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John Nichols(1940-2023)

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John Nichols
John Nichols was born on 23 July 1940 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Pookie (1969), The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) and Milagro (1988). He was married to Ruth Wetherell Harding. He died on 28 November 2023 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.
BornJuly 23, 1940
DiedNovember 28, 2023(83)
BornJuly 23, 1940
DiedNovember 28, 2023(83)
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Pookie (1969)
Pookie
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1969
Lea Thompson and Lukas Haas in The Wizard of Loneliness (1988)
The Wizard of Loneliness
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1988
Milagro (1988)
Milagro
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1988
John Nichols in The Milagro Man: The Irrepressible Multicultural Life and Literary Times of John Nichols (2012)
The Milagro Man: The Irrepressible Multicultural Life and Literary Times of John Nichols
8.5
  • Self
  • 2012

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  • Lea Thompson and Lukas Haas in The Wizard of Loneliness (1988)
    The Wizard of Loneliness
    5.8
    • based on the novel by
    • 1988
  • Milagro (1988)
    Milagro
    6.8
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing - Porté disparu (1982)
    Missing - Porté disparu
    7.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Pookie (1969)
    Pookie
    6.6
    • novel "The Sterile Cuckoo"
    • 1969

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  • Born
    • July 23, 1940
    • Berkeley, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 2023
    • Taos, New Mexico, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Wetherell Harding1965 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Fiction: "An Elegy For September", "Playboy" (USA), p.84-86+147-155.

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    Best known novels are "The Sterile Cuckoo" (1965), "Nirvana Blues" and "The Milagro Beanfield War".

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