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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, April 27, 2023

Posted on April 27, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of activist and civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She also worked alongside her husband on the Montgomery bus boycott, fought for passage of the Civil Rights Act, and — after his assassination in 1968 — founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Posted on April 26, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of American comedienne Carol Burnett, born in San Antonio, Texas (1933).
Explaining her determination to succeed as an actress, she said: “There is something about being poor and having alcoholic parents that either poisons you or toughens you for life. I realized it was either sink or swim — get out, or be pulled down.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Posted on April 25, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

The queen of jazz Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia (1917). Her smooth voice and technical skill remain unmatched in the jazz world decades after her death. Fitzgerald got her start at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem when she was just 17 years old.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, April 24, 2023

Posted on April 24, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Irish novelist and journalist Clare Boylan, born in Dublin (1948). In 2003, she published Emma Brown, which she described as “the only book I’ve written that didn’t feel lonely to write.” The book is a continuation and completion of an unfinished novel by Charlotte Brontë.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, April 23, 2023

Posted on April 23, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Roy Orbison (1936), born in Vernon, Texas, to Orbie Lee, a mechanic, and Nadine, a nurse. His fame declined after “Oh, Pretty Woman” until he formed the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty in 1988.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, April 22, 2023

Posted on April 22, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet Louise Glück, born in New York City (1943). She said: “Writing is a kind of revenge against circumstance too: bad luck, loss, pain. If you make something out of it, then you’ve no longer been bested by these events.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, April 21, 2023

Posted on April 21, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Charlotte Brontë, born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England in 1816. Her most famous novel, Jane Eyre, was published in 1847, and in it she drew heavily upon her boarding school experiences and her early career to tell the story of a plain and penniless orphan governess who falls in love with her troubled — and married — employer.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, April 20, 2023

Posted on April 20, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

In 1841, on this day, the first detective story was published in Graham’s Magazine. It was by Edgar Allan Poe called The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Posted on April 19, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of diarist Sarah Kemble Knight, born in Boston, Massachusetts (1666). She kept a journal of her travels, recording everything that happened and everything she saw along her way. Her diary was published as The Journal of Madame Knight by Theodore Dwight Junior.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Posted on April 18, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of lawyer and writer Clarence (Seward) Darrow, born in Kinsman, Ohio (1857). He once said: “I never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure.”

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