#RIP #OTD in 1964, writer (Wise Blood, The Violent Bear it Away, A Good Man is hard to Find) Flannery O’Connor died at the age of 39, of complications from lupus, at Baldwin County Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia. Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville https://t.co/05Q3G3RYrc pic.twitter.com/qAEr96y5Br

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4 August 1792. Romantic poet, Percy Shelley, was born in Horsham, Sussex. He did not enjoy fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achievements in poetry grew steadily following his death. pic.twitter.com/MyGyyRg0MA

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 4, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1875, author ("The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Snow Queen") poet Hans Christian Andersen died; liver cancer in Rolighed (calmness) house, near Copenhagen, aged 70. Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen https://t.co/ae6mji8meM pic.twitter.com/6YgEfQfGHs

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5 August 1895. German philosopher, Friedrich Engels, died (aged 74). He co-authored, The Communist Manifesto, with Karl Marx, and he funded his research and writing. He was also a businessman, whose father owned large textile factories in Salford and Barmen, Prussia. pic.twitter.com/SvGuizWqRo

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2023

5 August 1928. Comedy writer, Carla Lane, was born in Liverpool. Her TV sitcoms included: The Liver Birds, Bread, and Butterflies. She was described as “the television writer who dared to make women funny”. Much of her work did focus on strong female characters. pic.twitter.com/qtizMqElWp

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2023

5 August 2019. Acclaimed novelist, Toni Morrison, died (aged 88). Her most celebrated work, Beloved, gained a Pulitzer Prize, and was made into a 1998 film. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. In 2012, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. pic.twitter.com/hPjOCBilLj

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 5, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1637, English Renaissance dramatist (Every Man in His Humour; Volpone, or The Fox; The Alchemist; Bartholomew Fair), poet, actor Ben Jonson died in Westminster, London, aged 65. Entomed upright in Westminster Abbey @wabbey https://t.co/wAC4Vigejn pic.twitter.com/pOGgXFTiwi

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6 August 1809. Alfred Tennyson was born in Somersby. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria’s reign, and one of the most popular 19th century poets. His most acclaimed poems were Timbuktu, Claribel, and Mariana. Critics thought his poems were overly sentimental. pic.twitter.com/qiOs252HiQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 6, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2018 poet (The Ninety-Third Name of God, I Watched You Disappear, From Nothing, Second Bloom, Saint Agnostica) Anya Krugovoy Silver died from breast cancer in Macon, Georgia at the age of 49 https://t.co/wAC4Vigejn pic.twitter.com/aNhwsM2Qz5

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#RIP #OTD in 1941, poet, novelist, musician, painter and playwright, Nobel Prize recipient, The Shakespeare of India, Rabindranath Tagore died in the Jorasanko house in which he was raised in Calcutta, age 80. Cremated remains scattered in the Ganges River https://t.co/zvdKM2MEqU pic.twitter.com/XWOJgxUaF4

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#RIP #OTD in 1974, poet ("Valium 10"), author (Balún-Canán, Oficio de tinieblas, Rito de iniciación), Rosario Castellanos died from an accidental electrocution in Tel Aviv, aged 49. Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres, Panteón Civil de Dolores, Mexico City https://t.co/zvdKM2MEqU pic.twitter.com/xFiQ046ow2

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#RIP #OTD in 1936, Native American author (Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range; Coyote Stories), Mourning Dove died; state hospital in Medical Lake, Washington aged about 48. Omak Memorial Cemetery in Omak, Washington https://t.co/deIkXKqA9i pic.twitter.com/RSdHTHdMlv

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#RIP #OTD in 1965, writer ("The Lottery", The Haunting of Hill House), Shirley Jackson died of heart failure in her sleep at her home in North Bennington, Vermont at the age of 48. Cremation https://t.co/deIkXKqA9i pic.twitter.com/JXlEXJHPtK

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9 August 1899. Pamela Lyndon (“PL”) Travers (left) was born in Queensland, Australia. She’s best known for the Mary Poppins series of children’s books, which feature the magical nanny, Mary Poppins, who was played by Julie Andrews in the classic 1960s film. pic.twitter.com/p7qv4SrW9Z

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 9, 2023

9 August 1922. Acclaimed poet and novelist, Philip Larkin, was born in Coventry. He’s regarded as one of the best poets of the 20th century. He was also offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate, in 1984, following the death of Sir John Betjeman. pic.twitter.com/MG9PnoErMn

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 9, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1962, poet, novelist (Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, The Glass Bead Game), painter, Nobel Prize laureate, Hermann Hesse died at the age of 85 in Montagnola, Switzerland. Cemetery at San Abbondio in Montagnola https://t.co/vxLsdZTcTp pic.twitter.com/X9TzyfMQiD

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11 August 1897. Children’s author, Enid Blyton, was born in London. She’s best remembered for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, the Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers books. Her books have been translated into 90 languages, and have sold over 600 million copies. pic.twitter.com/6SIbuayZBX

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 11, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1937 novelist (The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome), short story writer, Pulitzer, Edith Wharton died; stroke; domaine Le Pavillon Colombe, her home in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, aged 75. Cimetière des Gonards, in Versailles https://t.co/RDoMaaF2bC pic.twitter.com/ULMlL0ckRu

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11 August 2018. Trinidadian novelist and travel writer, V. S. Naipaul, died (aged 85). He’s best known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad, his complex novels of the wider world, and his chronicles of his life and travels. His prose was widely admired. pic.twitter.com/TkiIciP2xl

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 11, 2023