Nelson Algren
March 28, 1909 (115 years old) in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Algren as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... as
- 1981 · The New Deal for Artists as
- 1969 · Fearless Frank as Needles
- 1965 · Goldstein as Himself
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1959 · The David Susskind Show as Self