Bruce Jay Friedman: Quick Facts

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Born	April 26, 1930 • New York City • New York
Died	June 3, 2020 (aged 90) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“Lucky Bruce: A Literary Memoir” • “Splash” • “Stern” • “Stir Crazy” • “Three Balconies” • “Violencia! A Musical Novel”

William Saroyan.

William Saroyan

American author

Joan Didion, 1970

Joan Didion

American author

Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.

Woody Allen

American director, writer, and actor

Bret Easton Ellis seated in a red chair, wearing glasses and a black suit, resting his chin on his hand and looking at the camera at a Rome Film Festival event.

Bret Easton Ellis

American author

James McBride

James McBride

American author and musician

Sherman Alexie, 2007

Sherman Alexie

American author

Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin

American writer and director

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor

Harlan Ellison.

Harlan Ellison

American author

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

American author

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

American writer

William Goldman

William Goldman

American screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author

Anita Loos

Anita Loos

American author

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Diane Johnson

American author and academic

P.G. Wodehouse sits at a desk with a typewriter, holding a pipe and looking at papers, in his Paris home in 1945.

P.G. Wodehouse

British author

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Reynolds Price

American writer

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Leonard Michaels

American author

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Michael Frayn

British author and translator

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James Goldman

American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist

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Richard Matheson

American author and screenwriter