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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born British-American author (1927-2013).
The record
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a German-born British-American author. Born on 7 May 1927 in Cologne, Jhabvala died on 3 April 2013 in Manhattan at the age of 85.
Jhabvala studied at Queen Mary University of London. Honours include Booker Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship and BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, among 10 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 51 languages, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is No. 20,226 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 7 May 1927, Cologne
- Died
- 3 April 2013, Manhattan (aged 85)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Screenwriter, novelist, writer
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- Queen Mary University of London
- Languages
- English, German
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 51
Did you know
85
Lived to 85.
7 May
Shares a birthday with Rabindranath Tagore and Johannes Brahms.
91
One of 91 people in the Index born in Cologne, with Konrad Adenauer.
51
Has a Wikipedia article in 51 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- SpouseCyrus Jhabvala
- SiblingSiegbert Salomon Prawer
- ChildRenana Jhabvala
Honours and works
Awards
- Booker Prize1975
- Guggenheim Fellowship1976
- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay1983
- MacArthur Fellows Program1984
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay1987
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay1993
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire1998
- O. Henry Award2005
- Writers Guild of America Award
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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- Wikidata Q235759 (facts, CC0)
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