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W.P. Kinsella(1935-2016)

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W.P. Kinsella
W.P. Kinsella was born on 25 May 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a writer, known for Field of Dreams (1989), Sister Ann of the Cornfield and Dance Me Outside (1994). He was previously married to Barbara. He died on 16 September 2016 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
BornMay 25, 1935
DiedSeptember 16, 2016(81)
BornMay 25, 1935
DiedSeptember 16, 2016(81)
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Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)
Field of Dreams
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1989
Sister Ann of the Cornfield
  • Writer
    Dance Me Outside (1994)
    Dance Me Outside
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1994
    Caroline (1983)
    Caroline
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1983

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    • The Rez (1996)
      The Rez
    • Lieberman in Love (1995)
      Lieberman in Love
    • Dance Me Outside (1994)
      Dance Me Outside
    • Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)
      Field of Dreams
    • John Cat (1984)
      John Cat
    • Caroline (1983)
      Caroline

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    • Take Me Home (2013)
      Take Me Home
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      • May 25, 1935
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
      • September 16, 2016
      • Hope, British Columbia, Canada(assisted suicide)
      • ? - December 24, 2012 (her death)
    • Other works
      Book: "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy".
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      • 1 Article

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      Although 'J. D. Salinger' appeared as a character in W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel 'Shoeless Joe' the inclusion did not exactly please the noted author. Not long after Salinger's death in January, 2010, Kinsella recalled in Maclean's Magazine: "His lawyers wrote my publisher's lawyers saying he was outraged and offended to be portrayed in the novel, and they would be very unhappy if it were transferred to other media."

      Hence, when 'Shoeless Joe' came to the movies as 'Field of Dreams' the Salinger character was dropped in favor of the entirely fictionalized Terence Mann, envisioned as a writer who was to the 1960s generation what J. D. Salinger had been to the generation of the 1950s.
      • Frequently writes novels and short stories about baseball with elements of fantasy.

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