Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
General Information
Bio
(1913-1984) Playwright, novelist, short story writer. Irwin Shaw was born in the Bronx, New York, moved to Brooklyn, New York, and also lived in Manhattan, New York. He wrote “The Young Lions” (1948) and “Rich Man, Poor Man” (1970), which was the basis for a long-running, pioneering mini-series on television in 1975.
Full Name
Irwin Shaw
Locations
Kings
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Shaw lived in Brooklyn, New York.
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Shaw lived in Manhattan, New York.
1913
BIRTH
Irwin Shaw was born Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff in the Bronx, New York, on February 27, 1913.
1934
RESIDENCE
Shaw graduated from Brooklyn College in 1934.
1934
OTHER
Mr. Shaw earned a bachelor of arts degree from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York, in 1934.
1936
LITWORK
Bury the Dead
Play.
Play.
1937
LITWORK
Siege
Play.
Play.
1939
LITWORK
The Gentle People
Play.
Play.
1940
LITWORK
Retreat to Pleasure
Play.
Play.
1943
LITWORK
Sons and Soldiers
Play.
Play.
1948
LITWORK
The Young Lions
Random House
Novel.
Random House
Novel.
1969
LITWORK
Rich Man, Poor Man
New York: Delacorte Press
Novel which was the basis for a long-running, pioneering mini-series on television in 1975.
New York: Delacorte Press
Novel which was the basis for a long-running, pioneering mini-series on television in 1975.
1977
LITWORK
Beggarman, Thief
New York: Delacorte Press
0440006732 ISBN-13: 978-0440006732
Sequel to the 1970 novel, "Rich Man, Poor Man."
New York: Delacorte Press
0440006732 ISBN-13: 978-0440006732
Sequel to the 1970 novel, "Rich Man, Poor Man."
1978
LITWORK
Short Stories: Five Decades
New York: Delacorte Press
0440041473 ISBN-13: 978-0440041474
Collection of short stories.
New York: Delacorte Press
0440041473 ISBN-13: 978-0440041474
Collection of short stories.
1982
LITWORK
Acceptable Losses
Arbor House Publishing Company
0877954372 ISBN-13: 978-0877954378
Novel.
Arbor House Publishing Company
0877954372 ISBN-13: 978-0877954378
Novel.
1984
DEATH
Irwin Shaw died in a hospital in Davos, Switzerland, on May 16, 1984.
1984
RESIDENCE
Mr. Shaw had a home in Southampton, New York.
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