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Also Known As	John Winslow Irving • John Wallace Blunt, Jr.
Born	March 2, 1942 (age 84) • Exeter • New Hampshire
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2000)
Notable Works	“A Prayer for Owen Meany” • “A Son of the Circus” • “A Widow for One Year” • “Avenue of Mysteries” • “In One Person” • “Last Night in Twisted River” • “Queen Esther” • “Setting Free the Bears” • “The 158-Pound Marriage” • “The Cider House Rules” • “The Cider House Rules” • “The Fourth Hand” • “The Hotel New Hampshire” • “The Imaginary Girlfriend” • “The Last Chairlift” • “The Water-Method Man” • “The World According to Garp” • “Trying to Save Piggy Sneed” • “Until I Find You”