VIRGINIA WOOLF – FAMOUS BIPOLAR WRITER English novelist, Adeline Virginia Woolf was an essay writer, publisher and diarist. She was born on January 25th 1882 in London. Virginia became a famous feminist and wrote short stories for publication in the newspapers at the time. She made significant contributions to the growth of the London literary …
T. S. ELIOT – FAMOUS BIPOLAR POET Born Thomas Stearns Elliot on September 26, 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was a poet of Anglo-American descent. Elliot was a literary critic and a playwright as well. He is known to be the most popular English poet of the 20th century. His first poem, The Love …
TIM BURTON – FAMOUS BIPOLAR FILM PRODUCER Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Timothy William Burton was born in Burbank, California on August 25, 1958. Burton is a writer, film producer, film director and artist. He is noted for the distinctive dark themes employed in his movies. His most recent movie is rated the highest …
RALPH WALDO EMERSON – FAMOUS AMERICAN WRITER Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet, writer and philosopher. Born on May 25 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts, his philosophies and teachings had an impact on the growing movement of New Thoughts in the mid 18th century. He championed the cause of the individual and criticized the pressures …
PATRICIA CORNWELL – FAMOUS BIPOLAR WRITER She was born Patricia Carroll Daniels in Miami, Florida on June 9, 1956. She is an American writer. And famous for her chosen style of writing delving on crime. Her novels which feature a medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Cornwell is also known for her advocacy on the abolishment …
MARK TWAIN – FAMOUS BIPOLAR AUTHOR Mark Twain was an American author. He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri on 30th November, 1835. Twain was also a noted humorist and was well known for his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which earned the title, the Great American Novel. He is remembered by his …
KAY REDFIELD JAMISON – FAMOUS BIPOLAR PSYCHOLOGIST Kay Redfield Jamison: The OG Mental Health Expert, Psychology Icon & Science Nerd Before Kay Redfield Jamison became a leading psychologist and mental health expert, she was a globe-trotting military kid. Born on June 22, 1946, her father’s U.S. Air Force career had her bouncing between Florida, Puerto …
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN – FAMOUS BIPOLAR AUTHOR Hans Christian Andersen’s Early Life: From Poverty to Fairytale Fame Born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen entered the world not as a literary prince, but as a poor yet wildly ambitious dreamer. His early years? A struggle. A challenge. A whole saga. Raised …
EDGAR ALLAN POE – FAMOUS BIPOLAR WRITER Edgar Allan Poe’s Early Life and Education: The Drama, The Debt, and The Genius Born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe didn’t exactly have the softest launch into life. His parents, David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, were both actors (aka the 19th-century …
AGATHA CHRISTIE – FAMOUS BIPOLAR WRITER Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime Who Battled Bipolar Disorder and Still COnquered the World Alright, let’s talk about the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie! This woman is a LEGEND. Her detective novels are some of the best-selling books of all time. Her detective novels, brimming with mystery, psychological depth, …