O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1944) Winner
Irwin Shaw
アーヴィン・ショー
Āvin Shō
Aliases:
Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-02-27 （The Bronx, New York, U.S.）
- Died
- 1984-05-16 （Davos, Switzerland） age 71
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- The Bronx, New York → Brooklyn → Paris → Switzerland
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short-story author
- Active Years
- 1934-1984
- Affiliations
- Group Theatre (New York)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn College | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
Brooklyn College
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Award | winner |
| 1945 | O. Henry Award | — | — | O. Henry Award | winner |
| 1946 | National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | grant |
| 1964 | Playboy Award | — | — | Playboy | winner |
| 1970 | Playboy Award | — | — | Playboy | winner |
| 1979 | Playboy Award | — | — | Playboy | winner |
| — | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Brooklyn College | awarded |
O. Henry Award
1944
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
winner
O. Henry Award
1945
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
winner
National Institute of Arts and Letters Grant
1946
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
grant
Playboy Award
1964
Organization:
Playboy
Result:
winner
Playboy Award
1970
Organization:
Playboy
Result:
winner
Playboy Award
1979
Organization:
Playboy
Result:
winner
Honorary Doctorate
Organization:
Brooklyn College
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bury the Dead
1936 playAn expressionist drama about soldiers killed in battle who refuse to be buried.
waranti-war
The Young Lions
1948 novelA novel about the fate of three soldiers during World War II.
warhumanity
Adaptations
- [film] The Young Lions / Edward Dmytryk (1958)
Rich Man, Poor Man
1970 novelA family saga about two brothers and a sister in the post-World War II era.
familyAmerican society
Adaptations
- [TV miniseries] Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
Beggarman, Thief
1977 novelSequel to Rich Man, Poor Man.
familyrevenge
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic styledynamic storytellingsocial commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- war traumafamily strifedecline of the American dream
Health
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prostate cancer1980年代初頭-1984Died at age 71 while undergoing treatment.
Legacy
Prominent American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter whose works sold over 14 million copies. Best known for The Young Lions and Rich Man, Poor Man, adapted into film and miniseries.
Archives
- Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections
Quotes
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Furniture, and a hundred and thirty-seven dollars. His mother had always wanted a good dining-room table. She didn't have a maid, she said, so he ought to get her a dining room table. How many words for a dining-room table?
Source: Main Currents of American Thought
Trivia
- Born as Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff.
- Changed his surname to Shaw upon entering college.
- Lived in Europe for 25 years after being blacklisted in Hollywood.
- His younger brother David Shaw was a noted Hollywood producer and writer.