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Nathanael West

Writer
Born October 17, 1903Died December 22, 1940 (37 years)
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries.

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Known For

  • The Day of the Locust
  • Stranger on the Third Floor
  • Five Came Back
  • Lonelyhearts
  • Rhythm in the Clouds
  • American Playhouse
  • The President's Mystery
  • Born to Be Wild
  • Ticket to Paradise
  • Follow Your Heart
  • It Could Happen to You
  • Gangs of New York

Filmography

1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Novel
1975
1958
Lonelyhearts · as Novel
1940
Let's Make Music · as Screenplay
1940
Men Against the Sky · as Screenplay
1940
1939
I Stole a Million · as Screenplay
1939
Five Came Back · as Screenplay
1938
1938
Born to Be Wild · as Screenplay
1937
It Could Happen to You · as Screenplay
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds · as Screenplay
1936
The President's Mystery · as Screenplay
1936
1936
1933

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