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Also known as Thomas Kennerly, Jr. Wolfe, Thomas Kennerly "Tom" Wolfe, Jr.

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

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Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (1930–2018) was an American journalist, novelist, reporter, and essayist associated with the New Journalism movement. Born in Richmond, he was educated at Washington and Lee University and Yale University. His notable works include *The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test* and *The Bonfire of the Vanities*. Wolfe resided in Virginia and New York City, where he died in 2018.

Throughout his career, he received several honors, including the National Book Award, the National Humanities Medal, the Dos Passos Prize, and the Jefferson Lecture. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wolfe was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. His literary influences included Émile Zola, Ernest Hemingway, Evelyn Waugh, and Charles Dickens.

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Born
1931
Died
2018
Works
196

Top works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • Short Stories from the New Yorker
  • The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
  • Words of Ages
  • Bonfire of the Vanities

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Richmond, Virginia, USA

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.

Known for

  • Radical Wolfe — Self (archive footage)2023
  • The Real Right Stuff — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists — Self2018
  • Salinger — Self - Writer2013
  • Bill Cunningham New York — Self2011
  • Homevideo — Erik2011
  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens — Self - Writer (archive footage)2007
  • Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show — Self2006
  • Tales of the Rat Fink — Tom Wolfe's Car (voice)2006
  • The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff' — Self2003

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Key facts

Born
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. , ( 1930-03-02 ) March 2, 1930, Richmond, Virginia , U.S.
Died
May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14) (aged 88), New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Journalist author
Education
Washington and Lee University ( BA ) Yale University ( PhD )
Period
1959–2016
Literary movement
New Journalism
Notable works
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968) The Right Stuff (1979) The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987)
Spouse
Sheila Berger ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 27 May 1978</span>"}]]}'>1978 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Tom
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Richmond
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
prose writer
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Field of work
opinion journalism
Official website
www.tomwolfe.com
Image
Wolfe at White House.jpg
Work location
New York City
Residence
New York City
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Tom Wolfe
date of birth
1930-03-02
topic's main category
Category:Tom Wolfe
influenced by
Norman Mailer
date of death
2018-05-14
birth name
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
start of work period
1965-00-00
name in native language
Tom Wolfe
has written for
The Atlantic
writing language
English language
place of burial
Hollywood Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930 – May 14, 2018) was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques. Much of Wolfe's work is satirical and centers on the counterculture of the 1960s and issues related to class, social status, and the lifestyles of the economic and intellectual elites of New York City.

Wolfe began his career as a regional newspaper reporter in the 1950s, achieving national prominence in the 1960s following the publication of such best-selling books as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (an account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters) and two collections of articles and essays, The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby and Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers. In 1979, he published the influential book The Right Stuff about the Mercury Seven astronauts, which was made into a 1983 film of the same name directed by Philip Kaufman.

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