Favorite Writers
by donaldsgordon | created - 26 Nov 2022 | updated - 6 months ago | Public
1. David Benioff
Producer | Game of Thrones
David Benioff was born on September 25, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Kite Runner (2007) and 25th Hour (2002). He has been married to Amanda Peet since September 30, 2006. They have three children.
50 TV episodes: Game of Thrones
2. D.B. Weiss
Producer | Game of Thrones
D.B. Weiss was born on April 23, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), 3 Body Problem (2024) and Metal Lords (2022). He is married to Andrea Troyer.
50 TV episodes: Game of Thrones
3. George Lucas
Writer | Star Wars
George Walton Lucas, Jr. was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. During his late teen years, he went to Thomas Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. He planned to become a professional racecar ...
10 Movies: Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. J.K. Rowling
Writer | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley ("Harry Potter"'s Muggle-family). Her father Peter Rowling was an engineer for Rolls Royce in Bristol at this time. Her mother, Anne, was half-French and half-Scottish. They met on a train as it left King's ...
9 Movies: Harry Potter
5. Christopher Markus
Writer | Avengers: Endgame
Christopher Markus was born on October 16, 1969 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He has been married to Claire Saunders since October 22, 2011.
7 Movies: Avengers Endgame, Avengers Infinity War, Captain America Civil War, Captain America The First Avenger, 1 show
6. Stephen McFeely
Writer | Avengers: Endgame
Stephen McFeely was born on February 24, 1970 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He is married to Jennifer Cotteleer.
7 Movies: Avengers Endgame, Avengers Infinity War, Captain America Civil War, Captain America The First Avenger, 1 show: Agent Carter
7. J.R.R. Tolkien
Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
English writer, scholar and philologist, Tolkien's father was a bank manager in South Africa. Shortly before his father died (1896) his mother took him and his younger brother to his father's native village of Sarehole, near Birmingham, England. The landscapes and Nordic mythology of the Midlands ...
7 Movies, 1 TV Show: Return of the King
8. John Cleese
Actor | A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he ...
8 shows
9. Joss Whedon
Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was ...
4 Movies, 3 shows
10. Stan Lee
Producer | Black Panther
Stan Lee was an American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics.
Stan was born in New York City, to Celia (Solomon) and Jack Lieber, a dress cutter. His parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. Lee co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, ...
Avengers Endgame, Avengers Infinity War, Spider-Man No Way Home, The Avengers, Thor Ragnarok, X-Men Days of Future Past
11. Peter Jackson
Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The ...
6 Movies
12. Fran Walsh
Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fran Walsh is a New Zealand writer and wife of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson. She co-wrote The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which is seen by many as Jackson's magnum opus and one of the most significant film series ever made. She also wrote The Hobbit trilogy, a prequel to Jackson's ...
6 Movies
13. Philip K. Dick
Writer | Blade Runner
Philip Kindred Dick was born in Chicago in December 1928, along with a twin sister, Jane. Jane died less than eight weeks later, allegedly from an allergy to mother's milk. Dick's parents split up during his childhood, and he moved with his mother to Berkeley, California, where he lived for most of...
5 Movies, 1 Show
14. Billy Wilder
Writer | The Apartment
Originally planning to become a lawyer, Billy Wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a Viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to Berlin, where he worked for the city's largest tabloid. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929 and wrote scripts for many ...
5 Movies
15. Stephen King
Writer | Maximum Overdrive
Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, at the Maine General Hospital in Portland. His parents were Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury), who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and Donald Edwin King, a merchant seaman. His father was born under the surname "Pollock," but used the last name ...
2 Movies 2 Shows: Shawshank Redemption
16. Joseph Mallozzi
Producer | Stargate: Atlantis
Joseph Mallozzi was born on October 16, 1965 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Stargate: Atlantis (2004), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Dark Matter (2015).
4 shows: Stargate SG-1
17. Robert C. Cooper
Producer | Stargate: Atlantis
Robert C. Cooper was born on October 14, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Stargate: Atlantis (2004), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Stargate Universe (2009). He is married to Hillary Cooper. They have one child.
3 shows, 1 video
18. Paul Mullie
Producer | Stargate SG-1
Paul Mullie is known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Dark Matter (2015).
3 shows
19. Michael Crichton
Writer | Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Roslyn, New York. His father was a journalist and encouraged him to write and to type. Michael gave up studying English at Harvard University, having become disillusioned with the teaching standards--the final straw came when he ...
