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Irving Stone

1903 - 1989

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Irving Stone (born Tennenbaum; July 14, 1903 – August 26, 1989) was an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians, and intellectuals. Among the best known are Lust for Life (1934), about the life of Vincent van Gogh, and The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961), about Michelangelo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irving Stone is the 1,160th most popular writer (up from 1,254th in 2019), the 1,652nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,477th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Writer.

Irving Stone is most famous for his novels, including The Agony and the Ecstasy, which tells the story of Michelangelo's life.

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Among writers, Irving Stone ranks 1,160 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Simic, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Gottfried Keller, P. G. Wodehouse, and Vladimir Bartol. After him are Marcel Pagnol, Marcus Minucius Felix, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Henri Michaux, Danielle Steel, and Comtessa de Dia.

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Among people born in 1903, Irving Stone ranks 68. Before him are Uichiro Hatta, Vincente Minnelli, Kim Chaek, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, John Vincent Atanasoff, and Vladimir Bartol. After him are Maria Reiche, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Louis Leakey, Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Misao Tamai, and Yevgeny Mravinsky. Among people deceased in 1989, Irving Stone ranks 51. Before him are Ahmadou Ahidjo, Uichiro Hatta, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Gaetano Scirea, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, and Guy Williams. After him are Jerzy Kukuczka, Valentin Glushko, Irving Berlin, John Payne, Boris Skossyreff, and Graham Chapman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irving Stone ranks 1,652 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Ives (1874), Mike Portnoy (1967), Mike DeWine (1947), Hal Holbrook (1925), Brian Thompson (1959), and Murray Bookchin (1921). After him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933), Danielle Steel (1947), Timothy Leary (1920), Bruce Beutler (1957), Jack Horner (1946), and Bob Kane (1915).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Irving Stone ranks 132. Before him are Jeff Lindsay (1952), John Cheever (1912), Will Durant (1885), Walter Lippmann (1889), John Dickson Carr (1906), and Jean Webster (1876). After him are Danielle Steel (1947), Anne Rice (1941), Donna Leon (1942), Michael Connelly (1956), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), and Richard Matheson (1926).

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