# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-p-donleavy
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:52:27.115Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-p-donleavy"
name: "J. P. Donleavy"
slug: "j-p-donleavy"
description: "James Patrick Donleavy, popularly known as J. P. Donleavy, was an American-Irish author, short story writer, novelist, and playwright. Known for the dark humor in his writings, he first achieved critical acclaim with his picaresque novel The Ginger Man (1955), initially published in Paris. The novel became an international bestseller, selling 50 million copies worldwide. It is one of the best-selling books of all time and has been translated into over 30 languages. The novel is Donleavy's best-known work, and in 1998, it was ranked 99th by the Modern Library in its list of the \"100 Best Novels of the 20th century\"."
tagline: "Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/J._P._Donleavy_appearing_on_%22After_Dark%22%2C_16_March_1991.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1926-04-23"
deathDate: "2017-09-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.469444
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0242419"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump