Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme Jr. was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, was managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston (1961–1962), co-founder of Fiction, and a professor at various universities. He also was one of the original founders of the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.
7 April 1931
Born on the same birth date (7 April 1931): Daniel Ellsberg
Born on the same birth day (7 April): Aaron Gray (rugby league) • Brooke Brodack • Domenico Dragonetti • Ed Lafitte • Oshik Levi • Ricky Watters • Tetsuji Tamayama • Vanessa Olivarez • Wayne Rogers
Born in the same month (April 1931): Bill Miles • Héctor Olivera (film director) • Jack Clement • James Dickens • John Barrett (tennis) • Julian Carroll • Kishori Amonkar • Malcolm Browne • Richard Hatfield • Rolf Hochhuth • Ronald Hynd • Tomas Tranströmer • Vladimir Kuznetsov (javelin thrower)