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Buda E -- b.4/6/500BC d.??/??/????
PhilosopherMisc: Contemplator
Steve Earle -- b.1/17/1955
Author, Actor, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Country-Rock PerformerAlbum Titles: Guitar Town
Carole Eastman -- b.2/19/1934 d.2/13/2004 (69)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Dancer, Model
Max Eastman -- b.1/4/1883 d.3/25/1969 (86)
Author, Essayist, Critic, Publisher
Michael Easton -- b.2/15/1967
Photographer, Author, Poet, ActorTV Shows: VR.5, 413 Hope Street, One Life to Live, General HospitalMovie Titles: Total Recall 2070 (1999)
Abba Eban -- b.2/2/1915 d.11/17/2002 (87)
Author, Archaeologist, Head of State, Diplomat, South AfricanNames/Places: RN:Aubrey SolomonMisc: Israeli leader
Mignon Eberhart -- b.7/6/1899 d.10/8/1996 (97)
Novelist
Richard Eberhart -- b.4/5/1904 d.6/9/2005 (101)
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet
Roger Joseph Ebert -- b.6/18/1942 d.4/4/2013 (70)
Author, Movie Critic, TV Host, ProducerNames/Places: b. in Urbana, ILMisc: he's the chubby oneTV Shows: Siskel and Ebert At the Movies, Siskel and Ebert in Sneak Previews, Siskel and Ebert and The Movies
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre -- b.4/19/1832 N.S. d.9/4/1916 N.S. (84)
Dramatist/Playwright, Spanish
George Eckstein -- b.5/3/1928 d.9/12/2009 (81)
Screen/ScriptwriterMisc: produced Duel, Masada, among many othersTV Shows: Masada, Gunsmoke, Dr. Kildare, Untouchables
Umberto Eco -- b.1/5/1932 d.2/19/2016 N.S. (84)
Author, Novelist, Critic, Italian
Leon Edel -- b.9/9/1907 d.9/5/1997 (89)
Author, Journalist, Biographer
David Edgar -- b.2/26/1948
Dramatist/Playwright, English
Maria Edgeworth -- b.1/1/1768 N.S. d.5/22/1849 N.S. (81)
Novelist, English
Walter Edmonds -- b.7/15/1903 d.1/24/1998 (94)
Novelist
Adrian Edmondson -- b.1/24/1957
Writer, Actor, Comedian, Director, Musician, EnglishNames/Places: aka Ade EdmondsonTV Shows: Bottom, The Young OnesMovie Titles: War and Peace
Blake Edwards -- b.7/26/1922 d.12/15/2010 (88)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Producer/DirectorNames/Places: b. in Tulsa, OK; RN:William Blake McEdwards; Julie Andrews' hubbyMovie Titles: 10, SOB, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Pink Panther
Dean Edwards -- b.7/30/1970
Writer, Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor, Singer, MusicianTV Shows: Saturday Night LiveMovie Titles: Spider-Man 3, Scared Shrekless
Jonathan Edwards -- b.10/5/1703 d.3/22/1758 (54)
Philosopher, Religionist, Theologian, Preacher, American
Marshall Efron -- b.2/3/1938
Author, Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice ActorMovie Titles: Ice Age: The Meltdown, Robots, THX 1138, Horton Hears a Who!
Edward Eggleston -- b.12/10/1837 d.9/4/1902 (64)
Novelist, ClergymanBook Titles: The Hoosier School-Master, The Hoosier Schoolboy, The End of the World, The Faith Doctor, Queer Stories for Boys and Girls
Atom Egoyan -- b.7/19/1960
Writer, Producer/Director, Canadian, Egyptian
Phil Ehart -- b.2/4/1950
Writer, Producer, Rock & Roll DrummerGroup Names: Kansas
Ilya G. Ehrenburg -- b.1/15/1891 d.8/31/1967 (76)
Novelist, Journalist
Dr. Paul Ehrlich -- b.5/29/1932
Author, Biologist, Educator, German
Joseph Eichendorff -- b.3/10/1788 d.11/26/1857 (69)
Poet, German
Chris Eigeman -- b.3/1/1965
Writer, Actor, DirectorTV Shows: It's Like You Know (as Arthur Garment), Gilmore Girls (as Jason "Digger" Stiles), Malcolm in the Middle (as Lionel Herkabe)Movie Titles: Maid in Manhattan, Metropolitan, Arbitrage, The Last Days of Disco
Mario Einaudi -- b.9/8/1904 d.5/15/1994 (89)
Author, Writer, ProfessorMisc: unsure of birth date but many sources indicate a Mario Einaudi fits the range of dates that I'm searching for.
