Nick Hornby

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columnist essayist human novelist screenwriter

Nick Hornby is an English author, essayist, and screenwriter best known for his novels "High Fidelity," "About a Boy," and "Fever Pitch," many of which have been adapted into successful films.

Aliases (1)

Nicholas Peter John Hornby ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	columnist → essayist → human → novelist → screenwriter →
awardReceived	Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay →
basedOnHisWork	About a Boy (2002 film) → About a Boy (TV series) → Fever Pitch (1997 film) → Fever Pitch (2005 film) → High Fidelity (2000 film) → High Fidelity (Broadway musical) →
birthName	Nicholas Peter John Hornby →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1957-04-17 →
educatedAt	Cambridge University NERFINISHED → Jesus College, Cambridge NERFINISHED →
genre	autobiographical writing → contemporary fiction → humour →
hasChild	Danny Hornby →
influencedBy	literature about music and football →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
name	Nick Hornby →
nationality	English →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay →
notableFor	writing about football fandom → writing about music fandom →
notableWork	A Long Way Down → About a Boy → Fever Pitch → Funny Girl → High Fidelity → How to Be Good → Juliet, Naked → Slam → State of the Union → Ten Years in the Tub →
occupation	author → critic → essayist → novelist → screenwriter →
placeOfBirth	Redhill, Surrey, England →
residence	London →
screenwriterOf	A Long Way Down (film adaptation) → An Education → Brooklyn → Juliet, Naked (film adaptation) → Wild →
spouse	Virginia Bovell →
supporterOf	Arsenal F.C. →
wrote	31 Songs → A Long Way Down → About a Boy → Fever Pitch → Funny Girl → High Fidelity → Housekeeping vs. The Dirt → How to Be Good → Juliet, Naked → Shakespeare Wrote for Money → Slam → Songbook → State of the Union → Ten Years in the Tub → The Polysyllabic Spree →

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Nick Hornby ("Nicholas Peter John Hornby") →	birthName
State of the Union →	creator
State of the Union →	executiveProducer
Emanuel School →	hasNotableAlumnus
Nick Hornby →	name
State of the Union →	writer