# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-russo
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:14:44.080Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-russo"
name: "Richard Russo"
slug: "richard-russo"
description: "Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo's native Upstate New York."
tagline: "American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter (born 1949)"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1949-07-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump