Jim Harrison

James Harrison was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir. He wrote screenplays, book reviews, literary criticism, and published essays on food, travel, and sport. Harrison indicated that, of all his writing, his poetry meant the most to him.

11 December 1937

Born on the same birth day (11 December): Andriy Husin • Annie Jump Cannon • Jean Marais • Manoel de Oliveira • Marco Pierre White • Stig Inge Bjørnebye

Born in the same month (December 1937): Alberto Spencer • Avram Hershko • Barney Rosenzweig • Brian Hayes (broadcaster) • Connie Francis • Edward Ruscha • Gordon Banks • James MacArthur • Jim Marshall (defensive end) • John Horton Conway • John Kennedy Toole • Joyce Bulifant • Kerry Packer • Max Baer Jr. • Morgan Llywelyn • O'Kelly Isley Jr. • Stan Boardman • Tess Jaray • Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga • Wayne Huizenga