Writing
Nelson Algren
EN cinema · 8 credits
Born
28 March 1909
Died
9 May 1981 (aged 72)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Algren
EN · 20216.0
as Self (archive footage), Writer
Fearless Frank
EN · 19695.6
as Needles
Goldstein
EN · 19655.8
as Himself