Eriksson, Kjell
1953 -

The Swedish author and gardener Kjell Eriksson was born in Uppsala, Sweden and grew up in a working-class family on...

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Unsworth, Barry
1930 - 2012

The British author Barry Unsworth was born to a family of miners in County Durham, northeast England. They moved away from...

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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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Ludlum, Robert
1927 - 2001

The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New...

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