2 Movies 1 Show
20. Frank Herbert
Writer | Dune
Frank Herbert was born on October 8, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for Dune (2021), Dune (1984) and Dune: Part Two (2024). He was married to Theresa Shackleford, Beverley Ann Stuart and Flora Parkinson. He died on February 11, 1986 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
1 Movie, 2 Shows
21. William Shakespeare
Writer | The Tragedy of Macbeth
William Shakespeare's birthdate is assumed from his baptism on April 25. His father John was the son of a farmer who became a successful tradesman; his mother Mary Arden was gentry. He studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, leaving at about age 15. About this time his father suffered an ...
2 Movies: Ran
22. George R.R. Martin
Writer | Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO ...
2 Shows: Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon
23. Steven Spielberg
Producer | Schindler's List
One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...
2 movies
24. James Clavell
Writer | The Great Escape
James Clavell was born on October 10, 1921, in Sydney, New South Wales, as Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell. He was a film and TV writer and producer. During World War II, he was a British soldier and a Japanese prisoner on Java and in Singapore, which led to his great interest in things East Asian ...
1 Movie 1 Show: Shogun
25. Joe Simon
Writer | Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Joe Simon was a comic book writer and artist. He is better known as the first editor of Timely Comics (later renamed to Marvel Comics) and the co-creator of Captain America.
In 1913, Simon was born to a Jewish-American family in Rochester, New York. His father was tailor Harry Simon was from the ...
Captain America Civil War, Captain America the First Avenger
26. Jack Kirby
Writer | Black Panther
Jack "The King" Kirby was an influential comic book writer and artist, particularly famous for creating or co-creating some of the most famous characters for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics.
In 1917, Kirby was born under the name "Jacob Kurtzberg" on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York ...
Captain America Civil War, Captain America the First Avenger
27. Tim Minear
Producer | American Horror Story
Mr. Minear came to "The X Files" in 1998 after serving successfully as executive story editor on "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." His episode credits on "Lois and Clark" include "Brutal Youth," "Twas the Night Before Mxymas," "Meet John Doe" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". Prior ...
Firefly
28. Mary Shelley
Writer | Young Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 - 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel "Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus" (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her...
1 Movie: Young Frankenstein
29. Matthew Quick
Writer | Silver Linings Playbook
Matthew Quick is known for Silver Linings Playbook (2012), All Together Now (2020) and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock.
1 Silver Linings Playbook
30. Yûichi Shinpo
Writer | Howaitoauto
Yûichi Shinpo is known for Howaitoauto (2000), Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess (2011) and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011).
1 White Out
31. Winston Groom
Writer | Forrest Gump
This is condensed from Wikipedia.
Winston Groom was raised in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now UMS-Wright Preparatory School). His earliest ambition was to become a lawyer but instead, chose to become a author. Groom attended the University of Alabama, was a member ...
Forrest Gump
32. Evan Hunter
Writer | The Birds
Evan Hunter was born on October 15, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Birds (1963), High and Low (1963) and The Chisholms (1979). He was married to Dragica Dimitrijevic, Mary Vann Hughes (Finley) and Anita R Melnick. He died on July 6, 2005 in Weston, Connecticut,...
High and Low
33. Philip Van Doren Stern
Writer | It's a Wonderful Life
Philip Van Doren Stern was born on September 10, 1900 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and It Happened One Christmas (1977). He died on July 31, 1984 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
It's a Wonderful Life
34. Roderick Thorp
Writer | Die Hard
Novelist, short-story writer, teacher -- and private detective. He wrote two novels that would be turned into theatrical films, "The Detective" (1966), which became The Detective (1968); and "Nothing Lasts Forever" (1979), which became Die Hard (1988). His 1986 novel "Rainbow Drive" was later ...
Die Hard
35. William Goldman
Writer | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, began his career as a novelist in 1957. Started writing screenplays in 1965 with "Masquerade". A two-time Academy Award Winner, he is one of the most successful screenwriters and script doctors in ...
Princess Bride
36. Andy Weir
Writer | The Martian
Andy Weir was born on June 16, 1972 in Davis, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Martian (2015), Artemis and Untitled Andy Weir/Lord Miller Project.
The Martian
37. Arthur C. Clarke
Writer | 2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke was born in the seaside town of Minehead, Somerset, England in December 16, 1917. In 1936 he moved to London, where he joined the British Interplanetary Society. There he started to experiment with astronautic material in the BIS, write the BIS Bulletin and science fiction. During ...
2001: a Space Odyssey
38. Ryûnosuke Akutagawa
Writer | Rashômon
Ryûnosuke Akutagawa was born on March 1, 1892 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer, known for Rashomon (1950), Iron Maze (1991) and Bijo to touzoku (1952). He was married to Tsukamoto Fumi. He died on July 24, 1927 in Tokyo, Japan.
Rashomon
39. Piper Kerman
Writer | Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman was born on September 28, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Orange Is the New Black (2013), The Insider (2004) and OITNB X Color of Change: Reform, Solidarity, Action (2020). She has been married to Larry Smith since May 21, 2006.
Orange is the New Black
40. Terry Goodkind
Writer | Legend of the Seeker
Terry Goodkind was born on January 11, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a writer, known for Legend of the Seeker (2008). He was married to Jeri Goodkind and Jeri. He died on September 17, 2020 in Boulder City, Nevada, USA.
Legend of the Seeker
41. Diana Gabaldon
Writer | Outlander
Diana Gabaldon was born on January 11, 1952 in Williams, Arizona, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Outlander (2014), Outlander and Outlander: Blood of My Blood. She is married to Doug Watkins. They have three children.
Outlander
42. L.J. Smith
Writer | The Vampire Diaries
Lisa Jane Smith, known professionally as L.J. Smith, is an American author of young-adult literature. Her books, which combine elements of the genres of horror, science fiction/fantasy, and romance, are populated with young and apparently-young human and supernatural characters locked in dark vs. ...
Secret Circle
43. Daniel Abraham
Writer | The Expanse
Daniel Abraham was born on November 14, 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Expanse (2015), The Expanse: One Ship (2021) and The Expanse: Expanded (2016).
The Expanse
44. Walter Tevis
Writer | The Man Who Fell to Earth
Began publishing science-fiction with "The Ifth Of Oofth" (as Walter S. Tevis) in "Galaxy Science Fiction" in 1957. After first two novels, Tevis stopped writing, and became Professor of English at Ohio University. Left in 1978, resumed writing.
Queen's Gambit
45. Andrzej Sapkowski
Writer | The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
Andrzej Sapkowski was born on June 21, 1948 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is a writer, known for The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021), The Witcher (2019) and The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep.
The Witcher
46. Richard Morgan
Writer | Altered Carbon: Resleeved
Richard Morgan is known for Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020), Thirteen and Altered Carbon (2018).
Altered Carbon
47. Sara Shepard
Writer | Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Sara Shepard was born on April 8, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019), Pretty Little Liars (2010) and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022).
Pretty Little Liars
48. Robert J. Sawyer
Writer | Flashforward
Robert J. Sawyer has written for ABC, the CBC, CTV, Copperheart, Harmony Gold, Nelvana, Shaftesbury, and gaming giant Ubisoft, among others. He is a member of both the WGA and the WGC, and is past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The ABC TV series FlashForward was ...
Flashforward
49. Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Writer | La Belle et la Bête
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was born on April 26, 1711 in Rouen, France. Jeanne-Marie Leprince was a writer, known for Beauty and the Beast (1946), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and Beauty and the Beast (2014). Jeanne-Marie Leprince died on September 8, 1780 in Chavanod, Haute-Savoie, ...
Beauty and the Beast
50. Richard Hooker
Writer | MASH
Received a partial scholarship to prep school, graduating from the prestigious Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey (class of 1941).
Was not all that interested in selling the M*A*S*H rights to make the movie or the TV series, but a fellow Peddie School alumnus (movie producer Howard W. Koch, ...
M*A*S*H
51. Washington Irving
Writer | Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his ...
Sleepy Hollow
52. Alexandre Dumas
Writer | The Count of Monte Cristo
His paternal grandparents were Marie Cessete Dumas (a Haitian slave) and Marquis Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie. Antoine disapproved of their son, Thomas-Alexandre, joining the French army under the "Davy de la Pailleterie" name, so Thomas-Alexandre used his mother's surname instead. He became a ...
The Count of Monte Cristo
53. Steven Moffat
Writer | Sherlock
Steven Moffat was born on November 18, 1961 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Sherlock (2010), Doctor Who (2005) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). He has been married to Sue Vertue since 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to Maggie.
Coupling
54. Graeme Manson
Writer | Orphan Black
Graeme Manson is known for Orphan Black (2013), Cube (1997) and Snowpiercer (2020).
Orphan Black
55. Jonathan Glassner
Producer | Stargate SG-1
Jonathan Glassner is known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), The Outer Limits (1995) and CSI: Miami (2002).
Stargate SG-1
56. Brad Wright
Producer | Stargate: Atlantis
Brad Wright was born on May 2, 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Stargate: Atlantis (2004), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and The Outer Limits (1995).
Stargate SG-1
57. Joseph Mallozzi
Producer | Stargate: Atlantis
Joseph Mallozzi was born on October 16, 1965 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Stargate: Atlantis (2004), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Dark Matter (2015).
Stargate SG-1
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