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Philip Roth(1933-2018)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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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 The Human Stain (2003), The Plot Against America (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 & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
The Human Stain
6.2
  • Writer
  • 2003
The Plot Against America (2020)
The Plot Against America
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 Deception (2021)
    Deception
    5.5
    • novel
    • 2021
  • The Plot Against America (2020)
    The Plot Against America
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 2020
  • The Prague Orgy (2019)
    The Prague Orgy
    4.8
    • 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 Elegy (2008)
    Elegy
    6.7
    • novel "The Dying Animal"
    • 2008
  • Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
    The Human Stain
    6.2
    • novel
    • 2003
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • novel
    • 1984
  • The Ghost Writer (1983)
    The Ghost Writer
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • screenplay by
    • 1983
  • Richard Benjamin in Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
    Portnoy's Complaint
    5.3
    • based on a novel by
    • 1972
  • Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
    Goodbye, Columbus
    6.4
    • based on the novella by
    • 1969
  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    6.5
    TV Series
    • based on short story 'Goodbye, Columbus'
    • novel "Letting Go"
    • 1963–1964
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960

Producer



  • The Plot Against America (2020)
    The Plot Against America
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2020

Actor



  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (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

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  • Trivia
    Only reads novels of dead writers such as Franz Kafka or Henry James and non-fiction books.
  • 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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