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Richard Yates(1926-1992)

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Richard Yates was born on 3 February 1926 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Revolutionary Road (2008), Lie Down in Darkness and The Bridge at Remagen (1969). He was previously married to Martha Speers and Sheila Bryant. He died on 7 November 1992 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
BornFebruary 3, 1926
DiedNovember 7, 1992(66)
BornFebruary 3, 1926
DiedNovember 7, 1992(66)
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2008
Lie Down in Darkness
  • Writer
    The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
    The Bridge at Remagen
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1969
    ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • No Pain Whatsoever (2018)
      No Pain Whatsoever
      • based on short story by
      • Short
      • 2018
    • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
      Revolutionary Road
      • novel
      • 2008
    • The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
      The Bridge at Remagen
      • screenplay
      • 1969
    • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
      ITV Play of the Week
      • story
      • TV Series
      • 1964
    • Shoestring Theatre
      • Writer
      • TV Series
      • 1959
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    • Born
      • February 3, 1926
      • Yonkers, New York, USA
    • Died
      • November 7, 1992
      • Birmingham, Alabama, USA(emphysema)
    • Spouses
        Martha Speers1968 - 1975 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Novel: "Revolutionary Road" (filmed as Revolutionary Road (2008)).
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      • 1 Print Biography
      • 3 Articles

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      Subject of a biography entitled A Tragic Honesty by Blake Bailey. Yates also wrote civil rights speeches which were delivered by Robert Kennedy.
    • Nickname
      • Dick

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