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Walter Tevis

Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (/ˈtɛvɪs/; February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. A fourth, The Queen’s Gambit, was adapted into a miniseries with the same title and shown on Netflix in 2020. His books have…

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Born
Walter Stone Tevis Jr. February 28, 1928 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Children
William Tevis, Julie Tevis
Died
August 9, 1984(1984-08-09) (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Fiction, science fiction
Occupations
Novelist, short story writer
Period
1955–1984

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related to Personal life · 15
Walter Tevis → According, Alcoholics Anonymous, Beth Harmon, Having, Jamie Griggs, Julia Ann, Mexico, Tevis, The Hustler, The Queen's Gambit, They, This, When Tevis, Will, William Thomas
related to External links · 9
Walter Tevis → April, IMDbWorks, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseKYLIT, LibriVox, Lisa English, Official, Project GutenbergWorks, Tevis, Wayback Machine
Born · 1
Walter Tevis → Walter Stone Tevis Jr. February 28, 1928 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Children · 1
Walter Tevis → William Tevis, Julie Tevis
Died · 1
Walter Tevis → August 9, 1984(1984-08-09) (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres · 1
Walter Tevis → Fiction, science fiction
Occupations · 1
Walter Tevis → Novelist, short story writer
Period · 1
Walter Tevis → 1955–1984
Spouse(s) · 1
Walter Tevis → Jamie Griggs Tevis, Eleanora Tevis
Website · 1
Walter Tevis → waltertevis.org

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Walter TevisChildrenWilliam Tevis, Julie Tevis1.00infobox
Walter TevisDiedAugust 9, 1984(1984-08-09) (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Walter TevisGenresFiction, science fiction1.00infobox
Walter TevisOccupationsNovelist, short story writer1.00infobox
Walter TevisPeriod1955–19841.00infobox
Walter TevisSpouse(s)Jamie Griggs Tevis, Eleanora Tevis1.00infobox
Walter TevisWebsitewaltertevis.org1.00infobox
Walter Tevisrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
Walter Tevisrelated to External linksTevis0.60section
Walter Tevisrelated to External linksIMDbWorks0.60section
Walter Tevisrelated to External linksProject GutenbergWorks0.60section

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