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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instanceOf human
law professor
almaMater Harvard College NERFINISHED
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
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard Law School
employer Cardozo School of Law NERFINISHED
Stanford Law School NERFINISHED
University of Miami School of Law NERFINISHED
University of San Francisco School of Law NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork law
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
writing the novel The Paper Chase
notableRole creator of the character Professor Kingsfield
notableWork Listen to the Marriage NERFINISHED
The Associates NERFINISHED
The Man Who Owned New York NERFINISHED
The Paper Chase NERFINISHED
The River of No Return NERFINISHED
occupation law professor
novelist
screenwriter
partOf American legal novel tradition
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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) NERFINISHED
The Paper Chase (TV series) NERFINISHED
writingStyle realist

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The Paper Chase basedOnWorkAuthor John Jay Osborn Jr.