Waugh, Hillary
1920 - 2008

The American mystery novelist Hillary Baldwin Waugh was born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Hillhouse...

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Doyle, Arthur Conan
1859 - 1930

Scottish author with Irish ancestry, born in Edinburgh. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, worked as a civil servant, but...

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Zangwill, Israel
1864 - 1926

Israel Zangwill was a British Jewish author. His father had emigrated from Lithuania and his mother was a Polish refugee....

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Thomas, Leslie
1931 - 2014

The Welsh author Leslie Thomas was born in Newport, South Wales. He is one of the most popular British late 20th century...

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