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Writer
Nelson Algren
- Born March 28, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died May 9, 1981
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
Known for
The Man with the Golden Arm1955
Walk on the Wild Side1962
Fearless Frank1969
Algren2021
Nelson Algren Live2016
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...2015
Filmography
- 2021AlgrenFilmSelf (archive footage), Writer
- 2016Nelson Algren LiveFilmWriter
- 2015Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...FilmWriter
- 1976The New Deal for ArtistsFilmSelf
- 1969Fearless FrankFilmNeedles
- 1965GoldsteinFilmHimself
- 1962Walk on the Wild SideFilmNovel
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1959The David Susskind ShowSeriesSelf
- 1955The Man with the Golden ArmFilmNovel