Irwin Shaw
Writing

Irwin Shaw

Born 27 February 1913 · The Bronx, New York, USA · Died 16 May 1984

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,[1] which in 1976 was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.

Known for

War and Peace
Ulysses
The Young Lions
The Talk of the Town
Two Weeks in Another Town
Fire Down Below
Rich Man, Poor Man
Desire Under the Elms
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Easy Living
Take One False Step
From 180 & Taller
From 180 & Taller
Rich Man, Poor Man...
Bury the Dead
Three
In the French Style
Two Weeks in Another Town
The Big Gamble
The Young Lions
Desire Under the Elms
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Fire Down Below
This Angry Age
War and Peace
Ulysses
Act of Love
I Want You
Take One False Step
Easy Living
The Talk of the Town
Commandos Strike at Dawn
The Big Game
Irwin Shaw · Midrow