Nelson Algren
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 28, 1909 (117 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
Known For
| 2021 | AlgrenSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... | |
| 1981 | The New Deal for ArtistsSelf | |
| 1969 | Fearless FrankNeedles | |
| 1965 | GoldsteinHimself | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | The David Susskind ShowSelf |
| 2021 | AlgrenWriter | |
| 2016 | Nelson Algren LiveWriter | |
| 2015 | Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...Writer | |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild SideNovel | |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden ArmNovel |