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William Kennedy(II)

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William Kennedy was born on 16 January 1928 in Albany, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Ironweed (1987), The Cotton Club (1984) and Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (2024). He was previously married to Ana Daisy Segarra.
BornJanuary 16, 1928
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    Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Ironweed (1987)
    Ironweed
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1987
    Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1984
    Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (2024)
    Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2024
    More Than Words (2018)
    More Than Words
    • Self
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Ironweed (1987)
      Ironweed
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • novel
      • 1987
    • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
      The Cotton Club
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1984

    Producer

    • Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (2024)
      Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024

    Soundtrack

    • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Ironweed (1987)
      Ironweed
      6.7
      • lyrics: "Poor Little Lamb"
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Born
      • January 16, 1928
      • Albany, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Ana Daisy SegarraJanuary 31, 1957 - September 29, 2023 (her death, 2 children)
    • Other works
      Won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel _Ironweed_.

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      Won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel, "Ironweed". In 1984, he also won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2001, he received the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award from the Tulsa Library Trust. In 2007, he received the Fitzgerald Award for Achievement in American Literature award in 2007, which is given annually in Rockville, Maryland

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