Jacqueline Jill Collins was born on October 4, 1937, and passed away on September 19, 2015. She was an English writer of romance novels and an actress. In 1985, she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked for most of her career.
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [sidɔni ɡabʁijɛl kɔlɛt]; January 28, 1873 – August 3, 1954) was a French author and writer. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is most famous in English-speaking countries for her 1944 novella Gigi, which inspired the 1958 film and the 1973 stage play of the same name.
Alice Blanchard Coleman (born as Merriam; writing name, Mrs. George W. Coleman; May 7, 1858 – October 22, 1936) was a leader in an American group that helped spread religious beliefs.
Isabel Diana Colegate FRSL was born on September 10, 1931, and passed away on March 12, 2023. She was a British author and literary agent.
H. Maria George Colby (born George; also known as Clinton Montague, H. M.
Yolande Cohen was born in 1950. She is a historian and professor from Canada who was born in Morocco. Her work studies the history of young people and the history of women.
Leonard Norman Cohen was born on September 21, 1934, and died on November 7, 2016. He was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. His work often focused on themes such as faith and death, loneliness and sadness, betrayal and forgiveness, social and political issues, love, desire, regret, and loss.
John Maxwell Coetzee AC FRSL OMG (born February 9, 1940) is a South African and Australian writer, essayist, linguist, and translator. He received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature and is one of the most highly praised and honored authors in the English language. He has won the Booker Prize twice, the CNA Literary Award three times, the Jerusalem Prize, the Prix Femina étranger, and The Irish Times International Fiction Prize.
Jonathan Coe (born August 19, 1961) is an English author who writes novels and other works. His writing often focuses on political topics, but he uses humor and satire to explore these serious issues. For example, his book What a Carve Up!
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: /ˈkɒktoʊ/ KOK-toh, US: /kɒkˈtoʊ/ kok-TOH; French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist, and critic. He was one of the most important innovative artists of the 20th century and had a major influence on the Surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer said, “of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man.” He is best known for his novels Le Grand Écart (1923), Le Livre blanc (1928), and Les Enfants Terribles (1929); the stage plays La Voix Humaine (1930), La Machine Infernale (1934), Les Parents terribles (1938), La Machine à écrire (1941), and L’Aigle à deux têtes (1946); and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946), Orpheus (1950), and Testament of Orpheus (1960).