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Joseph Heller

Writer / Screenwriter / Novelist / Playwright / Journalist | * 05/01/1923 († 76, 12/12/1999) | New York City / NYC (United States of America (USA))
Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel Catch-22, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for an absurd or contradictory choice. He was nominated in 1972 for the Nobel Prize in Literature. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | War | Drama

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A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown. ...

Sex and the Single Girl

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1964 | 3.3/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation. ...

Catch-22

R

1970 | 3.4/5 | 2h 1min
War, Comedy, Drama
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Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but incompetence and bureaucracy constantly stand in his ...

Catch-22

TV-MA

2019 | 3.7/5 | 45min per episode
Comedy, Drama, War & Politics
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TV Shows/Series with Joseph Heller as Actor(1)

as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with Joseph Heller as Crew(5)

Writing/Novel1973 Catch-22
Writing/Novel1970 Catch-22
Writing/Writer1970 Dirty Dingus Magee
Writing/Screenplay1967 Casino Royale
Writing/Writer1964 Sex and the Single Girl

TV Shows/Series with Joseph Heller as Crew(1)

Writing/Novel2019 Catch-22

Full Name: Joseph Heller
Born: Tuesday, 05/01 1923 (May) in New York City / NYC (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 12/12 1999 (December) in East Hampton (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia University, St Catherine's College, Abraham Lincoln High School
Employer: Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Other names for Joseph Heller (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joseph Heller (Schriftsteller)"
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David Michôd (3x, Crew)
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Woody Allen (2x, Actor)
Burt Kwouk (2x, Actor)
John Huston (2x, Actor)
Buck Henry (2x, Actor)
Ernest Adler (2x, Crew)
Richard Quine (2x, Crew)
Alan McCabe (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1022584, Added: 11/29/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024