- Born
- Birth namePaul Edward Theroux
- Paul Theroux was born on April 10, 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Mosquito Coast (1986), Mosquito Coast (2021) and Monkey Hill. He has been married to Sheila Donnelly since November 18, 1995. He was previously married to Anne Castle.
- SpousesSheila Donnelly(November 18, 1995 - present)Anne Castle(December 4, 1967 - 1993) (2 children)
- Children
- RelativesJustin Theroux(Niece or Nephew)
- Uncle of Justin Theroux.
- Father of Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux.
- Member of American Academy's Institute of Arts & Letters.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 401-410. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Prolific, critically acclaimed author of some 20 non-fiction books and novels.
- Sometimes I make my characters up, sometimes they appear before me...
- Britain looks like a witch riding on a pig.
- You've seen the movie of "The Mosquito Coast"? Now you can read the book. "No," he said. "It would ruin the movie for me."
- That's how right-winged people talk: me, me, me. Next you'll be ranting about the purity of the race.
- It looks overdone because it is overdone, I said. For Christ's suffering to mean something to these tribespeople it has to look worse than what they've been through. Nobody commented further after that.
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