John Gardner - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • John Gardner (American writer) (1933-1982), American novelist and educator, author of Grendel
  • John Gardner (British writer) (1926-2007), British author of spy and mystery novels, former official James Bond author
  • John Gardner (composer) (1917-2011), British composer
  • John Lowell Gardner II (1837-1898), patron of the arts
  • John Gardner (boat builder) (1905-1995), American nautical historian

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