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Sinclair Lewis
Writer, Additional Credits
Born February 6, 1885Died January 10, 1951 (65 years)
Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).
Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
Filmography
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land · as Novel |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry · as Novel |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane · as Novel |
| 1940 | Untamed · as Novel |
| 1936 | Dodsworth · as Novel |
| 1936 | |
| 1934 | Babbitt · as Novel |
| 1933 | Ann Vickers · as Novel |
| 1931 | Arrowsmith · as Novel |
| 1931 | |
| 1926 | Mantrap · as Novel |