Later on his Father migrated to Allahbad and started working as a reader in High Court. He had done his schooling from here only and after passing Intermediate he joined Allah bad University in the same year i.e. 1943 at the age of 21 years he went as volunteer of students in the Bengal Famine. After this his educational life had been totally ruined but the destiny had something else written for him as his interest in reading, writing had resulted in by giving him one the highest award in the field of hindi literature.

Was a respected Bengali Indian journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a missionary hi

Was a respected Bengali Indian journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a missionary himself.He was born to a poor banker caste family at Sonapalasi near Bardhaman on December 18, 1824, and died at Calcutta on October 28, 1892. After his primary education in the village school, he came to Calcutta with his father and was admitted to Reverend Alexander Duff’s General Assembly' Institution (now Scottish Church College) where he studied from from 1834 to 1844. He received the gold medals for his brilliant academic performances. Under the tutelage of Rev. Duff, he formally embraced Christianity on July 2, 1843. A year before his baptism in 1843, he published a tract The falsity of the Hindu Religion in 1842, which won a prize for the best essay.

Is a contemporary Turkish poet and writer. Her eccentric style sets her apart from her peers, and Müldür is considered one of the most influential Turkish poets from the last several decades

Is a renowned Indian poet in Malayalam. K. K. Lalitha Bai (her official name) was also the Head of t

Is a renowned Indian poet in Malayalam. K. K. Lalitha Bai (her official name) was also the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. In addition, she was a member in the Senate and Academic Counci

Was a Hindu saint-poetess and a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect [3]. She is a creator of the my

Was a Hindu saint-poetess and a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivite sect [3]. She is a creator of the mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, literally 'speech'. Known as Lal Vakhs, her verses are the earliest compositions in the Kashmiri language and are an im

M.A., Ph.D., D. Mus. (Veena), M.Mus. (Vocal), B.Mus. (Sitar, Tabla), (Sahitya Ratna) Dean & Head, Fa

M.A., Ph.D., D. Mus. (Veena), M.Mus. (Vocal), B.Mus. (Sitar, Tabla), (Sahitya Ratna) Dean & Head, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, was an eminent Indian classical musician known as much for his art as for his scholarship.

Is an Argentine pianist and composer. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the Missi

Is an Argentine pianist and composer. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the Mission Impossible theme. He has received four Grammy Awards and six Oscar nominations.

Was a Flemish composer.He was a choirboy in his youth at Lambert's cathedral in Liege. As early as 1

Was a Flemish composer.He was a choirboy in his youth at Lambert's cathedral in Liege. As early as 1562 he sang in the Imperial Chapel in Vienna. In 1569 he was master in the Melk Abbey. In the years 1570 to 1571 we find him at the court of Archduchess Anna Maria for her wedding to the King of Spain Philip II. From 1577 to 1582 Sayve served the Archduke Charles in Graz. From 1583 he was Kapellmeister at the court of the Archduke Matthias.

Was the descendant of one of the most distinguished families of national renown in Senegal.This city

Was the descendant of one of the most distinguished families of national renown in Senegal.This city was in those days the center of one of the four administrative districts, i.e. communes, of the country. But it was also the capital of the French colonie

Is an American writer of novels and short stories. Her works include Hunger, a novella plus four sho

Is an American writer of novels and short stories. Her works include Hunger, a novella plus four short stories, and Inheritance, a novel

Was an American Protestant Ecumenical theologian.Gilkey was a prolific author, with 15 books and ove

Was an American Protestant Ecumenical theologian.Gilkey was a prolific author, with 15 books and over 100 articles to his credit. Perhaps his most widely read book was the story of his own religious-theological journey. In Shantung Compound: The Story of Men and Women Under Pressure (1968), Gilkey narrates his departure from the liberal Protestant belief system during World War II when he was made a prisoner of war in the "Civilian Internment Center" near Weihsien for two-and-a-half years (1943-1945).

Was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Hughes is known for h

Was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Hughes is known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.

Was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of

Was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature, and is perhaps best known for his novel Camel Xiangzi or Rickshaw Boy (????) and the play Teahouse (??). He was of Manchu ethnicity.

Is an American publisher and the head of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP).LFP mainly produces pornogra

Is an American publisher and the head of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP).LFP mainly produces pornographic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. The company has an annual turnover of approximately $300 million. Flynt has had several legal battles involving the First Amendment, and has run for public office a number of times.

Was a sports columnist and writer for the Buffalo Courier-Express and later, The Buffalo Evening New

Was a sports columnist and writer for the Buffalo Courier-Express and later, The Buffalo Evening News, where he was a football beat writer, a columnist, and rose to the position of Sports Editor.Felser covered every one of the first 37 Super Bowls, until his retirement, and was an impassioned advocate for American Football League players nominated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, for which he served on the board of selectors. In 1984, he was the youngest writer ever to receive the Dick McCann Memorial Award for long and distinguished reporting of pro football. In 2000, he was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

Is an American former sportswriter and longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO Worl

Is an American former sportswriter and longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts.Among the fighters who have clashed with Merchant include Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya and, more recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. The de la Hoya incident came during his fight with Pernell Whitaker. When De la Hoya entered to the ring to Mariachi music, Merchant stated that while he loved Mariachi music, he felt that it "stunk" in this particular situation. Merchant would later apologize on the air after De La Hoya tried to have him removed from HBO.

Accompanying his writing career, Mr. Garmon is also a school teacher at Altus High School, where he

Accompanying his writing career, Mr. Garmon is also a school teacher at Altus High School, where he teaches English, mythology, and speculative fiction. Garmon has coined the words data-cators and educational collectivism, the former referring to educators who rely on data as the basis of instruction and the later referring to the trend by the federal government to usurp the local control of education and supplant it with a "one-size-fits-all" approach to education.

Was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts

Was a scholar of African-American theatre. He is well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.Neal was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1961 and received a master's degree in 1963 from