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Biography
John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American writer, lawyer, and former politician, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three Anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.
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Awards & recognition
- Lucien Barrière Literary Award · 2018
- Harper Lee Prize — Legal Fiction · 2014
- Harper Lee Prize — Legal Fiction · 2011
- Library of Congress Prize — American Fiction · 2009
- Helmerich Award · 2005
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- Bancarella Literary Prize · 1994
Filmography17 titles
The Rainmaker
2025Executive Producer, Novel
2025Executive Producer, Novel
A Time to Kill
1996Novel, Producer
1996Novel, Producer
Hot Coffee
2011as Self
2011as Self
A Painted House
2003as Narrator (uncredited)
2003as Narrator (uncredited)
The Rainmaker
1997Novel
1997Novel
The Colbert Report
2005
2005
Runaway Jury
2003Novel
2003Novel
The Client
1994Novel
1994Novel
The Firm
1993Novel
1993Novel
The Pelican Brief
1993Novel
1993Novel
The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self
The Soul of America
2020as Self
2020as Self
Christmas with the Kranks
2004Novel
2004Novel
The Chamber
1996Novel
1996Novel
The Firm
2012Executive Producer, Novel
2012Executive Producer, Novel
The Gingerbread Man
1998Story
1998Story
The View
1997as Self - Guest
1997as Self - Guest