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Paul Theroux
Medford, Massachusetts, United States
Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, whic…
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Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name. He is the father of English-American authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel and Louis Theroux, the brother of authors Alexander Theroux and Peter Theroux, and uncle of the American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux.
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2021
The Mosquito Coast
TV show Executive Producer
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2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV show
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2013
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Movie Self
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1989
Blackpool Wakes
Movie Self
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1986
Christmas Snow
Movie Story
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1986
The Mosquito Coast
Movie Novel
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1986
Half Moon Street
Movie Novel
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1979
Saint Jack
Movie Screenplay
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Monkey Hill
Movie Story
