Biography
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumous novella Billy Budd. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller), but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the "Melville Revival" in the early 20th century that his work won recognition, especially Moby-Dick which was hailed as one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 41
Writer 37
TV Shows 3
All Effort of Men (2022)
Ishmael (2022)
Bartleby (2017)
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (2017)
Farrago (2015)
Heggie: Moby Dick (2013)
Moby Dick (2011)
Britten: Billy Budd (2011)
Age of the Dragons (2011)
2010: Moby Dick (2010)
Captain Ahab (2008)
A Baleia Branca - Uma Ideia de Deus (2007)
Capitaine Achab (2004)
Partanen (2003)
Pierre or The Ambiguities (2001)
Bartleby (2001)
Beau Travail (2000)
Moby Dick (2000)
Animated Epics: Moby Dick (2000)
Pola X (1999)
Moby Dick (1998)
Billy Budd (1997)
The Adventures of Moby Dick (1996)
Moby Dick (1978)
Bartleby (1976)
Bartleby (1976)
Moby-Dick (1975)
Benito Cereno (1971)
Bartleby (1970)
Bartleby (1970)
Bartleby (1969)
Billy Budd (1966)
Enchanted Isles (1965)
Bartleby (1963)
Billy Budd (1962)
Enchanted Island (1958)
Moby Dick (1956)
Moby Dick (1954)
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949)
Last of the Pagans (1935)
Demon of the Sea (1931)
Moby Dick (1930)
The Sea Beast (1926)
Bartleby
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GenderMale
Birthday1819-08-01
Deathday1891-09-28 (72 years old)
Birth NameHerman Melville
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
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RelationshipsElizabeth Knapp Melville
FatherAllan Melville
MotherMaria Gansevoort Melvill
SiblingsAllan Melville
RelativesPeter Gansevoort, Thomas Melvill
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City, United States of America, Nuku Hiva, France
AwardsNational Book Award for Nonfiction
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