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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Jones_(author)James Jones (author) - Wikipedia

    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 series a generation later.

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  2. www.britannica.com › biography › James-JonesJames Jones | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

    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. The strongest influence on Jones’s literary career was his service in ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › From_Here_to_Eternity_(novel)From Here to Eternity (novel) - Wikipedia

    From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. Set in 1941, the novel focuses on several members of a U.S. Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . It is loosely based on Jones's experiences in the pre-World War II ...

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  5. www.goodreads.com › author › showJames Jones (Author of From Here to Eternity) - Goodreads

    Excerpted from Wikipedia. James Ramon Jones was an American author known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. His wartime experiences inspired some of his most famous works. He witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to his first published novel, From Here to Eternity. The Thin Red Line reflected his combat ...

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 1977/05/10 › archivesJames Jones, Novelist, 55, Dies; Best Known for ‘Here to ...

    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 and resided at ...

  8. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › James_JonesJames Jones (author) - New World Encyclopedia

    James Jones (author) James Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) was a midwestern American author who wrote in the tradition of naturalism. His novels and short stories often celebrated human endurance. He is best known for the fictional portrayals of his real life accounts as a witness to the Pearl Harbor attacks and as a soldier in World ...