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Philip Roth(1933-2018)

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Philip Roth
Philip Roth was born on 18 March 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Ihmisen tahra (2003), Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan (2020) and American Pastoral (2016). He was married to Claire Bloom and Margaret Elna (Martinson) Williams. He died on 22 May 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1933
DiedMay 22, 2018(85)
BornMarch 18, 1933
DiedMay 22, 2018(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Philip Roth
Philip Roth
Nicole Kidman and Philip Roth in Ihmisen tahra (2003)

Known for:

Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in Ihmisen tahra (2003)
Ihmisen tahra
6.2
  • Writer
  • 2003
Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan (2020)
Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Jennifer Connelly, Ewan McGregor, and Dakota Fanning in American Pastoral (2016)
American Pastoral
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2016
Sarah Gadon and Logan Lerman in Indignation (2016)
Indignation
6.7
  • Writer
  • 2016

Credits

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Writer

  • Nemesis
    • novel
    • Pre-production
  • Denis Podalydès and Léa Seydoux in Tromperie (2021)
    Tromperie
    5.6
    • novel
    • 2021
  • Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan (2020)
    Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 2020
  • Prazské orgie (2019)
    Prazské orgie
    4.9
    • novella
    • 2019
  • Jennifer Connelly, Ewan McGregor, and Dakota Fanning in American Pastoral (2016)
    American Pastoral
    6.1
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Sarah Gadon and Logan Lerman in Indignation (2016)
    Indignation
    6.7
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig in The Humbling (2014)
    The Humbling
    5.6
    • novel
    • 2014
  • American Pastoral
    Short
    • based on the novel by
    • 2008
  • Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz in Kauneuden valta (2008)
    Kauneuden valta
    6.7
    • novel "The Dying Animal"
    • 2008
  • Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in Ihmisen tahra (2003)
    Ihmisen tahra
    6.2
    • novel
    • 2003
  • American Playhouse (1982)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • novel
    • 1984
  • Richard Benjamin in Portnoyn tauti (1972)
    Portnoyn tauti
    5.3
    • based on a novel by
    • 1972
  • Hyvästi Columbus (1969)
    Hyvästi Columbus
    6.4
    • based on the novella by
    • 1969
  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    TV Series
    • based on short story 'Goodbye, Columbus'
    • novel "Letting Go"
    • 1963–1964
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock esittää (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock esittää
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Verinen saari (1960)
    Verinen saari
    4.8
    • story "Expect the Vandals"
    • 1960

Producer

  • Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan (2020)
    Salajuoni Amerikkaa vastaan
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2020

Actor

  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.88 m
  • Born
    • March 18, 1933
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • May 22, 2018
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Claire BloomApril 29, 1990 - 1995 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Novel: "I Married a Communist".
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 4 Interviews
    • 18 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for "American Pastoral".
  • Quotes
    This will come as a great shock to young people, but in 1951 you could make it through college unscathed by oral sex.
  • Trademark
    Novels set in Newark, New Jersey
  • Nickname
    • Bard of Newark

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