Bob Einstein -- b.11/20/1942 N.S. d.1/2/2019 N.S. (76)
Comedy Writer, Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, ProducerNames/Places: Albert Brooks' brotherMisc: some say b. in 1940TV Shows: Smothers Brothers Show (as Off. Judy), Bizarre, Super Dave (as misadventureous stuntman Super Dave Osborne, also on Bizarre), Curb Your EnthusiasmMovie Titles: Ocean's Thirteen
David Eisenhower -- b.3/31/1947
Author, Attorney/Lawyer, ActorNames/Places: b. in West Point, N.Y.; Dwight David Eisenhower's grandson; RN: Dwight David Eisenhower II
Chiwetel Ejiofor -- b.7/10/1977
Writer, Actor, Director, EnglishNames/Places: PRON: CHOO'-ih-tehl EHJ'-ee-oh-forMovie Titles: The Marian, Love Actually, Serenity, 2012, Children of Men, American Gangster, 2012, Melinda and Melinda, 12 Years a Slave
Gunnar Ekelöf -- b.9/15/1907 N.S. d.3/16/1968 N.S. (60)
Essayist, Poet, SwedishSports Teams: RFMN: Bengt Gunnar
Ann Elder -- b.9/21/1942
Screenwriter, Comedy Writer, Comedienne, ProducerTV Shows: Smothers Brothers, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Mama's Family (screenwriter)
Alexander Eliot -- b.4/28/1919 d.4/23/2015 (95)
Writer, Novelist, Historian
George Eliot -- b.11/22/1819 d.12/22/1880 (61)
Author, Novelist, Translator, Journalist, EnglishNames/Places: RN:Mary Ann Evans, Mary Anne Evans, or Marian Evans; George Lewes' wife
T. S. Eliot -- b.9/26/1888 d.1/4/1965 (76)
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, CriticNames/Places: b. in St. Louis, MO; FN:Thomas Stearns
Stanley Elkin -- b.5/11/1930 d.5/31/1995 (65)
Novelist, Journalist, Professor, AmericanBook Titles: The Living End
Linda Ellerbee -- b.8/15/1944
Author, Newscaster, Journalist, Commentator, ProducerNames/Places: b. in Bryan, TX; RMLN:Jane SmithMisc: Maxwell House commercials, And so it goes...TV Shows: Weekend, NBC Overnight, Our World
Abby Elliott -- b.6/16/1987 N.S.
Comedy Writer, Actress, Comedienne, Cartoon Voice Actress, Internet Video ActressNames/Places: Bob Elliott's grand daughter, Chris's daughterTV Shows: Saturday Night Live, CollegeHumor Originals, Star vs. the Forces of EvilMovie Titles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), No Strings Attatched, Life Partners
Chris Elliott -- b.5/31/1960
Comedy Writer, Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer, EnglishNames/Places: Bob's sonTV Shows: Late Night with David Letterman (as Fugitive Guy and semiregular), Get a Life (as Chris Peterson), Dilbert (voice), Eagleheart (as Chris), Schitt's Creek (as Roland Schitt)Movie Titles: Groundhog Day, Cabin Boy, There's Something About Mary
Damon Elliott -- b.3/21/1973
Writer, TV Actor, Music Producer, Composer, RapperNames/Places: Dionne Warwick's son
Janice Elliott -- b.10/13/1931 d.7/25/1995 (63)
Writer, Novelist, Journalist, English
Sumner Locke Elliott -- b.10/17/1917 d.6/24/1991 (73)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Australian
Bret Easton Ellis -- b.3/7/1964 N.S.
