Walter Tevis
1928
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1984
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: American English
educated at: University of Kentucky
occupation: writer, novelist, university teacher, science fiction writer
student of: A. B. Guthrie Jr.
official website: www.waltertevis.org
Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. A fourth, The Queen’s Gambit, was adapted into a miniseries with the same title and shown on Netflix in 2020. His books have been translated into at least 18 languages. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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