1928 in Literature

Births

January 1 - Iain Crichton Smith, Scottish writer (died 1998)
January 7 - William Peter Blatty, American writer & filmmaker
January 8 - Sander Vanocur, American journalist
January 16 - William Kennedy, American writer & journalist
January 24 - Desmond Morris, English anthropologist & writer
February 5 - Andrew Greeley, Irish-American priest & novelist
February 9 - Roger Mudd, American journalist
March 4 - Alan Sillitoe, English novelist (died 2010)
March 12 - Edward Albee, American dramatist
March 30 - Tom Sharpe, English satirical author
April 4 - Maya Angelou, American poet
April 7 - Alan J. Pakula, American screenwriter (died 1998)
April 17 - Cynthia Ozick, American author
April 24 - Martin Seymour-Smith, British poet, biographer & critic (died 1998)
May 4 - Thomas Kinsella, Irish poet
June 10 - Maurice Sendak, American children's author and illustrator (died 2012)
July 16 - Anita Brookner, English novelist
July 26 - Bernice Rubens, Welsh novelist (died 2004)
October 3 - Alvin Toffler, American futurist writer
November 2 - Paul Johnson, British historian & journalist
November 9 - Anne Sexton, American poet (died 1974)
November 11 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer
December 16 - Philip K. Dick, American science fiction author (died 1982)
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- Jane Grigson, British cookery writer (died 1990)