Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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Smirnoff, Karin
1964 -

Karin Smirnoff has the same name as August Strindberg’s daughter, dramatist and author Karin Smirnoff (1880-1973) who also w...

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Carr, John Dickson
1906 - 1977

American author of detective stories born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. His father was a criminal lawyer and politician who...

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Fleming, Ian
1908 - 1964

Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of t...

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