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| − | '''James Rufus Agee''' (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American journalist, poet, novelist, screenwriter and film critic. | + | '''James Rufus Agee''' (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American journalist, poet, novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Pulitzer Prizewinner (1958) for poshumous novel ''A death in the Family'' (1957). |
Agee is best known for ''Let Us Now Priase Famous Men'' (published 1941, written 1936-40), a prose account of 8 months visiting poor Alabama families in 1936 with photographer Walker Evans, whose pictures are integral to the project. | Agee is best known for ''Let Us Now Priase Famous Men'' (published 1941, written 1936-40), a prose account of 8 months visiting poor Alabama families in 1936 with photographer Walker Evans, whose pictures are integral to the project. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 4 December 2013
James Rufus Agee (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American journalist, poet, novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Pulitzer Prizewinner (1958) for poshumous novel A death in the Family (1957). Agee is best known for Let Us Now Priase Famous Men (published 1941, written 1936-40), a prose account of 8 months visiting poor Alabama families in 1936 with photographer Walker Evans, whose pictures are integral to the project.
About Agee
Books
- Huse, Nancy Lyman, John Hersey and James Agee: A Reference Guide, Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1978.
- Kramer, Victor A., James Agee, Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1975.
- Kramer, Victor A. (ed.), Agee: Selected Literary Documents, Troy, N.Y.: The Whitston Publishing Company, 1996.
- Durden, Mark (ed.), Fifty Key Writers on Photography, N.Y.:Routlledge, 2013.
