•
January 7 –
Charles Addams, American cartoonist (died
1988) •
January 15 –
Celia Dale, English fiction writer and book reviewer (died
2011) •
January 28 –
Alison Adburgham (born Margaret Vere Alison Haig), English social historian and journalist (died
1997) •
January 30 –
Barbara Tuchman, American historian (died
1989) •
February 10 –
Ena Lamont Stewart, Scottish playwright (died
2006) •
February 11 –
Roy Fuller, English poet and novelist (died
1991) •
February 12 –
R. F. Delderfield, English novelist and playwright (died
1972) •
February 15 –
George Mikes, Hungarian-born English humorist (died
1987) •
February 17 –
Andre Norton, American sci-fi and fantasy author (died
2005) •
February 20 –
Pierre Boulle, French novelist (died
1994) •
February 27 –
Lawrence Durrell, English poet and novelist (died
1990) •
March 7 –
Dora Oake Russell, Newfoundland writer, diarist and journalist (died
1986) •
March 12 –
Kylie Tennant, Australian novelist, dramatist and historian (died
1988) •
April 16 –
Garth Williams, American children's writer and illustrator (died
1996) •
April 24 –
Marta Rădulescu, Romanian novelist and poet (died
1959) •
May 3 –
May Sarton, American writer (died
1995) •
May 16 –
Studs Terkel, American writer and broadcaster (died
2008) •
May 20 –
J. L. Carr, English novelist and publisher (died
1994) •
May 27 –
John Cheever, American writer (died
1982) •
May 29 –
Pamela Hansford Johnson, English poet, novelist and critic (died
1981) •
June 20 –
Anthony Buckeridge, English children's author (died
2004) •
June 24 –
Mary Wesley, English novelist (died
2002) •
June 27 –
E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese-born novelist, teacher and diplomat (died
2016) •
June 29 –
John Toland, American Pulitzer Prize winning historian and biographer (died
2004) •
July 3 –
Elizabeth Taylor, English novelist (died
1975) •
July 6 –
Heinrich Harrer, Austrian explorer and author (died
2006) •
July 14 –
Northrop Frye, Canadian critic (died
1991) •
July 17 –
Michael Gilbert, English mystery and thriller novelist (died
2006) •
August 4 –
Virgilio Piñera, Cuban poet and short-story writer (died
1979) •
August 10 –
Jorge Amado, Brazilian writer (died
2001) •
August 14 –
Erwin Strittmatter, German writer (died
1994) •
August 18 –
Elsa Morante, Italian author (died
1985) •
August 23 –
Nelson Rodrigues, Brazilian author (died
1980) • c.
September 5 –
Sesto Pals, Romanian Israeli poet and philosopher (died
2002) •
September 12 –
J. F. Hendry, Scottish-born poet (died
1986) •
September 24 –
Ian Serraillier, English novelist and poet (died
1994) •
October 31 –
Oscar Dystel, American paperback publisher (died
2014) •
November 8 –
Monica Edwards, English children's author (died
1998) •
November 12 –
Donagh MacDonagh, Irish poet, playwright and judge (died
1968) •
November 24 –
Garson Kanin, American dramatist and screenwriter (died
1999) •
November 25 –
Francis Durbridge, English dramatist (died
1998) •
November 26 –
Eugène Ionesco, Romanian Absurdist playwright (died
1994) •
December 4 –
Ian Wallace, English science fiction writer (died
1998) ==Deaths==