Irwin Shaw
American writer (1913–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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,[1] which in 1976 was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.
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Born | Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff (1913-02-27)February 27, 1913 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 16, 1984(1984-05-16) (aged 71) Davos, Switzerland |
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Notable works | Bury the Dead (1936) The Young Lions (1948) Rich Man, Poor Man (1969) Beggarman, Thief (1977) |
Notable awards | O. Henry Award (1944, 1945) National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant (1946) Playboy Award (1964, 1970, 1979) Honorary Doctorate, Brooklyn College |
Spouse | Marian Edwards (1916–1996) |
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