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Paul Bowles(1910-1999)

  • Writer
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Composer and author, educated at the University of Virginia, he studied with Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson, and received Guggenheim and Rockefeller grants. Paul Bowles joined ASCAP in 1945, and he researched folk music in Spain, North Africa, the Antilles, and South and Central America. He lived 52 years in Tangier, Morocco as an expatriate writer. Bowles was married to the writer and playwright Jane Bowles.
BornDecember 30, 1910
DiedNovember 18, 1999(88)
BornDecember 30, 1910
DiedNovember 18, 1999(88)
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Known for

Un thé au Sahara (1990)
Un thé au Sahara
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1990
The Spider's House
  • Writer
    A Distant Episode
    A Distant Episode
    • Writer
      Senso (1954)
      Senso
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1954

      Credits

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      Writer



      • A Distant Episode
        • original story
        • Pre-production



      • Kitty (2016)
        Kitty
        6.4
        Short
        • based on the short story by
        • 2016
      • Baptism of Solitude: A Tribute to Paul Bowles
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2001
      • Café de la plage (2001)
        Café de la plage
        6.0
        • translation
        • 2001
      • Paul Bowles, demi-lune (1995)
        Paul Bowles, demi-lune
        7.0
        • Based on the short stories "The Story of Lahcen and Idir", "Call at Corazon" and "Allal"
        • 1995
      • Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
        Drug-Taking and the Arts
        7.8
        • novel "Let It Come Down"
        • 1993
      • Un thé au Sahara (1990)
        Un thé au Sahara
        6.7
        • book
        • 1990
      • Caftan d'amour (1989)
        Caftan d'amour
        7.0
        • novel Le Grand Miroir
        • 1989
      • You Are Not I (1981)
        You Are Not I
        6.7
        • short story
        • 1981
      • Boy Meets Girl (1967)
        Boy Meets Girl
        6.9
        TV Series
        • translator
        • 1967
      • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
        Play of the Week
        7.2
        TV Series
        • translation: No Exit
        • 1961
      • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
        General Electric Theater
        6.7
        TV Series
        • story
        • 1956
      • Senso (1954)
        Senso
        7.4
        • dialogue collaborator
        • 1954

      Composer



      • Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998)
        Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
        6.9
        • Composer
        • 1998
      • Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)
        Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider
        8.1
        • Composer
        • 1994
      • Un Américain à Tanger
        Short
        • Composer
        • 1993
      • The Glass Menagerie (1966)
        The Glass Menagerie
        7.3
        TV Movie
        • Composer
        • 1966
      • Omnibus (1952)
        Omnibus
        8.2
        TV Series
        • Composer (segment "My Heart's in the Highlands")
        • 1956
      • Rêve à vendre (1947)
        Rêve à vendre
        6.7
        • Composer (segments "Desire", "Ballet")
        • 1947
      • Congo (1945)
        Congo
        7.0
        Short
        • Composer
        • 1945

      Actor



      • Paul Bowles, demi-lune (1995)
        Paul Bowles, demi-lune
        7.0
        • Erzähler
        • 1995
      • Un thé au Sahara (1990)
        Un thé au Sahara
        6.7
        • Narrator
        • 1990
      • 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1955)
        8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements
        5.7
        • 1955

      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open
      Trailer 2:17
      Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open

      Personal details

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      • Official site
        • The Authorized Paul Bowles Web Site
      • Born
        • December 30, 1910
        • Queens, New York, USA
      • Died
        • November 18, 1999
        • Tangier, Morocco(heart attack)
      • Spouse
        • Jane Sydney AuerFebruary 21, 1938 - May 4, 1973 (her death)
      • Other works
        Active on Broadway in the following productions:
      • Publicity listings
        • 2 Biographical Movies
        • 1 Article

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        His name would be used by Christopher Isherwood for his character Sally "Bowles".

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      • When did Paul Bowles die?
        November 18, 1999
      • How did Paul Bowles die?
        Heart attack
      • How old was Paul Bowles when he died?
        88 years old
      • Where did Paul Bowles die?
        Tangier, Morocco
      • When was Paul Bowles born?
        December 30, 1910

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