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This is a list of people accompanied by verifiable source citations associating them with bipolar disorder. This list includes only: a) deceased persons; and b) living persons who have been frank about their condition. It does not include speculation about status of living people who have not publicly stated themselves to have bipolar disorder. In addition to the above criteria, please only list people here if they also meet the Wikipedia notability criteria for biographical articles.

Many of the older cases are speculations, based on their biographies rather than an actual medical diagnosis, and in many cases are not widely accepted by historians, biographers, or physicians.

Many famous people are believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression), based on evidence in their own writings and contemporaneous accounts by those who knew them. It is often suggested that genius (or, at least, creative talent) and mental disorder are linked, as discussed by Kay Redfield Jamison in Touched with Fire, though many of the diagnoses in that book are made by Jamison herself. For other uses, see Bipolar. ... A genius is a person of great intelligence. ... Kay Redfield Jamison (born October 14, 1946) is an American psychologist and science writer who is an expert on bipolar disorder. ... Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament is a book by the American psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison that examines the relationship between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity. ...

List

• All entries succeeded by TWF are taken from Touched with Fire (See list)
• All entries succeeded by NAMI are on the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill list of famous persons with Mental Illnesses

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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• Rigoberto Alpizar, shooting victim. ^[1]
• Hans Christian Andersen, writer. TWF p. 268
• Sophie Anderton, model [1]
• Adam Ant, musician. He is open about having bipolar disorder: see Adam and the fall, an art.telegraph profile which describes a 2003 Channel 4 television program, "The Madness of Prince Charming."

Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17, 1961–December 7, 2005) was a Costa Rican-born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport by two United States federal air marshals. ... Hans Christian Andersen or simply H.C. Andersen , (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. ... Sophie Anderton (born May 14, 1977, in Bristol) is an English lingerie model and television personality. ... Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard) is an English pop star, lead singer of 1980s New Wave/post-punk group Adam & the Ants and later a solo artist. ...

B

• Yilmaz Bahcetepe, bilgisayar muhendisligi ogrencisi. Salakliklarim p.267
• Charles Pierre Baudelaire, author. TWF p.267
• Thomas Lovell Beddoes, poet and dramatist. TWF p.267
• Ludwig van Beethoven, composer. NAMI See this article for a review of Beethoven's mental state. Scientific analysis of Beethoven's hair has given rise to speculation that lead poisoning may have been a cause of his depression.
• Maurice Benard, actor. (General Hospital) He has discussed his diagnosis with Oprah Winfrey, and has since become active in promoting bipolar awareness. [2]
• Andy Behrman, author of the book Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania [3] [4]
• Ludwig Boltzmann, physicist and mathematician. "suffered from an alternation of depressed moods with elevated, expansive or irritable moods". John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson. Ludwig Boltzmann at the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
• Russ "Dutch" Boyd, American professional poker player confirmed his diagnosis on his official website.
• Jeremy Brett, actor (See [5])
• Frank Bruno, boxer; was hospitalized for a short period and is currently on lithium. (See [6], [7], [8])
• Jeff Buckley, musician. Allegedly was diagnosed with bipolar disorder shortly before his death. Cited in 'Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley' by David Brown, 2001
• Lord Byron, poet. TWF p.267 (Touched with fire profiles Lord Byron's illness in detail)

Charles Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821–August 31, 1867) was one of the most influential French poets. ... Thomas Lovell Beddoes (June 30, 1803 - January 26, 1849) was an English poet and dramatist. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a composer and one of the pillars of European classical music. ... For Pb as an abbreviation, see PB. General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series Post-transition metals or poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish gray Standard atomic weight 207. ... Maurice Benard Maurice Benard (born Mauricio Jose Morales on March 1, 1963) is a Salvadoran-American actor. ... General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is the longest-running daytime American serial broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Andy Behrman is an American writer of non-fiction. ... Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann (Vienna, Austrian Empire, February 20, 1844 – Duino near Trieste, September 5, 1906) was an Austrian physicist famous for his founding contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics. ... The MacTutor history of mathematics archive is a website hosted by University of St Andrews in Scotland. ... Russ (Dutch) Boyd (born 1980) is an American professional poker player from Culver City, California (originally from Columbia, Missouri). ... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... Peter Jeremy William Huggins (November 3, 1933 – September 12, 1995), better known as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor famous for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the British television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ... Franklin Ray Bruno (born November 16, 1961) is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1995. ... Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), born Jeffrey Scott Buckley and raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Lord Byron, English poet Lord Byron (1803), as painted by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824) was the most widely read English language poet of his day. ...

