June 21

John Agard

John Agard (born June 21, 1949) U.K. – Guyana poet, playwright, children’s writer

Read more about John Agard here

John Agard performs his poem Half-Caste
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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre (born June 21, 1905) French philosopher, playwright, novelist – Nobel Prize Literature 1964

Read about Sartre's philosophy here

Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir discuss relationships
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Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy (born June 21, 1912) U.S. novelist, essayist, theater critic – “The Unimportance of Being Oscar”

Read a 1961 interview of Mary McCarthy here

Watch Mary McCarthy on a 1969 talk show
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