John Irving

John Irving (born 1942) is an American novelist, screenwriter and writer.

Also recorded as John Winslow Irving; John Wallace Blunt, Jr..

Overview

Recorded at birth as John Wallace Blunt.

Born at Exeter in 1942.

In detail

John Irving studied at University of Iowa, Phillips Exeter Academy and University of New Hampshire. the recorded working language is American English and English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity, prose and film screenwriting.

Residence is recorded at Vermont and Toronto. Employment is recorded with Mount Holyoke College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Writers Guild of America, East.

Works named in the authority record are The World According to Garp, The Cider House Rules, A Widow for One Year and A Prayer for Owen Meany.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Lambda Literary Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay and National Book Award for Fiction.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “John Irving”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q310379: John Irving

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