Richard F Burton (1821-1890) Born: Torquay, Devon, England. Buried: St Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake, Richmond, London, England. Capt Sir Richard Francis Burton Museum, 28 Trenwith Place, St. Ives, Cornwall, England. College: Trinity (Oxford)
Haroun Al-Raschid (766-809) Born: Ray, Iran. Buried: Imam Reza Mosque, Mashhad, Iran.
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Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) Born: Denver, Colorado. Buried: Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881-1941) The Time of Man (1926) Born: Perryville, Kentucky. Buried: Cemetery Hill Cemetery, Springville, Kentucky. College: Chicago.
Verner von Heidenstam (1859-1940) The Tree of the Folkungs (1905-7) Born: Olshammar, Sweden. Buried: Ovralid, Motala, Sweden. College: Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
George du Maurier (1834-1896) Trilby (1894) Born: Paris, Ile, France. Buried: St John-at-Hamspstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England.
Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) Born: Kirk Douglas Park, 1 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York. College: St. Lawrence. Buried: Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.
Not an author, but the 2nd person cited in the "Literary Treasures" (other than Herman Wouk, now 103 or 104) who is still alive. (note: as of August, 2019).
Richard Henry Dana, Jr (1815-1882) Two Years Before the Mast (1840) Born: (4 Berkeley Street), Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Buried: Campo Cestio Cemetery, Piramide, Rome, Lazio, Italy. College: Harvard
Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957) Born: Rutland Square, Dublin, Ireland. Buried: Cartron Church, Moyard (nr Renvyle), Galway, Ireland. Oliver St. John Gogarty's Pub 58/59 Fleet Street, Dublin, Ireland. College: Trinity (Dublin)
Nora Joyce (1884-1951) Born: Galway Workhouse, Galway, Galway, Ireland. Buried: Fluntern Cemetery, Zurich, Switzerland. Nora Barnacle House, 8 Bowling Green, Galway, Ireland.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) Born: Litchfield, Connecticut. Buried: Cemetery, Philips Academy, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, Connecticut. Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 63 Federal Street, Brunswick, Maine.
John Dos Passos (1896-1970) The 42nd Parallel (1930), 1919 (1933), The Big Money (1936) Born: Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Yeocomico Churchyard Cemetery, Cople Parish, Virginia. College: Harvard.
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) Utopia (1516) Born: Milk Street, City, London, England. Buried: Chapel, St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, City, London, England. Head, St Dunstan's Church, Canterbury, Kent, England. College: St Mary Hall (Oxford) or Canterbury (Oxford).
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