# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nelson-algren
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:46:33.766Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/nelson-algren"
name: "Nelson Algren"
slug: "nelson-algren"
description: "Nelson Algren was an American writer. His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name."
tagline: "American novelist, short story writer (1909-1981)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1909-03-28"
deathDate: "1981-05-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump