Walter Tevis
1928 - 1984
General Information
Bio
(1928-1984) Walter Tevis was born in San Francisco, California and died in New York City, New York. He wrote seven novels, three of which were the basis for major motion pictures. He also wrote thirteen short stories. In 1978 Tevis moved to New York City to continue his writing.
Full Name
Walter Tevis
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Author's Timeline
1928
BIRTH
Walter Stone Tevis was born in San Francisco, California in 1928.
1957
OTHER
Wrote a handful of short stories from 1957 to about 1980.
1959
LITWORK
The Hustler
Harper & Row
A novel set in Chicago's Bennington's pool hall with Fast Eddie Felsen, a young pool hustler as the main character. It was the basis for the 20th Century Fox Film of the same name, directed and produced in 1961 by Robert Rossen. This novel was part of the Fast Eddie Felson series which included one other novel, The Color of Money, published in 1984.
Harper & Row
A novel set in Chicago's Bennington's pool hall with Fast Eddie Felsen, a young pool hustler as the main character. It was the basis for the 20th Century Fox Film of the same name, directed and produced in 1961 by Robert Rossen. This novel was part of the Fast Eddie Felson series which included one other novel, The Color of Money, published in 1984.
1963
LITWORK
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Fawcett Gold Medal Books
Novel.
Fawcett Gold Medal Books
Novel.
1978
RESIDENCE
He moved to New York City in 1978 from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he had been a distinguished professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at Ohio University for fourteen years.
1980
LITWORK
Mockingbird
Doubleday & Company
Novel.
Doubleday & Company
Novel.
1980
OTHER
Tevis is nominated to receive the Neubula Award for Best Novel for his work Mockingbird.
1981
LITWORK
Far from Home
Doubleday & Company
Collection of short stories.
Doubleday & Company
Collection of short stories.
1983
LITWORK
The Queen's Gambit
Random House, Inc.
Novel.
Random House, Inc.
Novel.
1983
LITWORK
The Steps of the Sun
Doubleday & Company
Novel.
Doubleday & Company
Novel.
1984
DEATH
Walter Tevis died of lung cancer in 1984 at University Hospital-New York University Medical Center in Manhattan, New York.
1984
LITWORK
The Color of Money
Warner Books
Novel.
Warner Books
Novel.
1984
INTERMENT
Walter Tevis was interred at the Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky.
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