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• Dick Cavett, television journalist. Quote from CNN transcript from Larry King Live, broadcast June 12, 2005: "CAVETT: Both in hypomanic, which I have had, and incidentally, one has to admit many patients say I am cured now, I am fine. But I must say I miss those hypomanic states. They are better off where they are."
• Hugo Chávez is the current President of Venezuela. According to the book Cronicas Malditas from the investigative journalist Olga Wornat who talked to his psychiatrist, Dr. Chirino. [9].
• Fredric Chopin, composer. Diaries and letters to friends describe intense depressive episodes characterized by psychotic features, alternating with spurts of unparalleled creativity.
• Winston Churchill, politician and British Prime Minister. NAMI Churchill often referred to depression as his "black dog". He is also recorded to have undergone manic phases of intense productivity. None of Churchill's numerous biographers, however, have claimed that he was actually bipolar. In 2006 a controversial statue of Churchill wearing a straitjacket was unveiled in Norwich in an attempt to highlight the stigma of mental health problems. Three days later it was taken down due to public outcry. [10] The series Altered Statesmen suggests that Churchill had Cyclothymia.
• Kurt Cobain, musician. His cousin, Beverly Cobain, a "registered nurse (…) [with] experience as a mental health professional" and author of a book, When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens ISBN 1-57542-036-8, stated in an interview: "Kurt was diagnosed at a young age with Attention Deficit Disorder [ADD], then later with bipolar disorder; (…) As Kurt undoubtedly knew, bipolar illness can be very difficult to manage, and the correct diagnosis is crucial. Unfortunately for Kurt, compliance with the appropriate treatment is also a critical factor." [11]
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet. TWF pp.219–224, 267. His condition is more commonly directly attributed to drug use. "Around 1796, Coleridge started using opium as a pain reliever"
• Robert S. Corrington, theologist. In his book Riding the Windhorse: Manic-Depressive Disorder and the Quest for Wholeness ISBN 9780761826194 (Hamilton Books, New York, 2003) he gives a personal account of his own struggles with the condition.

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• Ray Davies, musician: is openly bipolar; also see his autobiography, X-Ray
• Charles Dickens, author. TWF p.267
• Richard Dreyfuss, actor, BBC Documentary [12]
• Patty Duke, actress. NAMI, also wrote about her own illness in Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness

Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE (born June 21, 1944 in Fortis Green, London) is an influential English rock musician, best known as lead singer-songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most influential, prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave. ... “Dickens” redirects here. ... Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an Oscar-winning American actor. ... Patty Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress of the stage and screen. ...

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• Ralph Waldo Emerson, author, poet, and philosopher. TWF p. 268

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century. ...

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• Carrie Fisher, actress and writer. "'I ended up being diagnosed as a bipolar II,' says Fisher." [13] BBC Documentary [14]
• Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, writer. TWF p.269
• Zelda Fitzgerald, author of "Save me the Last Waltz", who, in a proto-feministic way, defied social constraints against women of her time. She was a socialite, wife to F. Scott Fitzgerald and friend of actress Tallulah Bankhead.
• William Faulkner, writer. TWF p.269
• Stephen Foster, songwriter. TWF p.269
• Connie Francis, singer. Spoke candidly about her bipolar disorder in her A&E Biography.
• Stephen Fry, actor, comedian and writer. "As a sufferer of the disorder, Stephen Fry is speaking to other sufferers to find out about their experiences and visiting leading experts in the UK and US to examine the current state of understanding and research." [15], also [16]. BBC documentary [17]

Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. ... F.Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896-December 21, 1940), was a Jazz Age novelist. ... Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 - March 10, 1948), born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama, was the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, whom she married in 1920. ... William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American novelist and poet whose works feature his native state of Mississippi. ... Stephen Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as the father of American music, was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. ... Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as Whos Sorry Now?, Where The Boys Are, and Everybodys Somebodys Fool. ... Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ... The Biography Channel is an American digital cable television channel owned by A&E and based on the television series of the same name. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker and television personality. ...

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• Alan Garner, novelist. According to the Guardian, "In The Voice that Thunders (Harvill), a collection of critical and autobiographical essays, Garner casts light on his writing and thinking, and the role that manic depression plays in his creativity" see [18], and also [19]
• Philip Graham, publisher and businessman. "It had finally penetrated to me that Phil's diagnosis was manic-depression…" Katherine Graham (1997), Personal History, p.328; Knopf, 1997, ISBN 0-394-58585-2 (book has numerous other references).
• Ivor Gurney, English composer and poet. "New Perspectives on Ivor Gurney's Mental Illness", Pamela Blevins, Ivor Gurney Society Journal, Volume 6, 2000.

Alan Garner (born Congleton October 17, 1934) is an English writer whose work is firmly rooted in his local Cheshire. ... Philip L. Graham & Eugene I. Meyer Philip Leslie Graham (July 18, 1915 – August 3, 1963) was publisher of The Washington Post from 1946 to 1963. ... Ivor Gurney (August 28, 1890 - December 26, 1937) was an English composer and poet. ...

