Irving Stone
Irving Stone · Arts & Literature
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1903, San Francisco, California, United States — 1989, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
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Irving Stone was an American writer who essentially defined the modern biographical novel, best known for 'Lust for Life' (about Vincent van Gogh) and 'The Agony and the Ecstasy' (about Michelangelo), both adapted into major films. Born Irving Tennenbaum into a Jewish family in San Francisco, he was Jewish. His meticulously researched books brought the lives of great artists and figures to a mass readership.
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