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Richard Yates
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Richard Yates was an American writer, journalist, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote in the English language and produced works in the prose genre. His notable work includes the novel *Revolutionary Road*. He also authored *The Collected Stories of Richard Yates*. Yates received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was nominated for a National Book Award.
Born in Yonkers on February 3, 1926, Yates served in World War II. He was employed by the University of Southern California, Columbia University, Boston University, and the University of Vermont. He died in Birmingham on November 7, 1992, from pulmonary emphysema.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 Feb 1926
- Died
- 7 Nov 1992
- Works
- 76
Top works
- Vía revolucionaria
- Vía revolucionaria
- חלון פנורמי
- The Collected Stories of Richard Yates
- Un dernier moment de folie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Yonkers
- Place of death
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- novelist
- Employer
- Boston University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- prose
- Conflict
- World War II
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- date of death
- 1992-11-07
- date of birth
- 1926-02-03
- manner of death
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- nominated for
- National Book Award
- name in native language
- Richard Yates
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- Commons category
- Richard Yates (novelist)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Richard Yates, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana