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James T. Farrell

1904 - 1979

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James Thomas Farrell (February 27, 1904 – August 22, 1979) was an American novelist, short-story writer and poet. He is most remembered for the Studs Lonigan trilogy, which was made into a film in 1960 and a television series in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James T. Farrell has received more than 140,310 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James T. Farrell is the 6,074th most popular writer, the 12,595th most popular biography from United States and the 927th most popular American Writer.

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  • 140k

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  • 36.98

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James T. Farrell ranks 6,074 out of 5,755Before him are Judith Miller, Mieko Kawakami, Paul Dini, Federico Andahazi, Alfred Austin, and Sally Rooney. After him are Maja Haderlap, Masha Gessen, Brannon Braga, Norman Lear, Thomas MacDonagh, and Thomas Shadwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, James T. Farrell ranks 325Before him are Gwen Lee, Anders Lange, K. L. Saigal, Selwyn Lloyd, Jennison Heaton, and Dorothy Fields. After him are MacKinlay Kantor, Jerry Colonna, and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1979, James T. Farrell ranks 260Before him are John Glascock, John Wright, Constant Joacim, Géza Kádas, Jimmy McCulloch, and Elizabeth Ryan. After him are Dick Foran, Jack Mulhall, Doris Kenyon, Allen Tate, Jocelyne LaGarde, and William Gargan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James T. Farrell ranks 12,595 out of 18,182Before him are Hope Solo (1981), Mike Troy (1940), Graham Rogers (1990), Ken Page (1954), Ashley Blue (1981), and Walter Murphy (1952). After him are Al D'Amato (1937), Joseph Bernardin (1928), Josh Barnett (1977), Tom DiCillo (1953), Dustin Lance Black (1975), and Richard Schoen (1950).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James T. Farrell ranks 927Before him are William Safire (1929), Alfred Gough (1967), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Robert Pinsky (1940), Judith Miller (1948), and Paul Dini (1957). After him are Brannon Braga (1965), Norman Lear (1922), Jennifer Egan (1962), Scott Westerfeld (1963), Ed Bradley (1941), and William Monahan (1960).