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Don DeLillo

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Don DeLillo

Born November 20, 1936 · New York City, New York, USA (age 89)

Donald Richard DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter and essayist. His works have covered subjects as diverse as television, nuclear war, the complexities of language, art, the advent of the Digital Age, mathematics, politics, economics, and sports. DeLillo was already a well-regarded cult writer in 1985, when the publication of Whi…

Known For

CosmopolisCosmopolis · 2012
Cosmopolis
★ 5.72012
MovieDrama
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a self-made 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.
White NoiseWhite Noise · 2022
White Noise
★ 5.62022
MovieComedyDrama
Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
Game 6Game 6 · 2006
Game 6
★ 4.62006
MovieDramaComedy
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.
Mare's NestMare's Nest · 2026
Mare's Nest
★ 7.02026
MovieScience FictionDrama
Moon travels through a mysterious unexplained world free of adults. Moon meets a scholar turned sage and her translator in a mountain hut, where she tries to understand what is happening, based on a play by Don DeLillo. She meets many others who perform for her, show her a film, give her gifts, show her different possibilities for living. She observes and moves on into an unknown future.
Never EverNever Ever · 2016
Never Ever
★ 3.92016
MovieDrama
Based on Don DeLillo's novella "The Body Artist," the film swirls around a self-centered filmmaker who, during a screening of one of his films, wanders into an adjoining gallery and becomes mesmerized by a young performance artist. Dumping his leading lady and long-time lover, Rey embarks on a wild and delirious affair with the equally willing Laura, who jumps on the back of his motorcycle and rides with him into instantaneous love.
Nelson Algren LiveNelson Algren Live · 2016
Nelson Algren Live
2016
MovieDramaDocumentary
A performance of some of Nelson Algren's greatest and least known works, performed live at the Steppenwolf theatre in Algren's hometown, Chicago.
Looking at the deadLooking at the dead · 2011
Looking at the dead
2011
Movie
The story is adapted from Baader-Meinhof by Don DeLillo and depicts the mysterious meeting between a woman and a man in an art gallery.

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