John Irving
American novelist and screenwriter · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1942 · age 84
John Winslow Irving is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
John Irving is read about 958 times a day, in 45 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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2013Lambda Literary AwardAward2005“Life forces enough final decisions on us. We should have the sense to avoid as many of the unnecessary ones as we can.”In their wordsUntil I Find You (2005), ch. 25, p. 4932000Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAward1996“But we are not known for our ability to follow through on our unearned discoveries. We are top-of-the-water adventurers, who limit our opinions of the icebergs to what we can see.”In their words(1996)1989“Your memory is a monster; you forget - it doesn’t. It simply files things away.”In their words(1989)“Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean - make sure they know what they mean!”In their words(1989)1988“Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties.”In their wordsEighth Series, ed. George Plimpton, Penguin, 1988,1981“To each other, we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread, we were just a family. In a family even exaggerations make perfect sense.”In their wordsThe Hotel New Hampshire (1981), ch. 6O. Henry AwardAward1980National Book Award for FictionAward1976Guggenheim FellowshipAward1942Born2 March 1942
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Harvey Weinstein Produced The Cider House Rules (2000)
Tony Richardson Directed The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
George Roy Hill Directed The World According to Garp (1982)
Lasse Hallström Directed The Cider House Rules (1999)
Amanda Plummer Also in The World According to Garp (1982)
Bob Weinstein Produced The Cider House Rules (2000)
Mark Steven Johnson Directed Simon Birch (1998)
Kip Williams Directed The Door in the Floor (2004)
Michael Corrente Produced The Door in the Floor (2004)
Laurence Mark Produced Simon Birch (1998)
Bobby Cohen Produced The Cider House Rules (1999)
Richard N. Gladstein Produced The Cider House Rules (1999)
Ted Hope Produced The Door in the Floor (2004)
Robert L. Crawford Produced The World According to Garp (1982)
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, John Irving
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You can't learn everything you need to know legally.
Never confuse faith, or belief - of any kind - with something even remotely intellectual.
The kind of people claiming to be in communication with God today … they are enough to drive a real Christian crazy!
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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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Born 1942 · age 84
