J. P. Donleavy

J. P. Donleavy
Donleavy appearing on After Dark in 1991
Born
James Patrick Donleavy

(1926-04-23)23 April 1926
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 91)
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • playwright
Known forThe Ginger Man
A Fairy Tale of New York
Spouses
  • Valerie Heron
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    (m. 1946⁠–⁠1969)​
  • Mary Wilson Price
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    ​
    (m. 1970⁠–⁠1989)​
Children2 children, 2 stepchildren
AwardsBord Gáis Lifetime Achievement Award

James Patrick Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was an American-Irish novelist, short story writer and playwright.[1] His best-known work is the novel The Ginger Man, which was initially banned for obscenity.

  1. ^ "JP Donleavy obituary: acclaimed author of 'a bawled-out comic song of sex'". The Irish Times. Dublin. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.