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Website. waltertevis .org. Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (February 28, 1928 [4] – August 9, 1984 [5]) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth.
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Biography. Walter Tevis. Walter Tevis was born in San Francisco in 1928 and lived in the Sunset District, close to Golden Gate Park and the sea, for the first ten years of his life. He remained immensely proud of being born in that city.
Dec 23, 2020 · Walter Tevis in 1982. His novel “The Queen’s Gambit” is the source material for the popular Netflix series of the same name. E. Martin Jessee/Lexington Herald-Leader. By Nancy Wartik. Published...
Walter Tevis wrote The Queen’s Gambit, The Hustler, The Color of Money, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Mockingbird, and The Steps of the Sun.
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- August 8, 1984
- February 28, 1928
- The Queen's Gambit.
- The Man Who Fell to Earth.
- Mockingbird.
- The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1)
Nov 9, 2020 · The Man Who Brought ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to Life. Walter Tevis, the author of the book upon which the Netflix hit is based, spent his life gambling and drinking in pool halls before turning to...
Feb 28, 1983 · Noah Adams speaks with author Walter Tevis about his novel The Queen's Gambit. Tevis tells the story of orphan Beth Harmon, her struggle with addiction and her triumph as a female chess prodigy.
