Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 8
self 6
Writer 3
TV Shows 2
Self
Algren (2021)
Movie
Writer
Nelson Algren Live (2016)
Movie
Self
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... (2015)
Movie
Self
The New Deal for Artists (1981)
Movie
Needles
Fearless Frank (1969)
Movie
Himself
Goldstein (1965)
Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Writer
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Movie
Self
The David Susskind Show (1959)
TV
Writer
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Movie
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1909-03-28
Deathday1981-05-09 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsNational Book Award
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