Nathanael West | |
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Born | Nathan Weinstein October 17, 1903 New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 22, 1940 El Centro, California, U.S. | (aged 37)
Resting place | Mount Zion Cemetery, Queens, New York |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Alma mater | Brown University |
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Spouse | Eileen McKenney |
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter.[1] 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.