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Raymond Carver(1938-1988)

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Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver was born on 25 May 1938 in Clatskanie, Oregon, USA. He was a writer, known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Short Cuts (1993) and Everything Must Go (2010). He was married to Tess Gallagher and Maryanna Burk-Carver. He died on 2 August 1988 in Port Angeles, Washington, USA.
BornMay 25, 1938
DiedAugust 2, 1988(50)
BornMay 25, 1938
DiedAugust 2, 1988(50)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2014
Short Cuts (1993)
Short Cuts
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1993
Will Ferrell in Everything Must Go (2010)
Everything Must Go
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2010
Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016)
Whoever Was Using This Bed
8.6
Short
  • Writer
  • 2016

Credits

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Writer

  • The Idea (2025)
    The Idea
    Short
    • based on the short story by
    • 2025
  • Selected Shorts (2018)
    Selected Shorts
    Podcast Series
    • Writer (segment "Why Don't You Dance")
    • 2024
  • Radio Play Revival (2021)
    Radio Play Revival
    6.2
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Zasto ne zaplesete? (2021)
    Zasto ne zaplesete?
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • (des)Conexión (2021)
    (des)Conexión
    Short
    • original story
    • 2021
  • Cuidado (2020)
    Cuidado
    5.8
    Short
    • story
    • 2020
  • María José Pardo and Alfonso Desentre in Intimidad (2020)
    Intimidad
    Short
    • based on a short story by
    • 2020
  • Cathedral (2018)
    Cathedral
    Short
    • original story
    • 2018
  • Five Boys and a Wheel (2016)
    Five Boys and a Wheel
    7.8
    Short
    • short story "Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes"
    • 2016
  • Blueberry Cupcakes (2016)
    Blueberry Cupcakes
    Short
    • short story
    • 2016
  • Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016)
    Whoever Was Using This Bed
    8.6
    Short
    • short story
    • 2016
  • Cathedral (2015)
    Cathedral
    Short
    • story
    • 2015
  • Collectors (2015)
    Collectors
    Short
    • story
    • 2015
  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (2015)
    What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
    Short
    • original story
    • writer
    • 2015
  • Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    7.7
    • play based on the story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love"
    • 2014

Additional Crew

  • Catherine Deneuve and Gustave Kervern in In the Courtyard (2014)
    In the Courtyard
    6.3
    • poem: Sleeping
    • 2014

Soundtrack

  • The Son's Room (2001)
    The Son's Room
    7.3
    • Soundtrack ("Le Dita del Piede")
    • 2001

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 25, 1938
    • Clatskanie, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • August 2, 1988
    • Port Angeles, Washington, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Tess GallagherJune 17, 1988 - August 2, 1988 (his death)
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Did you know

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    He is considered one of the most important writers in American short story Literature.
  • Quotes
    I revise because it gradually takes me into the heart of what the story is about. I have to keep trying to see if I can find that out. It's a process more than a fixed position.

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