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Irwin Shaw

Irwin Shaw 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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American writer (1913–1984)

Born 27 February 1913
Died 16 May 1984

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  • Cover of: Nightwork

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  • Cover of: Fifty best American short stories: 1915-1965

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  • Cover of: Voices of a summer day

    First published in 1965 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Rich man, poor man.

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  • Cover of: Acceptable losses

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    First published in 1973 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Lucy Crown: a novel.

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  • Cover of: Two weeks in another town

    First published in 1960 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Great Short stories of the World

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  • Cover of: God Was Here but He Left Early

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  • Cover of: Beggarman, thief

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  • Cover of: The troubled air.

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  • Cover of: Tip on a dead jockey: and other stories.

    First published in 1957 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Understanding fiction

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  • Cover of: Love on a dark street

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  • Cover of: Mixed company

    First published in 1950 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Short stories, five decades

    First published in 1978 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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American writer (1913–1984)

Born 27 February 1913
Died 16 May 1984

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction in English, World War, 1939-1945, American Short stories, English Short stories, Drama, Families, Manners and customs, Short stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, German Americans, History, Social life and customs, American Civil War, American drama, American fiction, American literature, Bibliography, Classic Literature, Confederate States of America, Description and travel, Family, Habimah, History and criticism

Places

United States, New York (N.Y.), Alabama, France, Israel, Jefferson, Mississippi, New York (State), Owl Creek Bridge, Paris (France), Yoknapatawpha County, Adriatic Sea, Araby, Araby bazaar, Cannes, Dublin, Francia, Ireland, Italy, Missouri, New England, New York, North Richmond Street, Paris, París

People

Irwin Shaw (1913-1984), Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Peyton Farquhar, Tobe, Amanda Wingfield, Bill Hutchinson, Caddy, Dilsey, Harry Graves, Irwin Shaw (1913-), Jailer, Jason, Jesus, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Mangan's sister, Mr. Doran, Mr. Lovelady, Mr. Stovall, Mr. Summers, Mrs. Compson, Mrs. Mooney

Time

20th century, 1861-65, Antebellum era, 1970-, 60s

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Alternative names

  • Ирвин Шоу

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August 31, 2008 Edited by ImportBot Found a matching Talis record