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May 9, 2024 · James Jones (born November 6, 1921, Robinson, Illinois, U.S.—died May 9, 1977, Southampton, New York) was an American novelist best known for From Here to Eternity (1951), a novel about the peacetime army in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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May 10, 1977 · James Jones, the writer whose first novel, “From Here to Eternity,” made him world famous, died of heart failure last evening in Southampton, L.I., Hospital. He was 55 years old...
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Born in 1921, in the small community of Robinson, Illinois, James Jones was the son of Ramon Jones and Ada Blessing. Jones was a perceptive youth, showing early signs of his talent as a writer. Says Barbara Moody, a friend of Jones' from his earlier years: "He was intensely interested in people. When you talked with him, you were the only person th...
Jones' magnum opus, the three novels which comprised his trilogy examining the evolutionary process of the soldier in World War II, began in 1951, with the publication of his masterwork, From Here to Eternity. The book depicts army life in pre-war Hawaii, drawn from the author's firsthand accounts of his time stationed just before and after Japan's...
Though regarded in his time by some to be one of the generation's greatest voices, Jones' name for the most part has dropped out of the public's attention. This is due in part to the fact that he was greatly ignored by the writing academy at large during his career. He is, however, remembered in certain literary circles as a genius of his time, and...
From Here to Eternity(1951). Adapted into a film in 1953.Some Came Running. Adapted into a film in 1958.The Pistol(1959).The Thin Red Line(1962). Adapted into a film in both 1964 and 1998.Carter, Stephen R.James Jones: An American Literary Orientalist Master. University of Illinois Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0252023712Helterman, Jeffrey and Richard Layman. American Novelists Since World War II. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1978. ISBN 9780810309142Hendrick, George, Helen Howe, and Don Sackrider. James Jones and the Handy Writers' Colony. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780809323654Morris, Willie. James Jones: A Friendship. Garden City: Doubleday, 1978. ISBN 9780385144322All links retrieved March 18, 2018. 1. Jones' interview with The Paris Review. www.theparisreview.org. 2. James Jones at Find-A-Grave. www.findagrave.com.
James Ramon Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) was an American novelist renowned for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He won the 1952 National Book Award for his debut novel, From Here to Eternity, which was adapted for film a year later (and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture) and made into a television ...
James Jones was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He is best remembered for his debut novel, 'From Here to Eternity', which won him the National Book Award for Fiction in 1952. The novel was later adapted into a highly successful movie.
Feb 4, 2022 · James Earl Jones is known for his voice roles as Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in Disney’s The Lion King. In the decades since, James Earl Jones has continued to appear in memorable roles on stage, in feature films, and on television.
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Students. Scholars. (1921–77). U.S. novelist James Jones was perhaps best known for the novel From Here to Eternity (1951), which won a National Book Award in 1952. The book describes the experiences of a charismatic U.S. serviceman in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
