John Updike
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Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.
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Birthdate :March 18, 1932
Location :Shillington , Pennsylvania
Country :United States
Sign : Pisces
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1958
Debut novel titled: The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures (1958).1981
Probably best known for his Rabbit books, proving he favors naturalism and realism in his writing. "Rabbit Is Rich" (1981) and "Rabbit At Rest" (1990) both won the Pulitzer Prize.1989
He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1989 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.2001
His book, "The Witches of Eastwick", was adapted to a West End musical and performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical in 2001 (2000 season).2005
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 421-432. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
