Known for
Writing
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35
Gender
Man
Birthday
27 Feb 1913
Day of death
16 May 1984 (71)
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Also known as
Ирвин Шоу
Irwin Shaw
Biography
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.
Known for
Acting roles
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self |
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