James T. Farrell

James Thomas Farrell was born on Feb. 27, 1904, in Chicago. He began writing when he was 21 years old. A novelist known for his realistic portraits of the lower middle-class Irish on the South Side of Chicago, James T. Farrell based his writing on his own experiences. He tried to show how people's destinies are shaped by the era and the environment in which they live. One of his most famous books was Studs Lonigan which was made into a film in 1960 and later into a television miniseries in the 1980s. He died in 1979.

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Chicago - Irish - South Side of Chicago - Studs Lonigan

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