Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Polish pianist. He formed the piano duo called Marek i Wacek (Marek and Wacek) with Marek Toma

Was a Polish pianist. He formed the piano duo called Marek i Wacek (Marek and Wacek) with Marek Tomaszewski. He made arrangements of classical and modern music, and played concerts in many countries worldwide.

Was a Polish politician, soldier and writer.He was an activist for the Polish Socialist Party. He wa

Was a Polish politician, soldier and writer.He was an activist for the Polish Socialist Party. He was a member of the Polish Military Organization and the Polish Legions in World War I. He supported Józef Pilsudski's May Coup. He held the rank of Commendant of Bereza Kartuska Detention Camp from 1930 to 1931; he was later its supervisor. He was Voivode of Nowogródek Voivodeship from 1931 to 1932, and of Polesie Voivodeship from 1932 to 1939. After the German invasion of Poland in 1939 left Poland with the government; he was interned in Romania until 1944. He returned to Poland and was arrested by the Communist secret police, Urzad Bezpieczenstwa. He was sentenced in 1946 to 10 years in prison for "supporting fascism and responsibility in the '39 defeat". He was released after amnesty in 1955, and died in 1957.

Was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), moralist, poet, and writer. He was the podczaszy of Kraków from

Was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), moralist, poet, and writer. He was the podczaszy of Kraków from 1678 to 1685. He is remembered as one of the most important Polish baroque artists. His most famous works are: Transakcja wojny chocimskiej (also known as Wojna chocimska or The Chocim War) and his collection of epigrams, Ogród fraszek (Garden of Rhymes). They give a vivid picture of ideas and manners among the szlachta (Polish gentry) towards the end of the Polish Golden Age, and of many political and religious conflicts.

Was a Polish writer, Polish Socialist Party activist, and soldier in the World War I-era Polish Legi

Was a Polish writer, Polish Socialist Party activist, and soldier in the World War I-era Polish Legions (decorated with the Virtuti Militari). For activities subversive of the Russian Empire, he had spent many years in Siberian exile.Sieroszewski's Siberian experiences became the subjects of his many stories and novels — Na kresach lasów (At the Edge of the Woods, 1894), Dno nedzy (The Depths of Misery, 1900), Risztau (1899), Ucieczka (The Escape, 1904), Zamorski diabel (The Overseas Devil, 1900). He also authored the popular Bajki (Fables, 1910).

Is a Lebanese-Australian poet and journalist.Wadih Sa'adah was born in Lebanon in 1948. He has worke

Is a Lebanese-Australian poet and journalist.Wadih Sa'adah was born in Lebanon in 1948. He has worked as a journalist in Beirut, London, Paris and Nicosia, before migrating to Australia in 1988.

Is a Moroccan poet. She was featured with two poems, The Wail of Heights and I am Consecrated to the

Is a Moroccan poet. She was featured with two poems, The Wail of Heights and I am Consecrated to the Coming One in The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology , and she was one of the five women poets featured in La carte poétique du Maroc

Is a musician, arranger, conductor, pianist and composer from Brazil.Tiso learned music theory with

Is a musician, arranger, conductor, pianist and composer from Brazil.Tiso learned music theory with Paulo Moura and specialised in keyboards. In 1970, he joined Som Imaginário, working with Milton Nascimento. Tiso and Nascimento were then together in Clube da Esquina, who toured internationally. The group also included Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta and Flávio Venturini.

Was a Lucknow-born Indian screenwriter, dialogue writer and film director, who penned the powerful d

Was a Lucknow-born Indian screenwriter, dialogue writer and film director, who penned the powerful dialogues of some of the most successful films in Cinema of India.He wrote dialogues for Ek Hi Rasta, Aurat, Mother India, Ganga Jamuna, Mughal-e-Azam, Palki, Leader among others.He also directed a few films during the 1940s.

Is a bestselling Polish writer, art historian and journalist, who has written under his own name as

Is a bestselling Polish writer, art historian and journalist, who has written under his own name as well as the pseudonyms 'Valdemar Baldhead' (a rough translation of his name), 'Archibald', 'Mark W. Kingden', 'Rezerwowy L.'. He is notable as an author of numerous books on the Napoleonic era, both historical and fiction. He also owns a large number of rare prints and manuscripts, among others the poems by Norwid and the only surviving copy of Kochanowski's Treny.

Is a Filipino author, academic, and political analyst. He is a professor of sociology and public adm

Is a Filipino author, academic, and political analyst. He is a professor of sociology and public administration at the University of the Philippines, as well as executive director of Focus on the Global South. Born in Manila, Philippines, he became a political activist following the declaration of Martial Law by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.

