Booth Tarkington

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Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and playwright best known for his early 20th-century portrayals of Midwestern American life and for works such as "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Alice Adams."

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instanceOf human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
adaptationOfWork Alice Adams (film) ⓘ
Penrod (film) ⓘ
linked to: Penrod

The Magnificent Ambersons (film) ⓘ
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for the Novel ⓘ
birthDate 1869-07-29 ⓘ
burialPlace Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis ⓘ
linked to: Crown Hill Cemetery
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1946-05-19 ⓘ
describedBySource American literary histories ⓘ
educatedAt Princeton University ⓘ
Purdue University ⓘ
familyName Tarkington ⓘ
fullName Newton Booth Tarkington ⓘ
linked to: Booth Tarkington
genre realist fiction ⓘ
regional fiction ⓘ
givenName Booth ⓘ
Newton ⓘ
hasSignature signature of Booth Tarkington ⓘ
hasWorkInThePublicDomain many early novels and stories in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
memberOf Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
movement American realism ⓘ
linked to: Realism
notableAchievement won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel for Alice Adams ⓘ
won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel for The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ
notableFor depicting social change and industrialization in the Midwest ⓘ
notableWork Alice Adams ⓘ
Monsieur Beaucaire ⓘ
Penrod ⓘ
Seventeen ⓘ
The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ
The Midlander ⓘ
The Turmoil ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
periodOfActivity early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis
residence Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Laurel Louisa Fletcher ⓘ
writingStyle portrayals of Midwestern American life ⓘ

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