About

Known credits:
56
Birthday:
1869-07-29
Place of birth:
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Booth Tarkington

Overview

Newton Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered America's greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Tarkington, along with Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana.

Known for

Writing
2002 The Magnificent Ambersons Writing Novel 58
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1951 On Moonlight Bay Writing Story 59
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1946 Monsieur Beaucaire Writing Novel 59
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1943 Presenting Lily Mars Writing Novel 59
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1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Writing Novel 65
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1941 Father's Son Writing Story 58
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1940 Little Orvie Writing Novel 59
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1940 Seventeen Writing Novel N/A
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1938 Penrod's Double Trouble Writing Story 58
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1938 Penrod and His Twin Brother Writing Author 59
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1937 Penrod and Sam Writing Novel 59
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1937 Clarence Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1936 Gentle Julia Writing Novel N/A
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1935 Alice Adams Writing Novel 59
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1935 Mississippi Writing Story 59
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1932 Business and Pleasure Writing Novel 58
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1931 Penrod and Sam Writing Novel 59
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1931 Penrod and Sam Writing Story 59
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1931 Father's Son Writing Novel N/A
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1930 Monte Carlo Writing Novel 59
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1930 Cameo Kirby Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1929 River of Romance Writing Original Story N/A
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1925 The Man Who Found Himself Writing Co-Writer N/A
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1925 Pampered Youth Writing Novel N/A
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1924 The Turmoil Writing Novel N/A
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1924 Monsieur Beaucaire Writing Novel 59
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1924 The Fighting Coward Writing Theatre Play 58
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1924 Pied Piper Malone Writing Story 58
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1923 Boy of Mine Writing Story N/A
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1923 Gentle Julia Writing Novel N/A
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1923 Cameo Kirby Writing Original Story 58
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1923 Penrod and Sam Writing Novel 59
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1922 The Flirt Writing Story N/A
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1922 Clarence Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1922 The Man From Home Writing Writer 59
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1922 Penrod Writing Novel N/A
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1921 The Conquest of Canaan Writing Novel N/A
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1921 You Find it Everywhere Writing Novel N/A
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1921 Edgar's Feast Day Writing Story N/A
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1920 Edgar Takes the Cake Writing Story N/A
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1920 Edgar's Jonah Day Writing Story N/A
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1920 Edgar's Hamlet Writing Original Story N/A
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1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet Writing Novel N/A
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1919 The Country Cousin Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1916 Seventeen Writing Novel N/A
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1916 The Conquest of Canaan Writing Novel N/A
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1916 The Flirt Writing Story N/A
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1916 The Turmoil Writing Novel N/A
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1915 The Gentleman from Indiana Writing Novel N/A
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1914 Springtime Writing Original Story N/A
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1914 Cameo Kirby Writing Original Story N/A
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1914 The Man From Home Writing Writer 58
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1914 Cherry Writing Novel N/A
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1913 Beau Brummel Writing Novel N/A
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1905 A Gentleman of France Writing Novel N/A
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Edgar's Sunday Courtship Writing Story N/A
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