Walter Tevis

Also known as Walter S. Tevis, Walter Stone Tevis

American writer (1928–1984)

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Born: 1928
Died: 1984
Works: 42

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Mockingbird
מוקינגבירד
Gambito de Dama
Gambito de Dama
The Sport of crime

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Born: Walter Stone Tevis Jr. , February 28, 1928, San Francisco , California, U.S.
Died: August 9, 1984 (1984-08-09) (aged 56), New York City , New York, U.S.
Occupation: Novelist , short story writer
Period: 1955–1984
Genre: Fiction , science fiction
Spouse: Jamie Griggs Tevis, Eleanora Tevis
Children: William Tevis, Julie Tevis

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Instance of: human
Given name: Walter
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: San Francisco
Place of death: New York City
Occupation: screenwriter
Educated at: University of Kentucky
Employer: Ohio University
Languages spoken: English language
Student of: A. B. Guthrie Jr.
Field of work: science fiction literature
Genre: speculative fiction
Official website: www.waltertevis.org
Image: 27queensgambitbook-articleLarge.webp

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date of death: 1984-08-08
date of birth: 1928-02-28
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Kentucky
cause of death: lung cancer
name in native language: Walter Tevis
start of work period: 1955-00-00
writing language: English language

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Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (/ˈtɛvɪs/; February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. A fourth, The Queen’s Gambit, was adapted into a miniseries with the same title and shown on Netflix in 2020. His books have been translated into at least 18 languages.

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