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Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies.
May 12, 2024 · Irwin Shaw was a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, and author of critically acclaimed short stories and best-selling novels. Shaw studied at Brooklyn College (B.A., 1934) and at age 21 began his career by writing the scripts of the popular Andy Gump and Dick Tracy radio shows.
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Shaw was a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for his novels, The Young Lions (1948) and Rich Man Poor Man (1970). His parents were Rose and Will. His younger brother, David Shaw (died 2007), became a noted Hollywood producer.
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Irwin Shaw has 241 books on Goodreads with 99140 ratings. Irwin Shaw’s most popular book is Rich Man, Poor Man.
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May 17, 1984 · Irwin Shaw, for more than 40 years a prolific and successful writer of short stories, plays, screenplays and novels - most notably the World War II saga ''The Young Lions''...
Irwin Shaw, The Art of Fiction No. 4 (Continued) Interviewed by Willie Morris, John Marquand & Lucas Matthiessen. Issue 75, Spring 1979. Irwin Shaw was born in the South Bronx, New York, on February 27, 1913.
