Irwin Shaw
Also known as Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff
American writer (1913–1984)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 February 1913
- Died
- 16 May 1984
- Works
- 136
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- 柯露西／
- Eleştiren oyunlar
- עשיר ועני
- De Oogst Van Een Leven
- Love on a dark street
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Writing · The Bronx, New York, USA
Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions (1948), about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, which was made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Rich…
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- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey — Self1985
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- Person
- Country
- US
- Active from
- 1910-05-23
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Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions (1948), about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, which was made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Rich Man, Poor Man (1970), about the fate of two brothers and a sister in the post-World War II decades, which in 1976 was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.
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