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Conrad Richter(1890-1968)

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Conrad Richter was born on 13 October 1890 in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for One Desire (1955), The Light in the Forest (1958) and The Sea of Grass (1947). He died on 30 October 1968 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1890
DiedOctober 30, 1968(78)
BornOctober 13, 1890
DiedOctober 30, 1968(78)
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Anne Baxter and Rock Hudson in One Desire (1955)
One Desire
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1955
Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru, Carol Lynley, James MacArthur, and Fess Parker in The Light in the Forest (1958)
The Light in the Forest
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1958
Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Walker in The Sea of Grass (1947)
The Sea of Grass
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1947
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • Elizabeth Montgomery and Jane Seymour in The Awakening Land (1978)
    The Awakening Land
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • novels
    • 1978
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1961
  • The Best of the Post (1960)
    The Best of the Post
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1960
  • Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru, Carol Lynley, James MacArthur, and Fess Parker in The Light in the Forest (1958)
    The Light in the Forest
    6.4
    • novel
    • 1958
  • Anne Baxter and Rock Hudson in One Desire (1955)
    One Desire
    6.2
    • novel "Tacey Cromwell"
    • 1955
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1952
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Walker in The Sea of Grass (1947)
    The Sea of Grass
    6.3
    • novel "The Sea of Grass"
    • 1947
  • Spencer Tracy and Robert Young in Northwest Passage (1940)
    Northwest Passage
    7.0
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • James Stewart and Ann Rutherford in Of Human Hearts (1938)
    Of Human Hearts
    6.8
    • treatment contributor (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 13, 1890
    • Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 30, 1968
    • Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Light in the Forest" (filmed as The Light in the Forest (1958))

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  • Trivia
    His major work, "The Awakening Land", was a trilogy of novels, "The Trees" (1940), "The Fields" (1946), and the Pulitzer Prize winner, "The Town" (1950).

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