James Kirkwood Jr.

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James Kirkwood Jr. was an American playwright and novelist best known for co-writing the book for the musical "A Chorus Line" and for his humorous, character-driven fiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
novelist
playwright
screenwriter
activeInPeriod 20th century
adaptedWork Some Kind of Hero (film) NERFINISHED
There Must Be a Pony! (television film) NERFINISHED
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath AIDS-related complications
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWroteBookForMusical A Chorus Line NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1924-08-22
dateOfDeath 1989-04-21
educatedAt Hollywood Professional School NERFINISHED
familyName Kirkwood NERFINISHED
genre drama
humorous fiction
givenName James
languageOfWorkOrName English
name James Kirkwood Jr. NERFINISHED
notableFor co-writing the book for the musical A Chorus Line
notableWork A Chorus Line NERFINISHED
Good Times/Bad Times NERFINISHED
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! NERFINISHED
Some Kind of Hero NERFINISHED
There Must Be a Pony! NERFINISHED
occupation actor
novelist
playwright
screenwriter
parent James Kirkwood Sr. NERFINISHED
Lila Lee NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
subjectOf obituaries in major American newspapers in 1989
writingStyle character-driven fiction
wroteNovel Good Times/Bad Times NERFINISHED
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! NERFINISHED
Some Kind of Hero NERFINISHED
There Must Be a Pony! NERFINISHED
wrotePlay P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! NERFINISHED

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There Must Be a Pony! author James Kirkwood Jr.
James Kirkwood Sr. child James Kirkwood Jr.
Kirkwood hasNotableBearer James Kirkwood Jr.