Biography
James Rufus Agee ( AY-jee; November 27, 1909 β May 16, 1955) was an American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, writing for Time Magazine, he was one of the most influential film critics in the United States. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize. Agee is also known as a co-writer of the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men and as the screenwriter of the film classics The African Queen and The Night of the Hunter.
Filmography
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Movies 11
Writer 9
self 1
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The Tramp's New World (2021)
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A Death in the Family (2002)
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All the Way Home (1981)
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Self
Agee (1980)
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All the Way Home (1963)
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
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White Mane (1953)
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Face to Face (1952)
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The African Queen (1952)
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5.5
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The Quiet One (1948)
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In the Street (1948)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1909-11-27
Deathday1955-05-16 (45 years old)
Birth NameJames Rufus Agee
Birth PlaceKnoxville, United States of America
ChildrenJoel Agee
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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