<< previous ‹ Go back View random Bio Comments next >>

< Go back SHARE: IM Send to a friend

Booth Tarkington

(1869 - 1946) - American novelist
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 - May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist.

Booth Tarkington was born in Indianapolis. He was one of the most popular American novelists of his time, with The Two Vanrevels and Mary's Neck appearing on the annual best-seller lists nine times.

In 2001, his book The Magnificent Ambersons was named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

Bibliography
The Gentleman from Indiana (1899)
Monsieur Beaucaire (1900; later adapted for the stage)
The Two Vanrevels (1902)
Penrod (1914)
Penrod and Sam (1916)
Seventeen (1917)
Gentle Julia (1922)
The Turmoil (1915)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1918; won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize; filmed 1941 by Orson Welles)
The Midlander (1924) (1927; the last two combined as Growth)
The Plutocrat (1927)
Alice Adams (1921; won the 1922 Pulitzer Prize; filmed 1935)
Claire Ambler (1928)
Mirthful Haven (1930)
Mary's Neck (1932)
Presenting Lily Mars (1933)

Views: 566
Send this page to your friends !

Add this page to Blogger
Love this page? Use this code to link here on blogs and websites!

BiographySearch.info users, you can add this page to your profiles easily!
First, login to Myspace here: Myspace.com
Select the category you wish to add too,
Then click "Add to MySpace" and you're done!


BiographySearch Home BiographySearch Contact Biography - Tell a friend
Search biographies:
Biographies:


Browse biographies by date
July 2008
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
 1  2  3  4  5  6 
 7  8  9 10111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031

Random Biography
Garnet Bailey
Garnet "Ace" Bailey, professional hockey player, was born on June 13, 1948 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. He died at age 53 in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. Ace Bailey was a member of t... [continue]





All material copyrighted by its original creator , ©2008 BiographySearch.info. All Rights Reserved. Privacy , Terms of use