WRITER

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 138,806 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James T. Farrell is the 6,855th most popular writer (down from 6,050th in 2019), the 14,443rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,566th in 2019) and the 1,046th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

No star is lost
Poverty, Fiction, Fiction, general
1938
Judgment Day
Fiction, general, Fiction, Fiction in English
1935
My days of anger
Chicago (ill.), fiction, Fiction, coming of age, Irish Americans
1943
Gas-house McGinty
1933
Studs Lonigan
American history, Chicago, Fiction
[William V. Lipton][1] from Ann Arbor, MI says: "This is both a coming-of-age novel and a social history. Set during the 1920s and 1930s, it follows Studs as he grows through his teen years in Chicago. It shows the influences on urban children, the stresses on families and the American society during that time. The characters and dialogue are captivating." ([on Flashlight Worthy][2]) [1]: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/william.lipton?ref=profile [2]: http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Norman-Mailers-10-Favorite-American-Novels/430
1932
The young manhood of Studs Lonigan
Fiction, Irish Americans, Studs Lonigan (Fictitious character)
1934

Page views of James T. Farrells by language

Over the past year James T. Farrell has had the most page views in the with 15,133 views, followed by Italian (1,059), and German (1,006). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (57.82%), Swedish (55.11%), and Egyptian Arabic (42.66%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James T. Farrell ranks 6,855 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Pinsky, Laurie Lee, Roberto Orci, Ingrid Klimke, Toru Dutt, and Ernest Cline. After him are Eliezer Yudkowsky, Donna Williams, David X. Cohen, Emanuel Pastreich, Krishna Hutheesing, and Leila Aboulela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, James T. Farrell ranks 362. Before him are Gwen Lee, Alfred Lindley, Dorothy Fields, K. L. Saigal, Johnny Mack Brown, and H. Beam Piper. After him are Hilda James, Jerry Colonna, and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1979, James T. Farrell ranks 302. Before him are Vladimir Fyodorov, Allen Tate, Dick Foran, Dorothy Peterson, Beatrice Hicks, and Doris Kenyon. After him is William Gargan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James T. Farrell ranks 14,443 out of 20,380. Before him are Dianne Holum (1951), Gale Gordon (1906), John Garamendi (1945), Dan Povenmire (1963), Darren Criss (1987), and William G. Gregory (1957). After him are Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), Frank Spellman (1922), Craig L. Thomas (1933), Trischa Zorn (1964), Jesse McCartney (1987), and Jack D. Fischer (1974).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James T. Farrell ranks 1,046. Before him are Elaine Showalter (1941), Michael Arndt (1970), Faye Kellerman (1952), Dan Barker (1949), Robert Pinsky (1940), and Ernest Cline (1972). After him are Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), David X. Cohen (1966), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), William Joyce (1959), Nicole Krauss (1974), and Scott Westerfeld (1963).

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