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Nathanael West

Writer / Novelist / Playwright / Screenwriter | * 10/17/1903 († 37, 12/22/1940) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer 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. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

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Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Line's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited b ...

Five Came Back

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1939 | 3.2/5 | 1h 15min
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her ...

Men Against the Sky

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1940 | 2.5/5 | 1h 15min
Drama, War
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A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The sch ...

It Could Happen to You

Certification unknown

1937 | 1h 11min
Drama
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A man on his way to closing a million dollar deal has an accident and gets amnesia. ...

Ticket to Paradise

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1936 | 1h 7min
Drama
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Movies with Nathanael West as Crew(16)

Writing/Novel1975 The Day of the Locust
Writing/Novel1959 Lonelyhearts
Writing/Novel1945 I'll Tell the World
Writing/Screenplay1941 Let's Make Music
Writing/Screenplay1940 Men Against the Sky
Writing/Writer1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
Writing/Screenplay1939 I Stole a Million
Writing/Screenplay1939 Five Came Back
Writing/Screenplay1938 Born to Be Wild
Writing/Screenplay1937 It Could Happen to You
Writing/Story1937 It Could Happen to You
Writing/Screenplay1937 Rhythm in the Clouds
Writing/Screenplay1936 The President's Mystery
Writing/Writer1936 Follow Your Heart
Writing/Writer1936 Ticket to Paradise
Writing/Novel1933 Advice to the Lovelorn

TV Shows/Series with Nathanael West as Crew(1)

Writing/Novel1982 American Playhouse

Full Name: Nathanael West
Born: Saturday, 10/17 1903 (October) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 12/22 1940 (December) in El Centro (aged: 37)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Brown University
Spouses (current/former): Eileen McKenney
Influenced by/Role models: H. L. Mencken
Other names for Nathanael West (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein"
Nathanael West frequently works together with these people:
Wendy Barrie (3x, Actress)
Lester Cole (3x, Crew)
Van Nest Polglase (3x, Crew)
Leslie Goodwins (3x, Crew)
Riley Minard (3x, Crew)
Elisabeth Risdon (2x, Actress)
Luis Alberni (2x, Actor)
Lee Tracy (2x, Actor)
Howard Teichmann (2x, Crew)
Roy Webb (2x, Crew)
Dore Schary (2x, Crew)
Frank Yaconelli (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:125039, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024