TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: LITERATURE & FILM 
Clue: Nicole Kidman, Helena Bonham Carter & Cybill Shepherd have all starred in films based on this man's works

SOLUTION: henry james

PROBLEM: Category: HISTORIC JOURNALS 
Clue: On January 18, 1912 he arrived at a tent near the pole & found "a record of five Norwegians having been there"

SOLUTION: robert f. scott

PROBLEM: Category: ARTISTS 
Clue: In 1881 he wrote to Emile Zola, "I must soon leave Vetheuil, and I am looking for a pretty place by the Seine"

SOLUTION:
claude monet