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Irving Stone was born Irving Tenenbaum in San Francisco, California on July 14, 1903. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1923 and a master's degree from the University of Southern California in 1924. He was known for his historically accurate mostra'n més fictionalized biographies. His first book, Lust for Life, was published in 1934. His other works include Clarence Darrow for the Defense, They Also Ran, Immortal Wife, President's Lady, Love Is Eternal, The Agony and the Ecstasy, The Passions of the Mind, and The Origin. He won a Western Spur Award for Men to Match My Mountains. He died on August 26, 1989 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

Obres de Irving Stone

Lust for Life (1934) 1,940 exemplars
Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh (1937) — Editor — 572 exemplars
Love Is Eternal (1954) 416 exemplars
Clarence Darrow for the Defense (1941) 324 exemplars
Jack London, Sailor on Horseback (1938) 224 exemplars
I, Michelangelo, Sculptor (1962) 68 exemplars
Adversary in the House (1947) 55 exemplars
Irving Stone: 3 Complete Novels (1981) 31 exemplars
The Irving Stone reader (1954) 6 exemplars
False Witness a novel (1940) 2 exemplars
Stradanje duše 1 exemplars
O Tesouro Grego 1 exemplars

Obres associades

The Aspirin Age, 1919-1941 (1949) — Col·laborador — 129 exemplars
From Mycenae to Homer (1958)algunes edicions52 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Stone, Irving
Nom oficial
Stone, Irving
Altres noms
Tennenbaum, Irving (birth name)
Data de naixement
1903-07-14
Data de defunció
1989-08-26
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
San Francisco, California, USA
Lloc de defunció
Los Angeles, California, USA
Causa de la mort
heart failure
Llocs de residència
San Francisco, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Educació
University of California, Berkeley (BA | 1923)
University of Southern California (MA | 1924)
Professions
writer
Relacions
Jean Stone (wife)
Premis i honors
Spur Award (1956)
Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (1961)
Golden Plate Award (1971)
Biografia breu
Stone, Irving (14 July 1903–26 August 1989), author, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Tannenbaum (sometimes spelled Tennenbaum), a store clerk, and Pauline Rosenberg. His parents divorced when he was seven, and by his senior year in high school his mother had remarried. Stone legally changed his surname to that of his stepfather.

From American National Biography.

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Just an incredible read about an incredible man that accomplished incredible things. If you are the least bit interested in the life, art, struggles and humanity of Michelangelo then this is a must read.
 
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everettroberts | Hi ha 77 ressenyes més | Oct 20, 2023 |
Irving stone is the best biographer I ever came across
 
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harishwriter | Hi ha 31 ressenyes més | Oct 12, 2023 |
stirred up the desire to visit Florence, Bologna and Vatican to pay Homage to Michelangelo
 
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harishwriter | Hi ha 77 ressenyes més | Oct 12, 2023 |
life of Jessie Benton Frémont wife of John, first Presidential candidate of the Republican Party.
 
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pollycallahan | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jul 1, 2023 |

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Obres
60
També de
20
Membres
11,520
Popularitat
#2,041
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
190
ISBN
365
Llengües
17
Preferit
28
Pedres de toc
276

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