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E. L. Doctorow

Edgar Lawrence Doctorow

Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).

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Country of Citizenship

United States

Place of Birth

New York City

Date of Birth

1/6/1931

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

14 items
Guggenheim Fellowship
 (1972)
Point in Time
: 1972
National Humanities Medal
 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
National Book Award for Fiction
 (1986)
Point in Time
: 1986
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
 (1990)
For Work
:
Billy Bathgate
Point in Time
: 1990
Helmerich Award
 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
 (2006)
For Work
:
The March
Point in Time
: 2006
St. Louis Literary Award
 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
Honorary Doctor of the Hofstra University
William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
 (2005)
For Work
:
The March
Point in Time
: 2005
Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
 (1975)
For Work
:
Ragtime
Point in Time
: 1975
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
 (1989)
For Work
:
Billy Bathgate
Point in Time
: 1989

Notable Work

The Book of Daniel
Ragtime
Billy Bathgate
The March
Homer & Langley

Occupation

Novelist
Writer
Screenwriter
University Teacher
Playwright
Essayist
Professor
Author

Educated At

Kenyon College
Bronx High School of Science
Columbia University
 (1952 - 1953)
End Time
: 1953
Start Time
: 1952

Given Name

Edgar
Series Ordinal
:1
Lawrence
Series Ordinal
:2

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Date of Death

7/21/2015

Place of Death

Manhattan

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Official Website

http://www.eldoctorow.com/

Religion or Worldview

Judaism

Residence

The Bronx
New Rochelle

Influenced By

Heinrich Von Kleist
John Dos Passos

Nominated For

11 items
National Book Award for Fiction
 (1972)
For Work
:
The Book of Daniel
Point in Time
: 1972
Nebula Award for Best Novel
 (1976)
For Work
:
Ragtime
Point in Time
: 1976
National Book Award for Fiction
 (1986)
Point in Time
: 1986
National Book Award for Fiction
 (1989)
For Work
:
Billy Bathgate
Point in Time
: 1989
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
 (1990)
For Work
:
Billy Bathgate
Point in Time
: 1990
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
 (1990)
For Work
:
Billy Bathgate
Point in Time
: 1990
National Book Award for Fiction
 (2005)
For Work
:
The March
Point in Time
: 2005
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
 (2006)
For Work
:
The March
Point in Time
: 2006
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
 (2006)
For Work
:
The March
Point in Time
: 2006
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
International Booker Prize
 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Employer

New York University

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
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Start of Work Period

1960

Archives At

New York University

Name in Native Language

Edgar Lawrence Doctorow

Family Name

Doctorow

Writing Language

English

Field of Work

American Literature
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