Biography
Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) 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.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 33
Writer 25
TV Shows 4
self 3
Screenplay 3
Creator 2
Creator / Characters
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
TV
Creator / Novel
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
TV
Writer
Three (1969)
Movie
Writer
Bury the Dead (1969)
Movie
Writer
Survival 1967 (1968)
Movie
Writer
Towarisch (1966)
Movie
Writer
The Big Gamble (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Young Lions (1958)
Movie
Writer
This Angry Age (1957)
Movie
Writer
Fire Down Below (1957)
Movie
Screenplay
Ulysses (1954)
Movie
Writer
Act of Love (1953)
Movie
Screenplay
I Want You (1951)
Movie
Writer
Easy Living (1949)
Movie
Screenplay
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Movie
Writer
The Big Game (1936)
Movie
Information
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-02-27
Deathday
1984-05-16 (71 years old)
Birth Name
Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff
Birth Place
South Bronx, United States
Siblings
David Shaw
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Ирвин Шоу
Awards
O. Henry Award
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