Daniel Tammet is an English writer, essayist and autistic savant. His best selling 2006 memoir, Born on a Blue Day, about his life with high-functioning autism and savant syndrome, was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association. Tammet lives with his partner, Jérôme Tabet, a French photographer whom he met while promoting his autobiography. Tammet's second book, Embracing the Wide Sky, was described as one of France's best selling books of 2009 by L'Express.
Brad Gooch (born January 31, 1952): http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/1425169.html
Brad Gooch (born January 31, 1952) is an American writer. His most acclaimed work is a biography of the poet Frank O'Hara, City Poet. His book, Finding the Boyfriend Within, calls for gay men to cultivate self-respect by cultivating an imaginary lover. His book Jailbait and Other Stories was selected by Donald Barthelme for a Pushcart Foundation Writer's Choice Award. He is currently a Professor of English at William Paterson University in New Jersey. He has lived in New York City since 1971.
Florence Yoch & Lucile Council: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3441705.html
Florence Yoch (1890-1972) and Lucile Council (1898-1964), were influential California landscape designers, practicing in the first half of the 20th century in Southern California. She began practicing in 1918 and over 53 years completed more than 250 projects. Lucille Council became an apprentice to the firm in 1921 and as partners they lived and worked together until Council's death in 1964. Their work range from grand estates to campuses, parks, even a botanical garden and five movie sets.
Patrick Gale & Aidan Hicks: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3441085.html
Although gay and lesbian characters figure prominently in all but one of his twelve novels, Patrick Gale (born January 31, 1962 on the Isle of Wight) does not write the traditional coming-out or escape from oppressive environment narratives. In 2008, he married his partner of seven years, artist Aidan Hicks, and they live on a sprawling farm near Cornwall (Land's End). They raise beef cattle for the open market and winter cauliflowers (broccoli) for Sainsbury’s.
Portia de Rossi & Ellen DeGeneres: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3442034.html
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Since 2004, DeGeneres has had a relationship with Portia de Rossi. They became engaged when DeGeneres proposed with a 3-carat diamond ring. They were married at their Beverly Hills home on 16 August 2008 (during the brief window wherein same-sex marriage was legal in California), witnessed by their mothers and 19 other guests.
Ricardo Pinto (born January 31, 1961): http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/1488481.html
Ricardo Pinto (born 1961 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a computer game programmer and fantasy author. In 1983, he moved to London to work as a programmer writing computer games. When gaming proved unprofitable he began to work seriously on a novel, The Chosen which was published in (1999). This forms the first part of a trilogy The Stone Dance of the Chameleon. The second volume The Standing Dead was published in 2002. The third volume was highly anticipated, and finally published in March 2009.
William Longchamp (1140 - January 1197): http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3441238.html
William Longchamp (died 1197), sometimes known as William de Longchamp or William de Longchamps, was a medieval Lord Chancellor, Chief Justiciar, and Bishop of Ely in England. Longchamp governed England while Richard was on the Third Crusade. Longchamp was well known for his dislike of women and his preference for boys. A popular joke of the time was that the rebellious barons might be willing to leave their daughters with him as hostages to guarantee good behavior, but never their sons.
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