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Biography
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.
Awards & recognition
- National Book Award · 2010
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award · 2008
- Jefferson Lecture · 2006
- National Humanities Medal · 2001
- Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award · 1992
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- St. Louis Literary Award · 1990
- Wilbur Cross Medal · 1990
- Dos Passos Prize · 1984
- National Book Award — Nonfiction · 1980
- National Book Award — Fiction · 1998 · nominated
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1984 · nominated
Filmography16 titles
The Simpsons
1989as Tom Wolfe (voice)
1989as Tom Wolfe (voice)
Bill Cunningham: New York
2010as Self
2010as Self
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1992as Self (uncredited)
1992as Self (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
The Right Stuff
1983Novel
1983Novel
The Right Stuff
2020Book
2020Book
Law & Order True Crime
2017Novel
2017Novel
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018as Self
2018as Self
Radical Wolfe
2023as Self (archive footage)
2023as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
Salinger
2013as Self - Writer
2013as Self - Writer
The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self
A Man in Full
2024Novel
2024Novel
Tales of the Rat Fink
2006as Tom Wolfe's Car (voice)
2006as Tom Wolfe's Car (voice)
The Last American Hero
1973Writer
1973Writer
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990Novel
1990Novel