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Biography
Died: April 3, 1991 (age 86) in Corseaux, Vaud, Switzerland
Awards & recognition
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1983
- Jerusalem Prize · 1981
- Dos Passos Prize · 1980
- The Grand Master · 1976
- Shakespeare Prize · 1968
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- James Tait Black Memorial Prize · 1948
- Hawthornden Prize · 1941
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Neustadt International Prize — Literature · 1978 · nominated
- Neustadt International Prize — Literature · 1970 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1963 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1962 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1961 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1960 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1959 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1958 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1957 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1956 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1953 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1950 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1950 · nominated
Filmography22 titles

The Power and the Glory
1963Novel
1963Novel

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
2013as Self
2013as Self

The Third Man
1949Book, Screenplay
1949Book, Screenplay

The Fallen Idol
1948Screenplay, Short Story
1948Screenplay, Short Story

Went the Day Well?
1942Original Story
1942Original Story

This Gun for Hire
1942Novel
1942Novel

Ministry of Fear
1944Novel
1944Novel

Brighton Rock
1948Novel, Screenplay
1948Novel, Screenplay

The Tenth Man
1988Novel
1988Novel

Our Man in Havana
1959Novel, Screenplay
1959Novel, Screenplay

The Quiet American
2002Novel
2002Novel

The End of the Affair
1999Novel
1999Novel

Strike It Rich
1990Novel
1990Novel

The Comedians
1967Novel, Screenplay
1967Novel, Screenplay

21 Days
1940Writer
1940Writer

Travels with My Aunt
1972Novel
1972Novel

The Fugitive
1947Novel
1947Novel

The Quiet American
1958Novel
1958Novel

Short Cut to Hell
1957Novel
1957Novel

The End of the Affair
1955Novel
1955Novel

Brighton Rock
2010Novel
2010Novel

Confidential Agent
1945Screenplay
1945Screenplay