James Michener

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James Michener was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his meticulously researched, epic historical novels such as "Tales of the South Pacific" and "Hawaii."

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non-fiction writer
novelist
short story writer
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
St. Louis Literary Award
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surface form: James Albert Michener
causeOfDeath kidney failure
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-02-03
dateOfDeath 1997-10-16
educatedAt Swarthmore College
University of Northern Colorado
employer Macmillan Publishers
Random House
University of Texas at Austin
familyName James Michener self-linksurface differs
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fieldOfWork American literature
historical narrative
gender male
genre epic fiction
historical fiction
givenName James
hasSignatureWorkAdaptation South Pacific (1958 film)
South Pacific (1958 film)
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influenced historical epic genre in American literature
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Navy
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notableFor meticulously researched historical novels
notableWork Alaska
Caribbean
Centennial
Chesapeake Bay
surface form: Chesapeake

Hawaii
Iberian Peninsula
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Poland
Return to Paradise
Space
Tales of the South Pacific
Texas
The Covenant
The Source
occupation author
editor
teacher
philanthropy major donations to educational institutions
support for arts and writing programs
placeOfBirth Doylestown, Pennsylvania
surface form: Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States
residence Austin, Texas, United States
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
surface form: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
spouse Mari Yoriko Sabusawa
Patti Koon
Vange Nord
writingStyle extensive historical background
multi-generational sagas

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The Hawaiians (stage adaptation) basedOnWorkBy James Michener
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James A. Michener Art Museum namedAfter James Michener
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Tales of the South Pacific author James Michener
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The Source author James Michener
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