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• Alexander Hamilton, politician. "Danger, Hypomanic on Board," could well be the other title of "Washington Crossing the Delaware." John Gartner in The Hypomanic Edge makes a strong case that America owes its greatness to a liberal supply of "manic lite" genes. See Hypomanic Nation.
• Linda Hamilton, actress. Star of the Terminator movies. Was diagnosed at the age of 40[20]
• Mariette Hartley, American actress, has publicly spoken about her bipolar disorder. [21]
• Jonathan Hay, Australian rules footballer ^[2]
• Ernest Hemingway, writer. TWF p.269
• Jimi Hendrix, pioneering rock guitarist. Stated as "...Jimi would indeed have troubled times in the studio, where he would need to spend hours sitting and thinking". He has also written the song 'Manic Depression'[22]
• Kristin Hersh, musician, formerly of rock band Throwing Muses, is occasionally mentioned as having bipolar disorder, one example being a Muses biography. She has also mentioned the disorder in several interviews.
• Hermann Hesse, writer. TWF p.269
• Abbie Hoffman, political activist: "Abbie was diagnosed in 1980 as having bipolar disorder, more commonly known as manic depression." Jezer, Marty (1993). Abbie Hoffman. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2017-7.  p. xvii

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• Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist, who profiled her own bipolar disorder in her 1995 memoir An Unquiet Mind and argued for a connection between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity in her 1993 book, Touched with Fire.
• Daniel Johnston, musician: "Johnston's output in his late teens and early 20s proved to be a symptom of his worsening manic depression." The Guardian Unlimited, Saturday August 20, 2005: "Personal demons," review of film, The Devil and Daniel Johnston:[23]
• Brad Jordan, rapper (in the 2nd verse of "Born Killer" he says that he suffers from Manic Depression) [24]

Kay Redfield Jamison (born October 14, 1946) is an American psychologist and science writer who is an expert on bipolar disorder. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament is a book by the American psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison that examines the relationship between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity. ... Daniel Dale Johnston (b. ... Brad Jordan[1], better known by his stage name Scarface (born November 9, 1970 in New Jersey) is an American rapper raised in Houston, Texas. ...

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• Chris Kanyon, wrestler — self-described, diagnosed, see [25]: "I have gone thru (sic) some rough times, which ultimately led to me being diagnosed with clinical Bipolar Depression (also known as Manic Depression). I have spent the last year learning about and understanding my condition and we have finally got my medications balanced to the point where I feel I am in the best mental state of my life."
• John Keats, poet - TWF p.268; NAMI
• Otto Klemperer, conductor — see Norman Lebrecht's article at [26].
• Margot Kidder, actress — self-described, see [27]: "I have been well and free of the symptoms that are called manic-depression for almost five years, and have been working steadily and leading a happy and productive life since then."
• Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, 38, [28] spent time at a drug rehabilitation clinic before he went to Providence College. He has been open about mental health issues, including being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
• Patrick Kroupa, writer and hacker, has been very open about his drug use and mental health issues, after his last heroin detox in 1999. He mentions bipolar disorder openly in several interviews. [29], [30], [31]

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• Bill Lichtenstein, print and broadcast journalist and filmmaker. See October 10, 1994 "Time Magazine" article on Bill Lichtenstein.
• Vivien Leigh, actress, cited in Holden, Anthony, Laurence Olivier, Sphere Books Limited, 1989, ISBN 0689115369  ; pp 221-222
• Neil Lennon Footballer with Celtic FC open about his battles with depression [32]
• Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, who was on suicide watch at least twice before assuming the presidency in 1861

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• Kate Millett, author, The Loony-Bin Trip (1990) discusses her diagnosis of bipolar disorder, describing experiences with hospitalization and her decision to discontinue lithium therapy.
• Spike Milligan, comedian and writer. "I had to write a new show every week for six months. If Hitler had done that to someone it would be called torture. I was in such a state of hypertension that I was unapproachable by human beings. I became a manic depressive." See Guardian obituary and Comedy's Fab Five
• Ben Moody, musician. The former guitarist from Evanescence. See MTV News article
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer. In an article published by Peter Davies, he cites Mozart's tendency to sway between very high and very low moods, exhibit some signs of obsessive-compulsive behavior, reckless spending, and incredible productivity (working 8 hours per day).
• Edvard Munch, artist. Rothenberg A. Bipolar illness, creativity, and treatment. Psychiatr Q. 2001 Summer;72(2):131–47.

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• Isaac Newton, pioneering scientist and mathematician. NAMI
• Florence Nightingale, nurse and health campaigner. BPW "Florence heard voices and experienced a number of severe depressive episodes in her teens and early 20s - symptoms consistent with the onset of bipolar disorder," Dr. Kathy Wisner, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. See this article.

