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William Lindsay Gresham (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ ə m /; August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted to film in 1947 and 2021.
William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted into a 1947 film starring Tyrone Power. Gresham was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Nightmare Alley is a novel by American writer William Lindsay Gresham, published in 1946. It is a study of the depths of show business and its immoral inhabitants—the dark, shadowy world of a second-rate carnival filled with hustlers, scheming grifters, and Machiavellian femmes fatales.
Feb 7, 2024 · William “Bill” Lindsay Gresham (1909-1962) has often been seen as a strange figure in Inklings studies. First husband to Joy Davidman, he is the offstage first husband in the play and movie (s) Shadowlands, which mentions little more than the fact he was an alcoholic.
Nov 30, 2021 · Gresham’s wicked lyricism is unique: a gutter literacy that probes the stars, at times a celestial literacy that probes the gutter. The nightmare alley into which William Lindsay Gresham leads us is not one of moral depravity, for the nicety of morality has nothing to do with it.
William Lindsay Gresham has 20 books on Goodreads with 25237 ratings. William Lindsay Gresham’s most popular book is Nightmare Alley.
Jan 1, 2013 · Whether writing for the detective pulps, sci-fi digests, or lowbrow men's magazines, William Lindsay Gresham indulged his fascination with crime, psychology, magic, and spiritism. This book unearths twenty-four of Gresham's most fascinating short stories and essays, most of which have never been reprinted, and provides a ...
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