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James Agee (1909–1955)

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James Agee, Pulitzer Prize winning author, was born in Knoxville in 1909. The intense writer was to enjoy little real success in his lifetime, but after death won accolades. In 1958 he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his uncompleted biographical novel A Death in the Family. Agee also wrote the... See full bio »

Born:

James Rufus Agee
in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Died:

(age 45) in New York City, New York, USA
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2002 A Death in the Family (TV movie) (novel)
 
1981 All the Way Home (TV movie) (novel "A Death in the Family")
 
1971 All the Way Home (TV movie) (novel "A Death in the Family")
 
1963 All the Way Home (novel "A Death in the Family")
 
1955 The Night of the Hunter (screenplay)
 
1953 White Mane (commentary)
 
1952-1953 Omnibus (TV series)
– Mr. Lincoln: Part 5 (1953) (writer)
– Mr. Lincoln: Part 4 (1953) (writer)
– Mr. Lincoln: Part 3 (1952) (writer)
– Mr. Lincoln: Part 2 (1952) (writer)
– Mr. Lincoln: Part 1 (1952) (writer)
 
1952 Face to Face (adaptation / segment "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky")
 
1951 The African Queen (adapted for the screen by)
 
1948 The Quiet One (commentary and dialogue)
 
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1952 Face to Face
Frank ("The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky")
 
1950 Genghis Khan
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1953 Green Magic (documentary) (narration author - US version)
 
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1948 In the Street (documentary short)
 
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1948 In the Street (documentary short)
 
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1998 Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (video documentary short) (dedicatee)
 
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1988 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Agee (documentary)
Himself
 

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(1941) Book: "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" See more »

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Once lived at 172 Bleecker Street (between MacDougal & Avenue of the Americas) in Manhattan's Greenwich Village district during the 1940s and 1950s. See more »

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