John O'Hara

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John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his sharp social realism in works such as "Appointment in Samarra" and "BUtterfield 8."

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instanceOf human
journalist
novelist
short story writer
awardReceived National Book Award for Fiction
O. Henry Award
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-01-31
dateOfDeath 1970-04-11
educatedAt Fordham University (did not graduate)
Niagara Preparatory School
employer The New Yorker
various newspapers in Pennsylvania
genre realist fiction
social realism
hasAdaptation BUtterfield 8 (1960 film)
linked to: Butterfield 8

Pal Joey (musical and 1957 film)
linked to: Pal Joey

Ten North Frederick (1958 film)
influenced later American realist writers
influencedBy F. Scott Fitzgerald
languageOfWorkOrName English
maritalStatus married multiple times
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Letters
movement 20th-century American literature
notableFor depicting American class structure and social status
notableShortStoryCollection Files on Parade
Pipe Night
The Doctor's Son and Other Stories
notableWork Appointment in Samarra
BUtterfield 8
linked to: Butterfield 8

Pal Joey
Ten North Frederick
occupation journalist
novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
placeOfDeath Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York City
Pennsylvania
writingPeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
writingStyle sharp social realism

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Pal Joey bookWriter John O'Hara
Girl Crazy (1943 film) screenwriter John O'Hara
subject linked to: Girl Crazy
BUtterfield 8 (novel) author John O'Hara
subject linked to: Butterfield 8
Joey Evans createdBy John O'Hara