Biography
Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist.
Of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' native language. He was educated in New York City, and wrote short stories and advertising copy.
For his second novel, adapted for the movie The Mambo Kings, he became the first Hispanic to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Filmography
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Movies 3
Director 1
Writer 1
Cinematography
Rabbit (1999)
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Assistant Director of Photography
The Edge of the Earth (1995)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1951-08-24
Deathday2013-10-12 (62 years old)
Birth NameOscar Jerome Hijuelos
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Rome Prize
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