Writing
Nelson Algren
Born March 28, 1909 · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Died May 9, 1981
Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
Known for
7.3
The Man with the Golden Arm
Novel
6.7
Walk on the Wild Side
Novel
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
3.9
Fearless Frank
Needles
5.8
Goldstein
Himself
7.2
The David Susskind Show
Self
6.0 TMDB
Algren
Self (archive footage), Writer
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015 · Movie
7.4
The New Deal for Artists
Self
6.3
Nelson Algren Live
Writer
Filmography
- 2021AlgrenSelf (archive footage), WriterMovie
- 2016Nelson Algren LiveWriterMovie
- 2015Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...Movie
- 1976The New Deal for ArtistsSelfMovie
- 1969Fearless FrankNeedlesMovie
- 1965GoldsteinHimselfMovie
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
- 1962Walk on the Wild SideNovelMovie
- 1959The David Susskind ShowSelfSeries
- 1955The Man with the Golden ArmNovelMovie