AuthorBook Titles: American Psycho
Edward S. Ellis -- b.4/11/1840 d.6/20/1916 (76)
Novelist
Nelsan Ellis -- b.11/30/1977 N.S. d.7/8/2017 N.S. (39)
Playwright, Actor
Royston Ellis -- b.2/10/1941
Author, Novelist, EnglishMisc: Travel Writer, Former Beat Poet
Harlan Ellison -- b.5/27/1934 N.S. d.6/27/2018 N.S. (84)
Novelist, Sci-fi Writer, DirectorBook Titles: Dangerous Visions (editor), A Boy and His Dog, I Have No Mouth, I Must Scream, ''Repent, Harlequin!'' Said the Ticktockman
Ralph Waldo Ellison -- b.3/1/1913 d.4/16/1994 (81)
Novelist, EssayistNames/Places: aka Ralph Waldo Emerson II, son of R.W. EmersonMisc: some sources list b. 1914.Book Titles: The Invisible Man
James Ellroy -- b.3/4/1948
Author, NovelistBook Titles: The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), Blood's a Rover (2009)
Daniel Ellsberg -- b.4/7/1931
Author, EconomistMisc: Pentagon whistleblower
Odysseus Elytis -- b.11/2/1911 d.3/18/1996 (84)
Poet, Art Critic, GreekNames/Places: NN:Poet of the Aegean
Ralph Waldo I Emerson -- b.5/25/1803 d.4/27/1882 (78)
Author, Essayist, Poet, Philosopher, Minister, AmericanNames/Places: b. in BostonBook Titles: Self Reliance
Roland Emmerich -- b.11/10/1955
Screenwriter, Producer/Director, West GermanMovie Titles: The Day After Tomorrow, Godzilla (1998), The Patriot, Independence Day
Toby Emmerich -- b.2/8/1963
Screenwriter, Film Executive, Movie Producer
Empedocles -- b.??/??/490BC d.??/??/430BC
Philosopher, Greek
Guy Endore -- b.7/4/1900 d.2/12/1970 (69)
Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter
Lehman Engel -- b.9/14/1910 d.8/29/1982 (71)
Author, Conductor
Friedrich Engels -- b.11/28/1820 N.S. d.8/5/1895 N.S. (74)
Philosopher, Political Writer, GermanMisc: Marx's collaborator
Eloise Engle -- b.4/12/1923 d.7/??/1993 (70)
Writer
Paul Engle -- b.10/12/1908 d.3/22/1991 (82)
Author, Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Literary Critic, Editor, Teacher
Kenneth Englund -- b.5/6/1914 d.8/10/1993 (79)
Screen/Scriptwriter
Axel Engstfeld -- b.10/10/1953
Writer, Producer, Director, Austrian
Ennius -- b.??/??/239BC d.??/??/170BC
PoetMisc: Latin
Elizabeth Enright -- b.9/17/1907 d.6/8/1968 (60)
Artist, Children's Author
Eve Ensler -- b.5/25/1953
Playwright, Producer/Director
Henry Ephron -- b.5/26/1911 d.9/6/1992 (81)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Producer
Nora Ephron -- b.5/19/1941 d.6/26/2012 (71)
Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter, DirectorNames/Places: b. in New York City
Epicharmus -- b.??/??/530BC d.??/??/440BC
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Greek
Epictetus -- b.??/??/55AD d.??/??/135
Philosopher, Greek
Epicurus -- b.??/??/341BC d.??/??/270BC
Philosopher, Greek
Jack Epps -- b.11/3/1949
Screenwriter, Producer, CamerapersonMovie Titles: Dick Tracy, Top Gun
Julius Epstein -- b.8/22/1909 d.12/30/2000 (91)
Screen/ScriptwriterNames/Places: Philip's twinMisc: a prolific Hollywood writer whose reworking of a little-known stage play earned him and his co-writers the 1943 Academy Award for "Casablanca"
Philip G. Epstein -- b.8/22/1909 d.2/7/1952 (42)
Dramatist/Playwright, Screen/ScriptwriterNames/Places: Julius's twin
Desiderius Erasmus -- b.10/27/1469 O.S. or 10/28/1466 O.S. d.7/12/1536 O.S. (66)
Author, Humanist, Religionist, Theologian, Priest, Scholar, Teacher, Dutch (Netherlands)Names/Places: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, aka Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus; RN:Gerhard GerhardsMisc: Britticana says b. Oct 27, 1469, Historyguide.org says b. Oct 28, 1466
Paul Erdman -- b.5/19/1932 d.4/23/2007 (74)
Novelist, Mystery Writer, Economist, Canadian
Louise Erdrich -- b.6/7/1954
Novelist, Poet, Children's AuthorBook Titles: Love Medicine Tracks, The Beet Queen, The Bingo Palace, The Round House
Erik H. Erikson -- b.6/15/1902 d.5/12/1994 (91)
Author, Scientist, Psychoanalyst, GermanMisc: Pulitzer Prize-winning; coined the phrase "identity crisis."
