Nelson Algren
American writer
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Nelson Algren was an American writer. His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name.
Algren articulated the world of "drunks, pimps, prostitutes, freaks, drug addicts,... Wikipedia
Born: March 28, 1909, Detroit, MI
Died: May 9, 1981 (age 72 years), Long Island, NY
Awards: National Book Award for Fiction
Parents: Goldie Algren and Gerson Abraham Algren
Spouse: Betty Ann Jones (m. 1965–1967)