As Actor, As Writer
Algren
2021
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Nelson Algren
Acting
Born
March 28, 1909
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Deceased
May 9, 1981
Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
