Nelson Algren
Born: 1909-03-28 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 1981-05-09
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2021
- Algren as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Nelson Algren Live ... (Writer)
1981
- The New Deal for Artists as Self
1969
- Fearless Frank as Needles
1965
- Goldstein as Himself
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Walk on the Wild Side ... (Novel)
1959
- The David Susskind Show as Self
1955
- The Man with the Golden Arm ... (Novel)