Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shawwas a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions, about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and Rich Man, Poor Man, about the fate of three siblings after World War II, that was made into a popular miniseries starring...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth27 February 1913
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The theater went from just weekend shows to Wednesday and Thursday also,
You go to the multiplex and you don't see anyone you know, ... invariably you see someone you know. It's like old home week.
The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
A writer has to live with a sense of honor.
That, I think, is when things really took off, ... More and more people were buying the passes.
Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.
A lot of people have neat memories of here that add to the enjoyment of what they're coming to see,
They do an excellent job, ... They really care about it and look into it.
What do I care for the colored pins on a General's map? It's not a fair bargain--this exchange of my life for a small part of a colored pin
You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer
My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me
I'm not as hopeful as I was when I was young
I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it
My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have