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James Gould Cozzens

1903 - 1978

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James Gould Cozzens (August 19, 1903 – August 9, 1978) was a Pulitzer prize-winning American writer whose work enjoyed an unusual degree of popular success and critical acclaim for more than three decades. His 1949 Pulitzer win was for the WWII race novel Guard of Honor, which more than one critic considered one of the most important accounts of the war. His 1957 Pulitzer nomination was for the best-selling novel By Love Possessed, which was later made into a popular 1961 film. Culturally conservative critics' widespread acclaim for By Love Possessed, along with a controversial 1957 interview that Cozzens gave to Time, led to an aggressive backlash by author Irving Howe in the New Republic and avant-garde critic Dwight Macdonald in Commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gould Cozzens is the 7,102nd most popular writer (down from 7,051st in 2024), the 16,029th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,075th in 2019) and the 1,119th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James Gould Cozzens ranks 7,102 out of 7,302. Before him are Daniel O. Fagunwa, Helena Janeczek, Shobhaa De, Navid Kermani, Nina Bouraoui, and Amir Hetsroni. After him are Kamala Markandaya, Cheikh Tidiane Gaye, Ilze Liepa, Saša Stanišić, Andrea Levy, and Andy Rooney.

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Among people born in 1903, James Gould Cozzens ranks 377. Before him are Barbara Bedford, Frankie Carle, Stuart Erwin, Red Grange, Ralph Yarborough, and Daniel O. Fagunwa. After him is Teófilo Yldefonso. Among people deceased in 1978, James Gould Cozzens ranks 273. Before him are Malvina Reynolds, William Grant Still, Robert Sobukwe, Fatima Massaquoi, Tim McCoy, and Ilka Chase.

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Among people born in United States, James Gould Cozzens ranks 16,036 out of 20,380. Before him are Sepp Kuss (1994), Alcee Hastings (1936), Nat Wolff (1994), Penn Jillette (1955), John Capel Jr. (1978), and Deanna Russo (1979). After him are Emilie Autumn (1979), Daniella Monet (1989), Douglas Wilder (1931), Bruce Bowen (1971), John Bush (1963), and Jacob Bertrand (2000).

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Among writers born in United States, James Gould Cozzens ranks 1,119. Before him are Bryan Fuller (1969), Ishmael Reed (1938), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Joseph Finder (1958), Cleanth Brooks (1906), and Peter Hedges (1962). After him are Andy Rooney (1919), Ruth Ozeki (1956), Laura Lippman (1959), Ann Patchett (1963), Tahereh Mafi (1988), and Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943).

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