Claes Eriksson -- b.7/27/1950
Artist, Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor, Comedian, Director, Composer, Swedish
Paul Karl Friedrich Ernst -- b.3/7/1866 d.5/13/1933 (67)
Author, Dramatist/Playwright, Critic, German
John Erskine -- b.10/5/1879 d.6/2/1951 (71)
Author, Poet, Educator, Professor, Pianist
Susan Ertz -- b.1/1/1894 d.4/11/1985 (91)
Author, Novelist, British
Georges Auguste Escoffier -- b.10/28/1846 d.2/12/1935 (88)
Author, Chef, Inventor, FrenchNames/Places: NN: The King of Chefs & The Chef of Kings
Laura Esquivel -- b.9/30/1950 N.S.
Novelist, Screenwriter, Politician, MexicanBook Titles: Like Water for Chocolate, The Law of Love, Malinche
Martin Esslin -- b.6/8/1918 d.2/24/2002 (83)
Dramatist/Playwright, Translator, Critic, Journalist, English
Emilio Estevez -- b.5/12/1962
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Actor, Movie DirectorNames/Places: b. in New York, NY; Martin Sheen's son, Charlie Sheen's brother, Paula Abdul's ex-hubbyMisc: some say b. May 2 or 11 or 1963Movie Titles: Bobby, The Way, Men at Work, St. Elmo's Fire, The Breakfast Club, Repo Man, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks
Loren Estleman -- b.9/15/1952
AuthorMisc: writer of detective and Western fiction
Joe Eszterhas -- b.11/23/1944
Screenwriter, Producer, HungarianMovie Titles: Showgirls, Basic Instict, Nowhere to Run, Flashdance
Wesley Eure -- b.8/17/1951 N.S.
Author, Lecturer, Screenwriter, TV/Soap Actor, Producer, Director, SingerTV Shows: Days of Our Lives (as Mike Horton), Land of the Lost (as Will Marshall), Dragon Tales (creator and writer), Spy TV (writer), Totally Hidden Video (writer and assorted characters)Movie Titles: C.H.O.M.P.S. (which is the reason why he's in the Demented Datebook!)
Euripides -- b.9/23/484BC or 9/23/480BC d.??/??/406BC
Dramatist/Playwright, Greek
Janet Evanovich -- b.4/22/1943
Author, NovelistNames/Places: aka Steffie HallBook Titles: Elsie Hawkins (series), Stephanie Plum (series), Wicked (series), The Barnaby (series), Fox O'Hare (series), Full (series), Hot (series)
Augusta Jane Evans -- b.5/8/1835 d.5/9/1909 (74)
Novelist
Dr. Bergen Evans -- b.9/19/1904 d.2/4/1978 (73)
Lexicographer, TV Host, Game Show Host, EnglishMisc: Professor of EnglishTV Shows: Down You Go, The $64,000 Question
Billy Evans -- b.2/10/1884 d.1/23/1956 (71)
Author, MLB Umpire
Dale Evans -- b.10/31/1912 d.2/7/2001 (88)
Writer, Evangelist, Movie Actress, Country SingerNames/Places: b. in Uvale, TX; RN:Frances Octavia Butts Smith; Roy Rogers's wife, NN:The Queen of The WestSong Titles: Happy Trails To You (songwriter)TV Shows: The Roy Rogers Show
Faith Evans -- b.6/10/1973
Author, Actress, Music Producer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Josh Evans -- b.1/16/1971
Writer, Actor, DirectorMovie Titles: Born on the Fourth of July, The Doors, Glam, Inside the Goldmine
Lee Evans -- b.2/25/1964
Writer, Actor, Comedian, Musician, EnglishMovie Titles: The Fifth Element, Mouse Hunt, There's Something About Mary, The Medallion
Richard Evans -- b.3/23/1906 d.11/1/1971 (65)
Writer, NewscasterMisc: of radio
Edward Everett -- b.4/11/1794 d.1/15/1865 (70)
Orator, Clergyman, StatesmanMisc: is mainly remembered for delivering the speech immediately preceding President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (Nov. 19, 1863) at the ceremony dedicating the Gettysburg National Cemetery (Pa.) during the American Civil War (1861-65).
Mallory Everton -- b.9/20/1989 N.S.
Comedy Writer, Actress, ComedienneTV Shows: Studio C (staff writer)
Frederick Exley -- b.3/28/1929 d.6/17/1992 (63)
Novelist
Tom Eyen -- b.8/14/1940 d.5/26/1991 (50)
Dramatist/PlaywrightMisc: Dreamgirls creator