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John Cheever (I) (1912–1982)

Writer | Actor

Trivia:

Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for "The Stories of John Cheever." See more trivia »

Born:

in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Ossining, New York, USA
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2008 Parc (novel "Les lumières de Bullet Park")
 
2006 The Enormous Radio (short) (original story)
 
1999 Merry Christmas (short) (story)
 
1987 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
– The Enormous Radio (1987) (story)
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
– The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982) (teleplay)
 
1981 Kinder (TV movie) (story)
 
1979 3 by Cheever (TV mini-series)
– The 5:48 (1979) (story "The 5:48")
– O Youth and Beauty! (1979) (story)
– The Sorrows of Gin (1979) (story)
 
1968 The Swimmer (story)
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– O Youth and Beauty! (1960) (story)
– The Five-Forty-Eight (1960) (story)
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– The Country Husband (1956) (story)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
– The True Confessions of Henry Pell (1955) (story)
 
1955 On Camera (TV series)
– Season of Divorce (1955) (screenplay)
 
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– A Matter of Dignity (1955) (story)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– The Enormous Radio (1953) (written by)
 
1952 Curtain Call (TV series)
– The Season of Divorce (1952) (story)
 
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1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Narrator
– The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982) … Narrator (voice)
 
1968 The Swimmer
Man at pool party (uncredited)
 
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Mr. Blake
– A Matter of Dignity (1955) … Mr. Blake
 
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1981 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1957) Novel: "The Wapshot Chronicle" See more »

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3 Print Biographies  | See more »
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Personal Quote:

Some years ago I said that I felt like a runner, concerned with my wind, my strength and the surrounding scenery, but concerned not at all with where I had been . . . it is still what I feel. See more »

Trivia:

Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for "The Stories of John Cheever." See more »

Star Sign:

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