J. P. Donleavy Writer

James Patrick Donleavy (born 23 April 1926) is an Irish American novelist and playwright. His first novel is The Ginger Man. Another novel, A Fairy Tale of New York, provided the title of the famous song "Fairytale of New York".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Donleavy James Patrick (full name)
Birth dateApril 23, 1926
Birth nameJames Patrick Donleavy
Birth place
New York City , United States , New York
Ethnicity
Irish American
Education
Trinity College Dublin

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Writer

Career start1955
notable work
The Ginger Man
A Fairy Tale of New York

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External resources

  1. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=149&OP=starts&locID=chan86036&srchtp=name&ca=2&c=1&AI=U13671893&NA=donleavy&ste=12&tbst=prp&tab=1&docNum=H1000026247&bConts=59
  2. http://home.earthlink.net/~dlhartz/donleavy/wood-jpd.html
  3. http://totallygonzo.org/2008/06/17/the-ginger-man-in-dublin
  4. http://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Listening-Rabbi-Low/dp/0871132370
  5. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/a-singular-man-j-p-donleavy-on-his-fascinating-life-since-the-ginger-man-2043380.html
  6. http://www.jpdonleavycompendium.org
  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW3ebxhABFQ