J. P. Donleavy
J. P. Donleavy was an Irish and American writer, novelist and playwright (1926–2017). He was born at Brooklyn and died at Mullingar.
Also recorded as James Patrick Donleavy; J.P. Donleavy.
J. P. Donleavy in brief
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 2017
- Known for
- writer,novelist,playwright
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
Overview
Recorded at birth as James Patrick Donleavy.
Born at Brooklyn in 1926, died at Mullingar in 2017.
Identity and origins
J. P. Donleavy was recorded at birth as James Patrick Donleavy. The authorities additionally record the headings James Patrick Donleavy and J.P. Donleavy. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was atheism.
He married Valerie Heron and Mary Wilson Price. 2 children are recorded: Philip Donleavy and Karen Donleavy.
Catalogued works
41 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1969 to 1985.
A Fairy Tale of New York. A Singular Man. The Ginger Man. The Unexpurgated Code: A Complete Manual of Survival & Manners. The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B. J. P. Donleavy's Ireland. The onion eaters. Wrong information is being given out at Princeton. Ginger Man 1ST Edition. A Dish of Desire. ha-Geveret she-ahavah bate-shimush neḳiyim. Remembering How We Stood. Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms. ha-G'ing'erman. A Letter Marked Personal. Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms. La Dame qui aimait les toilettes propres. Un\Conte De Fees NewYorkais. Nuestra Senora de Los Vatares Inmaculados. Fairytale of New York, dated 1975. Homme de gingembre. Mon Irlande. De Alfonce Tennis, dated 1985. An author and his image. The Cuento de Hadas En Nueva York. The destines of Darcy Dancer, gentleman. A Fairy Tale of New York (Donleavy, J. P.). The ginger man, a play. J. P. Donlesavy's Ireland in all her sins and in some of her graces. Les\Beatitudes Bestiales De Balthazar B, dated 1969. Meet my maker. Are you listening Rabbi Löw. Fairy tales of New York. The history of the ginger man. A singular country. That Darcy, that dancer, that gentleman. Un homme singulier. The plays of J.P. Donleavy, dated 1974. The saddest summer of Samuel S. The Unexpurgated Code. Other British correspondents: D, dated 1979-1997, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Donleavy, James Patrick, (born 23 April 1926), author and artist, Who's Who, 2007. Donleavy, James Patrick, (23 April 1926–11 Sept. 2017), author and artist, Who Was Who, 2007. The Censoring of The Ginger Man, London and Dublin 1959, or, The “Nipple Nuttiness” of J. P. Donleavy, Quaderns de Filologia: Estudis Literaris, 2014.
Digitised editions and texts
6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The Ginger Man (1965) — Internet Archive. The Beastly Beautitudes of Balthazar B (1968) — Internet Archive. A Sigular Man (1963) — Internet Archive. Meet my Maker The Mad MOlecule (1964) — Internet Archive. The Saddest Summer of Samuel S (1966) — Internet Archive. The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms (1997) — Internet Archive.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
J. P. Donleavy studied at Trinity College, Dublin. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is drama and literature.
Works named in the authority record are A Fairy Tale of New York.
Chronology
- 1926J. P. Donleavy born at Brooklyn.
- 1963A Sigular Man digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1964Meet my Maker The Mad MOlecule digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1965The Ginger Man digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1966The Saddest Summer of Samuel S digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1968The Beastly Beautitudes of Balthazar B digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1997The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2017J. P. Donleavy died at Mullingar.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“J. P. Donleavy”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the sourcereference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1346976: J. P. Donleavy
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Books
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