Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Bio: Gabriel Jos de la Concordia Garca Mrquez born March 6 19271 is a Colombian novelist shortstory writer screenwriter and journalist known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature and is the earliest remaining living recipient.

Born: March 06, 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia

Died: April 17, 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico