- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Albert Michener
- James A. Michener was born on February 3, 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for South Pacific (1958), Return to Paradise (1953) and Adventures in Paradise (1959). He was married to Mari Michener, Vange Nord and Patti Koon. He died on October 16, 1997 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- SpousesMari Michener(October 23, 1955 - September 25, 1994) (her death)Vange Nord(1948 - 1955) (divorced)Patti Koon(1935 - 1948) (divorced)
- Sprawling family sagas set over many generations, and sometimes even over centuries
- High rate of literary output, given the immense size of so many of his novels
- Astute and erudite observations on politics, culture, history and the human condition
- He was raised with other abandoned children by a poor Quaker widow named Mabel Michener.
- He knows nothing about his birth parents.
- Abandoned as an infant in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
- He had survived three near-fatal plane crashes.
- He left his entire estate, including the copyrights to his works, to Swarthmore College.
- "I think it's remarkable that a man could write the kind of thing I do
- lengthy, intricate, not dependent on sex or violence - and acquire
- Hawaii (1966) - $60,000
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