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Person Detail: Irwin Shaw
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| Full Name: Irwin Shaw | ||
| Biography: (1913-1984) Playwright, novelist, short story writer. Irwin Shaw was born in the Bronx, New York, moved to Brooklyn, New York, and also lived in Manhattan, New York. He wrote "The Young Lions" (1948) and "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1970), which was the basis for a long-running, pioneering mini-series on television in 1975. |
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| 1913 |
Bronx County Irwin Shaw was born Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff in the Bronx, New York, on February 27, 1913. |
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| 1984 |
(Unknown) County Irwin Shaw died in a hospital in Davos, Switzerland, on May 16, 1984. |
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| 1948 |
(Unknown) County The Young Lions (Pub: Random House ISBN: ) Novel. |
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| 1969 |
(Unknown) County Rich Man, Poor Man (Pub: New York: Delacorte Press ISBN: ) Novel which was the basis for a long-running, pioneering mini-series on television in 1975. |
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| 1934 |
Kings County Mr. Shaw earned a bachelor of arts degree from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York, in 1934. |
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| 1936 |
(Unknown) County Bury the Dead Play. |
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| 1939 |
(Unknown) County The Gentle People Play. |
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| 1937 |
(Unknown) County Siege Play. |
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| 1940 |
(Unknown) County Retreat to Pleasure Play. |
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| 1943 |
(Unknown) County Sons and Soldiers Play. |
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| 1978 |
(Unknown) County Short Stories: Five Decades (Pub: New York: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0440041473 ISBN-13: 978-0440041474) Collection of short stories. |
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| 1982 |
(Unknown) County Acceptable Losses (Pub: Arbor House Publishing Company ISBN: 0877954372 ISBN-13: 978-0877954378) Novel. |
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| 1977 |
(Unknown) County Beggarman, Thief (Pub: New York: Delacorte Press ISBN: 0440006732 ISBN-13: 978-0440006732) Sequel to the 1970 novel, "Rich Man, Poor Man." |
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| 1984 |
Suffolk County Mr. Shaw had a home in Southampton, New York. |
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Kings County Mr. Shaw lived in Brooklyn, New York. |
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New York County Mr. Shaw lived in Manhattan, New York. |
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