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John Hersey(1914-1993)

  • Writer
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John Hersey
John Hersey was born on 17 June 1914 in Tianjin, China. He was a writer, known for The War Lover (1962), A Bell for Adano (1945) and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950). He was married to Barbara Day Addams Kaufman and Frances Ann Cannon. He died on 24 March 1993 in Key West, Florida, USA.
BornJune 17, 1914
DiedMarch 24, 1993(78)
BornJune 17, 1914
DiedMarch 24, 1993(78)
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Known for

Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field in The War Lover (1962)
The War Lover
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1962
A Bell for Adano (1945)
A Bell for Adano
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1945
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Lux Video Theatre
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995)
    Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • article Hiroshima
    • 1995
  • Rosanna Arquette, Lisa Eichhorn, and Eli Wallach in The Wall (1982)
    The Wall
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1982
  • John Forsythe in A Bell for Adano (1967)
    A Bell for Adano
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1967
  • Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field in The War Lover (1962)
    The War Lover
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1962
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Out (1957)
    Out
    6.9
    Short
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Judy Garland in Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
    Ford Star Jubilee
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1955
  • CBS Television Workshop (1952)
    CBS Television Workshop
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1952
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • A Bell for Adano (1945)
    A Bell for Adano
    6.7
    • novel
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 17, 1914
    • Tianjin, China
  • Died
    • March 24, 1993
    • Key West, Florida, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Barbara Day Addams Kaufman1958 - March 24, 1993 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Wall". NOTE: Filmed as The Wall (1982).

Did you know

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    Pulitzer prize-winning American writer, a former journalist. Mainly concerned with war themes. He was an early opponent of the Vietnam War. From 1965-70, Hersey was Master of Pierson College at Yale University and later taught writing courses, in fiction and non-fiction, to undergraduates.

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