John Jay Osborn Jr.
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John Jay Osborn Jr. was an American author and law professor best known for his novel "The Paper Chase," which was adapted into a popular film and television series about the rigors of law school.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Jay Osborn Jr. canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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law professor ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard College
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Harvard Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Harvard Law School experience ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1945-08-05 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | mesothelioma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPublicationOfNotableWork | 1971 (The Paper Chase) ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2018-10-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Cardozo School of Law
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Stanford Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Miami School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ University of San Francisco School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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legal education ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre | legal fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | portrayals of law school in popular culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting the rigors of law school in fiction
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writing the novel The Paper Chase ⓘ |
| notableRole | creator of the character Professor Kingsfield ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Listen to the Marriage
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The Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Owned New York NERFINISHED ⓘ The Paper Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ The River of No Return NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
law professor
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | American legal novel tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
The Paper Chase (1973 film)
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The Paper Chase (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | realist ⓘ |
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