William Wharton
Also recorded as Albert du Aime · Albert William du Aime
William Wharton
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- Full name
- Albert William Du Aime.
- Born
- 1925. · Philadelphia.
- Died
- 2008. · Encinitas.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- novelist, writer, screenwriter, psychologist, painter and art historian.
- Education
- Upper Darby High School.
- Known for
- Birdy.
- Honours
- National Book Award.
- Languages
- English.
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William Wharton (7 November 1925 – 29 October 2008) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
William Wharton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (7 November 1925) and died in Encinitas, California. (29 October 2008).
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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William Wharton studied at Upper Darby High School. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Birdy. Distinctions recorded are National Book Award.
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- 1.Birdy author's memoirs tell of his part in a war crime. The Observer. 13. 19 February 2012.
- 2.National Book Foundation. National Book Awards – 1980. nationalbook.org.
- 3.Mass distraction in Poland. The Economist. February 19, 1998.
- 4.Martin, Douglas. William Wharton, Author, Dies at 82. The New York Times. 30 October 2008.
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