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Nelson Algren
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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…
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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.
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2021
Algren
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2016
Nelson Algren Live
Movie Writer
- 2015
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1981
The New Deal for Artists
Movie Self
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1969
Fearless Frank
Movie Needles
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1965
Goldstein
Movie Himself
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1962
Walk on the Wild Side
Movie Novel
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1959
The David Susskind Show
TV show Self
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1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
Movie Novel
