Quick Facts About Irwin Shaw
- Born
- February 27, 1913
- Died
- May 16, 1984
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Playwright
- Notable works
- Rich Man, Poor Man
- Known for
- Rich Man, Poor Man, Bury the Dead
About Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions (1948), about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, which was made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Rich Man, Poor Man (1970), about the fate of two brothers and a sister in the post-World War II decades, which in 1976 was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.
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