William Gaddis
1922 - 1998
General Information
Bio
(1922-1998) Writer, novelist. William Gaddis was born in Manhattan, New York, and raised in Massapequa, New York. He returned to New York, worked as a fact checker for The New Yorker, and as a speech writer for the Pfizer Corporation.
Full Name
William Gaddis
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1922
BIRTH
William Gaddis was born in Manhattan, New York, on December 29, 1922.
1927
RESIDENCE
Mr. Gaddis lived with his mother in Massapequa, New York, until he was five.
1941
OTHER
Mr. Gaddis graduated from Farmingdale High School in Farmingdale, New York, in 1941.
1945
RESIDENCE
Mr. Gaddis returned to New York after studying at Harvard, and worked as a fact checker for The New Yorker, and as a speech writer for the Pfizer Corporation.
1955
LITWORK
The Recognitions
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1955; London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1962.
0151759715 / 978-0151759712
Novel.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1955; London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1962.
0151759715 / 978-0151759712
Novel.
1975
LITWORK
JR
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975; London: Cape, 1976.
Novel, winner of National Book Award.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975; London: Cape, 1976.
Novel, winner of National Book Award.
1985
LITWORK
Carpenter's Gothic
New York: Viking, 1985; London: Deutch, 1986.
0670697931 / 978-0670697939
Novel.
New York: Viking, 1985; London: Deutch, 1986.
0670697931 / 978-0670697939
Novel.
1994
LITWORK
A Frolic of His Own
Poiseidon Press / Simon & Schuster
0671669842 / 978-0671669843
Novel, winner of National Book Award.
Poiseidon Press / Simon & Schuster
0671669842 / 978-0671669843
Novel, winner of National Book Award.
1998
DEATH
William Gaddis died at his home in East Hampton, New York, on December 16, 1998.
1998
INTERMENT
William Gaddis was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, New York.
2002
LITWORK
Agape Agape
Viking Adult
0670031313 / 978-0670031313
Novel.
Viking Adult
0670031313 / 978-0670031313
Novel.
2002
LITWORK
The Rush for Second Place
Penguin Books
0142002380 / 978-0142002384
Short fiction.
Penguin Books
0142002380 / 978-0142002384
Short fiction.
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