Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathanael West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Birthday: October 17, 1903
Death: December 22, 1940
May 07, 1975
December 01, 1933
June 23, 1939
August 01, 1939
January 17, 1941
February 16, 1938
September 06, 1940
September 28, 1936
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June 24, 1936
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June 08, 1945
August 16, 1940
June 28, 1937
March 04, 1959
