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Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951)

Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, was a colossus of American letters in the first half of the last century. Arguably, he is the first major "modern" writer of the 20th century, as there is American literature before "Main Street" (1920) and after that seminal novel... See full bio »

Died:

(age 65) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Filmography

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1999 Arrowsmith (TV mini-series) (novel)
 
1970 Bongo (short) (based on an original story)
 
1968 Shadow on the Land (TV movie) (novel "It Can't Happen Here")
 
1960 Elmer Gantry (from the novel by)
 
1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Arrowsmith (1960) (novel)
 
1958 Majestät auf Abwegen (novel "Let's Play King")
 
1956 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Dodsworth (1956) (novel)
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
A Letter from the Queen (1956) (story)
 
1955 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Arrowsmith (1955) (story)
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Jiminy Cricket Presents Bongo (1955) (original story)
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
Dodsworth (1954) (story)
Arrowsmith (1954) (story)
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
The Decision at Arrowsmith (1953) (story)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
World So Wide (1952) (story)
 
1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
The Ghost Patrol (1951) (story)
The Ghost Patrol (1951) (story)
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Bethel Merriday (1950) (play)
 
1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Dodsworth (1950) (novel)
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Arrowsmith (1950) (novel)
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Bethel Merriday (1950) (story)
 
1948 Love of a Clown - Pagliacci (foreword)
 
1947 Cass Timberlane (novel "Cass Timberlane")
 
1947 Fun & Fancy Free (from an original story by)
 
1947 Bongo (short) (story)
 
1944 This Is the Life (play: Agatha is 22)
 
1940 Untamed (novel "Mantrap")
 
1936 Dodsworth (novel)
 
1936 I Married a Doctor (novel "Main Street")
 
1934 Babbitt (novel)
 
1933 Ann Vickers (novel)
 
1931 Arrowsmith (based upon the novel by)
 
1931 Newly Rich (story "Let's Play King")
 
1926 Mantrap (novel)
 
1924 Babbitt (novel)
 
1923 Main Street (novel)
 
1923 The Ghost Patrol (short story)
 
1922 Free Air (novel)
 
1919 The Unpainted Woman (story)
 
1916 Nature Incorporated (short) (story)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1926/II Camille (short)
Allegorical figures
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself - Writing Awads Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Presenter of the Best Screen Adaptation Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1922) Stage: Wrote source material (novel) for "Main Street", produced on Broadway. Drama. Book adapted by Harvey J. O'Higgins and Harriet Ford. National Theatre: 5 Oct 1921-Dec 1921 (closing date unknown/86 performances). Cast: Boyd Agin, Charles P. Bates, Everett Butterfield, Ruth G. Clark... See more »

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3 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »
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Trivia:

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 132, pp. 256-264. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005. See more »

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