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William Lindsay Gresham (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ ə m /; August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted to film in 1947 and 2021.
William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted into a 1947 film starring Tyrone Power. Gresham was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
William Lindsay Gresham has 20 books on Goodreads with 25206 ratings. William Lindsay Gresham’s most popular book is Nightmare Alley.
Nov 30, 2021 · The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's Nightmare Alley. An American classic of fear and manipulation. November 30, 2021 By Nick Tosches. NYRB CLASSICS. Many who read this will have read Nightmare Alley. But it is to be hoped that others will be drawn to read this singular work for the first time.
Nightmare Alley is a novel by American writer William Lindsay Gresham, published in 1946. It is a study of the depths of show business and its immoral inhabitants—the dark, shadowy world of a second-rate carnival filled with hustlers, scheming grifters, and Machiavellian femmes fatales.
William Lindsay Gresham (August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted into a 1947 film starring Tyrone Power.
Apr 6, 2011 · William Lindsay Gresham. New York Review of Books, Apr 6, 2011 - Fiction - 304 pages. Now a major motion picture from Academy Award–winning director Guillermo del Toro...
William Wilkins (“Lindsay”) Gresham was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 20, 1909 to Henry H. and Aline Lindsay Gresham. The oldest of two boys, Bill had one younger brother named Henry, who was called “Lindsay” and later “Hank” by family and friends.
Dec 13, 2021 · William Lindsay Gresham, a sometimes pulp magazine writer and one-hit-wonder hardcover novelist, is getting some fresh cinema love from director Guillermo del Toro with his film adaptation of Gresham’s Nightmare Alley, set to debut December 17. It’s being described as a neo-noir psychological thriller.
William Lindsay Gresham Papers. Collection Overview. Collection Organization. Scope and Contents. The William Lindsay Gresham Papers contains nine series: Article Ideas, Book Drafts and Related Materials, Correspondence, Long Works, Notes, Photographs, Publications, Short Works, and Topical.
