Walter Tevis

1928 - 1984

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

Country of citizenship: United States

Languages spoken, written or signed: American English, English

Educated at: University of Kentucky

Occupation: writer, novelist, university teacher, science fiction writer, screenwriter

Student of: A. B. Guthrie Jr.

Official website: www.waltertevis.org

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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)