Was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.De los Rios was born as Osvaldo Nicholas Ferrara i

Was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.De los Rios was born as Osvaldo Nicholas Ferrara in Buenos Aires into a musical family; his father was a musician and his mother a well known folk singer; he studied composition and arranging at the National Conservatory of Music under Alberto Ginastera and Teodoro Fuchs. He was inspired by an eclectic range of music and formed a musical group called "The Waldos" which crossed folk music with electronic sounds.

Was an American novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his novel The Blacker t

Was an American novelist during the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his novel The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, which describes discrimination based on skin color among black people.

Was an American comic novelist best known for his first novel, To An Early Grave (1964), about four

Was an American comic novelist best known for his first novel, To An Early Grave (1964), about four men who spend the day driving across Brooklyn to their friend's funeral. He is also known for Teitlebaum's Window (1970), a comic novel about a Jewish boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 1940s. Markfield was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1965 after the publication of To an Early Grave.

Was a American Modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and spent most of his life work

Was a American Modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and spent most of his life working for an insurance company in Connecticut. His best-known poems include "Anecdote of the Jar," "The Emperor of Ice Cream," "The Idea of Order at Key West

Was an American journalist and television host.He covered Congress and the Lyndon Johnson administra

Was an American journalist and television host.He covered Congress and the Lyndon Johnson administration for ABC News in the 1960s. He was the first host of the 1968-1975 syndicated version of What's My Line? and went on to host the syndicated home repair show Wally's Workshop.

Was a German composer, editor, and writer on music.[1]

Was a German composer, editor, and writer on music.[1]

Was a German composer, pianist, and music educator. Braunfels studied law and economics at the unive

Was a German composer, pianist, and music educator. Braunfels studied law and economics at the university in Munich until after a performance of Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde he decided on music. He went to Vienna in 1902 to study with the great pianist and teacher Theodor Leschetizky. He then returned to Munich to study composition with Felix Mottl and Ludwig Thuille (Levi 2001).

Was an American art collector, critic and poet. His father was part owner and president of a crucibl

Was an American art collector, critic and poet. His father was part owner and president of a crucible steel company. He majored in English and philosophy at Harvard University. With his wife Louise (1879-1953), he collected art and supported artistic ende

Is an African American author of young adult literature. Myers has written dozens of books, includin

Is an African American author of young adult literature. Myers has written dozens of books, including novels and nonfiction works.

Is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a ser

Is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in

Was an influential German lutenist, choral conductor and composer. He was one of the pioneers in the

Was an influential German lutenist, choral conductor and composer. He was one of the pioneers in the revival of Early Music Revival and historical performance practice (HIP). He was also a choral conductor. Through his concerts and recordings Gerwig made a significant contribution to the revival of the lute and its repertoire in Europe and America.

Was a German composer and conductor. As well as teaching composition in Britain, he also instructed

Was a German composer and conductor. As well as teaching composition in Britain, he also instructed pupils in conducting, one of whom was the young Wally Stott, later known as Angela Morley. In England he worked for the Columbia Record Company, and between 1945 and 1948 was conductor of the BBC Theatre Orchestra (the predecessor of today’s BBC Concert Orchestra); he was also a skilled arranger. He was one of many musicians of European origin and training recruited by Michael Tippett to the staff of Morley College. Goehr conducted many important premieres at Morley, including the first British performance of the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610.

Was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.Walter Annenberg was born in to

Was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.Walter Annenberg was born in to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1936. The Annenberg family moved to Long Island, New York in 1920, and Walter attended high school at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1927. He went on to college at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1931. While in college he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, a Jewish fraternity.

Was a composer, conductor, musicologist, and educator. Born in Karlsbad, Bohemia (at that time part

Was a composer, conductor, musicologist, and educator. Born in Karlsbad, Bohemia (at that time part of Austria-Hungary), Kaufmann enjoyed a career that crossed international boundaries, taking him to Berlin, Bombay (now Mumbai), London, and Canada, before he settled in Bloomington, Indiana, USA in 1957. After 1945 he was not allowed to come back to Bohemia because of his German ethnicity. In 1964, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Was a German composer of operettas, Possen mit Gesang, and Singspiele as well as popular songs. He w

Was a German composer of operettas, Possen mit Gesang, and Singspiele as well as popular songs. He was also a conductor and a music publisher. Kollo died in Berlin. His son Willi Kollo was also a composer of light music and his grandson is the celebrated Wagnerian tenor René Kollo.