James Leo Herlihy

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James Leo Herlihy


Born
in Detroit, Michigan, The United States
February 27, 1927

Died
October 21, 1993

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James Leo Herlihy was an American novelist, playwright and actor best known for his novel Midnight Cowboy, one of three of his works adapted for cinema. He attended Black Mountain College in North Carolina and was a friend of Tennessee Williams who became his mentor.

Average rating: 3.99 · 3,787 ratings · 470 reviews · 19 distinct worksSimilar authors
Midnight Cowboy

4.02 avg rating — 3,183 ratings — published 1965 — 60 editions
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The Season of the Witch

3.89 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1971 — 23 editions
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All Fall Down

3.94 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1961 — 3 editions
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A Story That Ends with a Sc...

3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1967 — 12 editions
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The Sleep of Baby Filbertso...

3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1959 — 12 editions
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Stop, You're Killing Me

4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1970 — 6 editions
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Blue Denim

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The Astral Body of a US Mai...

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Glorias Trip

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Crazy October

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“Be yourself, no one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong.”
James Leo Herlihy

“Too much time alone had done something peculiar to his heart: A confused and unreliable organ at best, it now held something akin to joy.”
James Leo Herlihy, Midnight Cowboy

“There is no Beatitude for the lonesome.
The Book doesn't say they are blessed.”
James Leo Herlihy, Midnight Cowboy

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