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Allen Drury

1918 - 1998

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Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was an American novelist. During World War II, he was a reporter in the Senate, closely observing Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among others. He would convert these experiences into his first novel Advise and Consent, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960. Long afterwards, it was still being praised as ‘the definitive Washington tale’. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Drury is the 7,010th most popular writer (up from 7,070th in 2024), the 15,478th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,211th in 2019) and the 1,089th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Allen Drury ranks 7,007 out of 7,302. Before him are Joanna Bator, Susan Abulhawa, and Ernest Cline. After him are Mimi Hafida, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Kate DiCamillo, Anne Waldman, Raymond Benson, Ken Liu, Kenneth Turan, Hana Andronikova, and Mariam Petrosyan.

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Among people born in 1918, Allen Drury ranks 343. Before him are Nan Grey, Bobby Troup, Marjorie Lord, Henry M. Morris, Edwin O'Connor, and Jane Bryan. After him are Griffin Bell, Nipsey Russell, Claiborne Pell, and Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 1998, Allen Drury ranks 336. Before him are Gene Raymond, Peter Sillett, Junkyard Dog, Irene Hervey, Barbara Acklin, and Eddie Rabbitt. After him are Dane Clark, Tron, Terry Sanford, Ram Swarup, Lawton Chiles, and Protima Bedi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Drury ranks 15,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Reese Hoffa (1977), Shannon Whirry (1964), Mark Steven Johnson (1964), and Michael Dokes (1958). After him are Jermaine Stewart (1957), Ronnie Milsap (1943), Kimberly Foster (1961), Mark Pellington (1962), G. David Low (1956), Kate DiCamillo (1964), B. B. Comer (1848), and Bradley Pierce (1982).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Allen Drury ranks 1,089. Before him are David Sedaris (1956), Sidney Lanier (1842), Kage Baker (1952), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Edward P. Jones (1950), and Ernest Cline (1972). After him are Kate DiCamillo (1964), Anne Waldman (1945), Raymond Benson (1955), Kenneth Turan (1946), Joy Harjo (1951), and Gonzalo Lira (1968).

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