WRITER

Walter Tevis

1928 - 1984

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Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Tevis has received more than 1,209,972 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Walter Tevis is the 2,088th most popular writer (down from 1,585th in 2019), the 2,626th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,069th in 2019) and the 227th most popular American Writer.

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  • 29

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  • 3.21

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Notable Works

Queen's gambit
1983
Mockingbird
End of the world, Fiction
1979
The Hustler
Fast Eddie, money, arrogance
"Fast" Eddie knows the scene. He knows the alcohol, he knows the road, he knows the men, and -- most importantly -- he knows the hustle. After years of beating everyone he can on the road, Eddie is getting tired of it all and dreams of something bigger. The greatest pool player in the world, to him, is Minnesota Fats, top-stick in New York who hasn't lost a game in years. Eddie has the skills he needs to be the best if he lets his skills transcend his arrogance. Tevis has written a heartbreaking treatise on a mix of many themes propping up the his big point: We lose if we choose to lose. An opponent gets the upper hand if they chose to win.
1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Human-alien encounters, Fiction, Science Fiction
1978
Color of Money
1984

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Tevis ranks 2,088 out of 7,302. Before him are Sophie de Condorcet, Dominique Venner, Hermas, Cyprian Norwid, Aspazija, and John Grinder. After him are James M. Cain, Philippe Sollers, Gaston III, Count of Foix, Tin Ujević, Jean Bruller, and Yoshida Kenkō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Walter Tevis ranks 168. Before him are Jean Kennedy Smith, Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, Henri Debehogne, Borisav Jović, Kåre Willoch, and Fredrik Barth. After him are Dick York, Nick Holonyak, Ali Kafi, Line Renaud, Pavel Kohout, and Eddie Fisher. Among people deceased in 1984, Walter Tevis ranks 77. Before him are Louis Réard, Faina Ranevskaya, Kim Sung-gan, Richard Brautigan, Lionel Robbins, and El Santo. After him are Fikret Amirov, Josyf Slipyj, Vladimir Chelomey, Christa Schroeder, Jean Prouvé, and Uladzimir Karatkievich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Tevis ranks 2,626 out of 20,380. Before him are Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Lew Ayres (1908), Drew Barrymore (1975), A. E. Waite (1857), John Grinder (1940), and Dorothea Tanning (1910). After him are J. T. Walsh (1943), James M. Cain (1892), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Henry Flagler (1830), Susan Sullivan (1942), and Kirk Kerkorian (1917).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walter Tevis ranks 227. Before him are Cornell Woolrich (1903), Richard Brautigan (1935), Bob Woodward (1943), Tom Wolfe (1930), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), and John Grinder (1940). After him are James M. Cain (1892), Terry Brooks (1944), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), John Kennedy Toole (1937), Ed McBain (1926), and Flannery O'Connor (1925).

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