Biography
Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).
Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
Filmography
all 25
Movies 24
Writer 15
TV Shows 1
Creator 1
self 1
Arrowsmith (1997)
Babbitt (1969)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Pagliacci (1948)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Bongo (1947)
Untamed (1940)
Babbitt (1934)
Ann Vickers (1933)
Arrowsmith (1931)
Newly Rich (1931)
Mantrap (1926)
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette (1926)
Babbitt (1924)
Main Street (1923)
Free Air
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-02-07
Deathday
1951-01-10 (65 years old)
Birth Name
Harry Sinclair Lewis
Birth Place
Sauk Centre, United States
Religion
atheism
Relationships
Dorothy Thompson (1928 - 1942)
Citizenships
United States
Awards
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame, Nobel Prize in Literature
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