Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 28, 1909
Died
May 9, 1981
Age
72
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity
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Nelson Algren
Writing
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.
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6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
7.1
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 · Movie
7.0
The David Susskind Show
1959 · TV
6.6
Walk on the Wild Side
1962 · Movie
0.0
Nelson Algren Live
2016 · Movie
5.6
Fearless Frank
1969 · Movie
0.0
The New Deal for Artists
1981 · Movie
0.0
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015 · Movie
6.0
Algren
2021 · Movie
5.8
Goldstein
1965 · Movie