William Kennedy
American writer and journalist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1928 · age 98
William Joseph Kennedy is an American writer and journalist who won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for his 1983 novel Ironweed.
William Kennedy is read about 75 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 5 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 107 days, one point a day.
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2001Helmerich AwardAward1993Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1988Lucien Barrière Literary AwardAward1987Guggenheim FellowshipAward1984American Book AwardsAwardPulitzer Prize for FictionAward1983MacArthur Fellows ProgramAwardNational Book Critics Circle Award for FictionAward1928Born16 January 1928
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William Shakespeare Influenced William
Edgar Allan Poe Influenced William
Gore Vidal Influenced William
Francis Ford Coppola Directed The Cotton Club (1984)
Tom Waits William wrote Ironweed (1988)
Héctor Babenco Directed Ironweed (1987)
Diane Venora William wrote Ironweed (1988)
Robert Evans Produced The Cotton Club (1984)
Fred Gwynne William wrote The Cotton Club (1985)
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
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Born 1928 · age 98
