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Joseph Heller (1923–1999)

Writer | Actor

Joseph Heller was born May 1, 1923, in the Coney Island section of New York City. He is best known for his 1961 novel 'Catch-22', whose title gave the English language a new phrase for a no-win situation. The situation was that of protagonist Yossarian, who claims that he is too crazy to fly any more bombing missions... See full bio »

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in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 76) in East Hampton, New York, USA
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1973 Catch-22 (TV movie) (novel)
 
1973 Bombardovanje Nju Hejvna (TV movie)
 
1970 Dirty Dingus Magee (screenplay)
 
1970 Catch-22 (novel)
 
1970 Pommitamme Pasilasta (TV movie) (novel "Catch-22")
 
1967 Casino Royale (uncredited)
 
1964 Sex and the Single Girl (screenplay)
 
1962 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– PT 73 Where Are You? (1962) (as Joe Heller)
 
1962 Camera Three (TV series)
– Catch 22 (1962) (story)
 
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1994 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 October 1994 (1994) … Himself - Guest
 
1979-1984 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joseph Heller (1984) … Himself
– Lee Remick and Joseph Heller: The Europeans (1979) … Himself
 
1974 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 October 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
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Other Works:

(2000) Novel: "Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man". See more »

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2 Print Biographies  | 4 Interviews  | 7 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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Every writer I know has trouble writing. See more »

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Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 264-265. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. See more »

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