Matt GroeningMatthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954) (name rhymes with raining SAMPA ['grEniN]) is an American cartoonist and the creator of the television series Futurama and The Simpsons where he currently serves as creative consultant. In high school, he wa
Aldous HuxleyAldous Leonard Huxley ( July 26, 1894 November 22, 1963) was a British writer. Best known for his novels and wide-ranging output of essays, he also published short stories, poetry and travel writing. Biography Early years Huxley was born in Godalming, Sur
Alfred JarryAlfred Jarry ( September 8, 1873 November 1, 1907) was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France. He is best known for his play Ubu Roi ( 1896), which is often cited as a forerunner to the theatre of the absurd. His texts presents some early work in
JuvenalJuvenal Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis was a Roman satiric poet of the 1st century AD. Very little is known about his life, the ancient biographies being generally fictitious. He is best known for coining the phrase "panem et circenses" ("bread and circuses") t
Gary LarsonGary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is the creator of The Far Side a comic panel which appeared in many newspapers for fourteen years until Larson's retirement January 1, 1995. The Far Side was original in that it catered to the more scientific mind for it
Jonathan MillerDr Jonathan Wolfe Miller (born 21 July 1934) is a physician, theater and opera director and television presenter. He studied natural sciences and medicine at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1959 and worked as a hospital doctor for the next two
Dudley MooreDudley Moore ( April 19, 1935 March 27, 2002), was a British actor and comedian who became a star after making the film 10 with Bo Derek. He came from a working-class background and was notably short, at 5 foot 2 1/2 inches. He was born with a deformed le
