Famous People Called Samuel - 1

Samuel Barber

(1910 - 81), American composer. He wrote classical music and operas. His works include the opera 'Vanessa', and the 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra' and 'Adagio for Strings'.

Samuel Beckett

(1906 - 89), Irish dramatist and novelist. He wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot' and the novel 'Malone Dies'.

Samuel Cody

(1861-1913), in 1908 he became the first man to fly an aeroplane in Britain.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

(1835 - 1910), American writer and humorist. Used the name Mark Twain when writing his books. He wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

Samuel Richardson

(1689 - 1761), English novelist. He wrote the novels "Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded", "Clarissa Harlowe" and "Sir Charles Grandison".