Nathanael West
Writing
- Born
- October 17, 1903 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 22, 1940 (age 37)
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries.
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Known for
The Day of the Locust
May 7, 1975
Stranger on the Third Floor
August 16, 1940
Five Came Back
June 23, 1939
Lonelyhearts
March 4, 1959
The President's Mystery
September 28, 1936
Men Against the Sky
September 6, 1940
Let's Make Music
January 17, 1941
Advice to the Lovelorn
December 1, 1933
It Could Happen to You
June 28, 1937
I Stole a Million
August 1, 1939
Born to Be Wild
February 16, 1938
Ticket to Paradise
June 24, 1936
Behind the camera15
- 1975The Day of the Locust Novel
- 1959Lonelyhearts Novel
- 1945I'll Tell the World Novel
- 1941Let's Make Music Screenplay
- 1940Men Against the Sky Screenplay
- 1940Stranger on the Third Floor Writer
- 1939I Stole a Million Screenplay
- 1939Five Came Back Screenplay
- 1938Born to Be Wild Screenplay
- 1937It Could Happen to You Screenplay, Story