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Tom Wolfe

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Born: 1930-03-02
Died: 2018-05-14
From: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.

Biography

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.

Awards & Nominations9 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

National Book Award

2010
🏆 Won

Carl Sandburg Literary Award

2008
🏆 Won

Jefferson Lecture

2006
🏆 Won

National Humanities Medal

2001
Nominated

National Book Award for Fiction

A Man in Full

1998
🏆 Won

Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award

1992
🏆 Won

St. Louis Literary Award

1990
🏆 Won

Wilbur Cross Medal

1990
🏆 Won

Dos Passos Prize

1984
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

The Right Stuff

1984
🏆 Won

National Book Award for Nonfiction

The Right Stuff

1980

Acting20 titles

Bauhaus in America
10.0
Movie

Bauhaus in America

1995Documentary
Apostrophes
8.5
Series

Apostrophes

1975-1990Documentary
Up Your Legs Forever
8.0
Movie

Up Your Legs Forever

1971Drama
The Simpsons
8.0
Cartoon

The Simpsons

1989 - ...Drama
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
7.7
Movie

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007Documentary
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
7.6
Movie

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992Documentary
Bill Cunningham New York
7.6
Movie

Bill Cunningham New York

2011Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3
Movie

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990Documentary
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
7.1
Movie

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018Documentary
Radical Wolfe
7.0
Movie

Radical Wolfe

2023Documentary
One Pair of Eyes
7.0
Series

One Pair of Eyes

1967-1984Documentary
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
Homevideo
6.6
Movie

Homevideo

2011Drama
The Real Right Stuff
6.6
Movie

The Real Right Stuff

2020Documentary
Salinger
6.4
Movie

Salinger

2013Documentary
The Daily Show
6.4
Series

The Daily Show

1996 - ...Documentary
Tales of the Rat Fink
5.9
Movie

Tales of the Rat Fink

2006Documentary
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
0
Movie

Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

1993Documentary
Forever Endeavor
0
Movie

Forever Endeavor

2024Documentary

Writing6 titles

The Right Stuff
7.4
Movie

The Right Stuff

1983Drama
The Right Stuff
7.2
Series

The Right Stuff

2020Drama
Law & Order True Crime
7.2
Series

Law & Order True Crime

2017Thriller
A Man in Full
6.3
Series

A Man in Full

2024Drama
The Last American Hero
5.7
Movie

The Last American Hero

1973Drama
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6
Movie

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990Comedy