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Irwin Shaw

Writing • Born 1913

Irwin Shaw

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About

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. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions (1948), about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, which was made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Rich Man, Poor Man (1970), about the fate of two brothers and a sister in the post-World War II decades,[1] which in 1976 was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.

Known for

Playhouse posterPlayhouseSeries • 1974Centre Play posterCentre PlaySeries • 1973Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II posterRich Man, Poor Man - Book IISeries • 1976Rich Man, Poor Man posterRich Man, Poor ManSeries • 1976War and Peace posterWar and PeaceMovie • 1956Ulysses posterUlyssesMovie • 1954The Young Lions posterThe Young LionsMovie • 1958The Talk of the Town posterThe Talk of the TownMovie • 1942Two Weeks in Another Town posterTwo Weeks in Another TownMovie • 1962Desire Under the Elms posterDesire Under the ElmsMovie • 1958Easy Living posterEasy LivingMovie • 1949Fire Down Below posterFire Down BelowMovie • 1957Commandos Strike at Dawn posterCommandos Strike at DawnMovie • 1942Out of the Fog posterOut of the FogMovie • 1941