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James A. Michener
James Albert Michener was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the Month Club. He was also known for the meticulous research that went into his books.
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culture · American author (1907–1997) · writer · military officer · novelist · screenwriter · autobiographer · teacher · art collector · also James A. Michener, James Albert Michener, James Michener, Michener
Born 3 February 1907 · Died 16 October 1997 · Q361653
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2025· 1 entry
insider.si.edu: An evolving legacy : twenty years of collecting at the James A. Michener Art Museum / James A. Michener Art Museum, Buck County, Pennsylvania ; Erika Jaeger-Smith ... [et al]
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded Distinguished Americans series (2008).
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The United States Postal Service honored him with a 59¢ Distinguished Americans series postage stamp
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1998· 1 entry
The Raffles Hotel in Singapore named one of their suites after the author, in memory of his patronage and affection for the hotel
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1997· 5 entries
Died 1997-10-16.
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“The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.”
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“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.”
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“I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.”
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“The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.”
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1994· 1 entry
Michener endorsed the naming as "Michener's" the restaurant at Iririki Island Resort, Port Vila, Vanuatu
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service (1992).
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1989· 1 entry
Michener donated the royalty earnings from the Canadian edition of his novel Journey (1989), published in Canada by McClelland & Stewart, to create the Journey Prize, an annual Canadian literary prize worth $10,000 (CDN)
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1988· 1 entry
In Michener's hometown of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the James A
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1987).
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1985· 1 entry
With a larger, modern prison), the museum is a non-profit organization with both permanent and rotating collections
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded St. Louis Literary Award (1981).
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Michener was awarded the St
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1980· 1 entry
Michener threw out the first pitch of Game Two of the National League Championship between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros
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1977· 1 entry
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Gerald Ford (1977).
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1971· 1 entry
Michener was awarded the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
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1970· 1 entry
Won Golden Plate Award (1970).
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1968· 1 entry
Michener served as campaign manager for the U
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1962· 1 entry
Unsuccessfully ran as a Democratic Party candidate for a seat in the U
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1959· 1 entry
Starring Gardner McKay as Captain Adam Troy in the sailing ship Tiki III
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1958· 1 entry
And 2001, adding to his financial success
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1957· 1 entry
It was adapted into the highly successful movie Sayonara which starred Marlon Brando, James Garner, Miiko Taka, Miyoshi Umeki and Red Buttons; Umeki and Buttons both won the 1958 Academy Award ("Oscar") for best supporti
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1955· 1 entry
Michener divorced Nord in 1955 and married Sabusawa the same year.
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1954· 1 entry
Michener's novel Sayonara (1954) is quasi-autobiographical.
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1948· 3 entries
Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Tales of the South Pacific (1948).
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Divorced, and the same year Michener married his second wife, Vange Nord
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And Rodgers and Hammerstein adapted it as the hit Broadway musical South Pacific, which premiered on Broadway in New York City in 1949
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1939· 1 entry
Michener accepted a position as a guest lecturer at Harvard University, where he worked for a year
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1929· 2 entries
Studied at Swarthmore College, Bachelor of Arts (1929).
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With a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and history, he traveled and studied in Scotland at the University of St Andrews in the medieval town of St
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1907· 1 entry
Born 1907-02-03.
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