John Hersey(1914-1993)

Writer

John Hersey was born on 17 June 1914 in Tianjin, China. He was a writer, known for The War Lover (1962), A Bell for Adano (1945) and CBS Television Workshop (1952). He was previously married to Barbara Day Addams Kaufman and Frances Ann Cannon. He died on 24 March 1993 in Key West, Florida, USA.

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The War Lover

6.5

Writer

1962

A Bell for Adano

6.7

Writer

1945

CBS Television Workshop

6.7

TV Series

Writer

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

7.4

TV Series

Writer

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Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped
- article Hiroshima
- TV Movie
- 1995
The Wall
- novel
- TV Movie
- 1982
A Bell for Adano
- novel
- TV Movie
- 1967
The War Lover
- novel
- 1962
Out
- writer
- Short
- 1957
Ford Star Jubilee
- story
- TV Series
- 1956
Lux Video Theatre
- novel
- TV Series
- 1955
CBS Television Workshop
- story
- TV Series
- 1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
- Writer
- TV Series
- 1951
A Bell for Adano
- novel
- 1945

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Born
- June 17, 1914
- Tianjin, China
Died
- March 24, 1993
- Key West, Florida, USA(cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Novel: "The Wall". NOTE: Filmed as The Wall (1982).

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Pulitzer prize-winning American writer, a former journalist. Mainly concerned with war themes. He was an early opponent of the Vietnam War. From 1965-70, Hersey was Master of Pierson College at Yale University and later taught writing courses, in fiction and non-fiction, to undergraduates.