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Brian Moore

1921 - 1999

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Brian Moore ( bree-AN; 25 August 1921 – 11 January 1999), was a novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland during and after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The Troubles, and has been described as "one of the few genuine masters of the contemporary novel". He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1975 and the inaugural Sunday Express Book of the Year award in 1987, and he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times (in 1976, 1987 and 1990). Moore also wrote screenplays and several of his books were made into films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Brian Moore is the 6,589th most popular writer (down from 6,310th in 2024), the 6,040th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,401st in 2019) and the 674th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Brian Moore ranks 6,589 out of 7,302. Before him are Carlton Cuse, Tõnu Õnnepalu, Veronica Roth, William Wycherley, Philip G. Epstein, and Ornela Vorpsi. After him are Khosiyat Rustam, James Lipton, Sabina Berman, Anna Burns, Frederica Sagor Maas, and Ann Oakley.

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Among people born in 1921, Brian Moore ranks 456. Before him are Monty Hall, Hazel McCallion, Tom Kilburn, Harold Camping, Ted Ditchburn, and Henry Cockburn. After him are Peggy Rea, John Davis, Wayne C. Booth, Kitty Kallen, Dinny Pails, and John Lindsay. Among people deceased in 1999, Brian Moore ranks 314. Before him are Vanessa Brown, Guy Mitchell, Clayton Moore, Naomi Mitchison, Gene Sarazen, and Laurie Scott. After him are Mary Kay Bergman, Harry Blackmun, Marguerite Chapman, John Cannon, Dennis Brown, and Bruce Fairbairn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Moore ranks 6,041 out of 8,785. Before him are Pat Fry (1964), Bradley James (1983), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), Allan Wells (1952), and Mike Gascoyne (1963). After him are Simon Singh (1964), Paddy McNair (1995), Mike Coughlan (1959), David Barron (1954), Stuart Bingham (1976), Emily Bergl (1975), and Josh Herdman (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Brian Moore ranks 674. Before him are Sabine Baring-Gould (1834), Samuel Daniel (1562), John Lydgate (1370), George Farquhar (1677), Nina Bawden (1925), and William Wycherley (1640). After him are Anna Burns (1962), Ann Oakley (1944), Thomas Shadwell (1642), Catherine Cookson (1906), William Collins (1721), and Derek Taylor (1932).

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