Jan de Hartog

Jan de Hartog
De Hartog in 1943
Born	(1914-04-22)April 22, 1914 Haarlem, Netherlands
Died	September 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 88) Houston, Texas
Pen name	"F. R. Eckmar" (used infrequently)
Occupation	Novelist and playwright
Nationality	Dutch
Genre	Non-fiction, Creative non-fiction, and fiction
Subject	(primarily) Seafaring stories
Notable works	Holland's Glorie The Captain The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga The Hospital
Notable awards	Tony Award 1952 For "The Fourposter" (best play) Nominated for Nobel Prize 1972 For "The Peaceable Kingdom" Cross of Merit 1945 For wartime Merchant Marine activities[1]: 152
Spouse	Marjorie de Hartog
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Jan de Hartog (April 22, 1914 – September 22, 2002) was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker.