William Kennedy (author)

William Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American writer and journalist whose novels, many of which feature the interaction of members of the fictional Phelan family, are based in local history and the supernatural. Kennedy's works include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978), and Ironweed (1983, winner of 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; film, 1987).

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January 16 - 1928 - American - Writer - Journalist - The Ink Truck - 1969 - Legs - 1975 - Billy Phelan's Greatest Game - 1978 - Ironweed - 1983 - 1984 - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - 1987

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He is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, New York.

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