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• Alyssa Ortiz, professional wrestler. TWF p.267
• Ozzy Osbourne, singer. Lead singer of Black Sabbath and his self-titled band. Cited in VH1's "Heavy: The History of Metal" in 2006.
• Phil Ochs, folk/topical singer from the 60's and early 70's. Towards the end of career he began to show erratic behaviour and had an alter ego, John Butler Train. The disorder ended with him hanging himself in 1976.

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• Jane Pauley, TV presenter and journalist. The former Today and Dateline host describes being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her autobiography "Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue", which she wrote in 2004, as well as on her short-lived talk show. [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38]
• Jimmy Piersall, baseball player. NAMI
• Sylvia Plath, poet. "It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous and positive and despairing negative … " See Sylvia Plath - In Her Own Words
• Jaco Pastorius, musician. "Jaco was diagnosed with this clinical bipolar condition in the fall of 1982. The events which led up to it were considered "uncontrolled and reckless" incidences." Ingrid Pastorius - http://www.jacop.net/mind.html
• Edgar Allan Poe, poet and writer. TWF p.269.
• Emil Post, mathematician. Martin Davis, 1994, "Emil L. Post: His Life and Work" in Davis, M., ed., Solvability, Provability, Definability: The Collected Works of Emil L. Post. Birkhauser

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• Rene Rivkin, entrepreneur. Sydney Morning Herald 3 May 2005

Rene Rivkin (6 June 1944 – 1 May 2005) was an Australian entrepreneur, stockbroker, and investment adviser. ...

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• Robert Schumann, composer. TWF p.269
• Tom Scholz, Founding member and leader of the band Boston. [39]
• Nina Simone, American Singer. The SundayTimes June, 24 2007 Interview with her daughter Simone
• Michael Slater, International Australian cricketer, forced to retire because of related symptoms. [40] [41]
• Tony Slattery, actor and comedian. [42] "I rented a huge warehouse by the river Thames. I just stayed in there on my own, didn't open the mail or answer the phone for months and months and months. I was just in a pool of despair and mania." BBC Documentary [43]
• Michael Spensieri, lawyer and politician. "This special gift (Bipolar I), it enables me to live both ends of the bipolarity, to survive." Michelangelo Spensieri was called to the Bar of Ontario on March 22, 1974 and resigned October 26, 1989 pursuant to The Law Society of Upper Canada guidelines.
• Robert Louis Stevenson, author. TWF p.268
• Sidney Sheldon, producer, writer; wrote about being a victim of bipolar disorder in his autobiography "The Other Side Of Me".

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• Sara Teasdale, poet. TWF p.268
• Nicola Tesla, inventor. While this is as yet unconfirmed, any biographer who examines Tesla's life will recognize that the patterns of bipolar are clearly evident
• Devin Townsend, musician, Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band, Took himself off of his medication to write lyrics for Strapping Young Lad's album Alien. [44]
• Nick Traina, singer. Nick Traina Foundation, "in the last year of his life, he began telling people he was manic-depressive."
• Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist and bear enthusiast, featured in the 2005 documentary film by Werner Herzog titled Grizzly Man. [45] [46]
• Margaret Trudeau, Canadian celebrity. [47]
• Mark Twain, author. TWF p.268 (as "Samuel Clemens")

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• Jean Claude Van Damme, actor — Australian Woman's Day magazine — January 30, 2006
• Vincent Van Gogh, artist. See Vincent and Me
• Kurt Vonnegut, author [48]

Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the Brussels-Capital Region, on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian martial artist and actor who is most known for his action movies. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vincent Willem van Gogh (sometimes erroneously pronounced [ˈvɪnsənt væn ˈɡɒf] in British English and [ˈvɪnsənt væn ˈɡoʊ] in US English; the correct Dutch pronunciation is ) (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ...

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• Scott Weiland, musician. (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver) "I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it." Quotation from Weiland during an interview. Source: VH1.com
• Amy Winehouse, musician. "Amy, who this year admitted drinking too much, said she refuses to take medication, even though clinically diagnosed as a manic depressive." [49]
• Brian Wilson, musician. (The Beach Boys) BrianWilson.com
• Virginia Woolf, poet and novelist. TWF p.269; see also Virginia Woolf's psychiatric history and Virginia Woolf and Her Madness

Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (who also played with rock bands Hawk and The Cult) — plus Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s... Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz and R&B singer and songwriter. ... Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California), is an American pop musician, best known as the lead songwriter, bassist, and lead singer of the American rock band The Beach Boys. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the American childrens writer, see Virginia Euwer Wolff Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ...

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Sources

• Jamison, Kay Redfield (1993): Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, New York, The Free Press. ISBN 0-02-916030-8