Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-10-17
Day of Death
1940-12-22 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Nathanael West
Biography
Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American author and screenwriter. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathanael West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.