James Purdy(1914-2009)

Writer

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James Purdy was born on 17 July 1914 in Fremont, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for In a Shallow Grave (1988), Our Time (1983) and Hier is... Adriaan van Dis (1983). He died on 13 March 2009 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

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Known for

Michael Biehn and Maureen Mueller in In a Shallow Grave (1988)

In a Shallow Grave

5.7

Writer

1988

TV Series

Self

Hier is... Adriaan van Dis

TV Series

Self - Guest

Credits

Writer

In a Shallow Grave
5.7
- novel
- 1988

Personal details

Official site
- jamespurdy.org
Born
- July 17, 1914
- Fremont, Ohio, USA
Died
- March 13, 2009
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Other works
Author of stories and short plays collected in "Children is All."
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
He earned a Bachelor's Degree in French at Bowling Green State College (now University) in Bowling Green, Ohio in 1935 and a Master's Degree in English at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois in 1937.

Quotes
I don't think I'd like it if people liked me, I'd think that something had gone wrong.

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When did James Purdy die?
March 13, 2009
How old was James Purdy when he died?
94 years old
Where did James Purdy die?
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
When was James Purdy born?
July 17, 1914
Where was James Purdy born?
Fremont, Ohio, USA

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