Thomas Heggen
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 75 years ago |
Date of birth | December 23,1918 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Date of died | May 19,1949 |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Books | Mister Roberts |
Three Great Novels of World War II | |
Plays | Mister Roberts |
Movies/Shows | Ensign Pulver |
Mister Roberts | |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Play |
Tony Award for Best Author | |
Born | Fort Dodge |
Iowa | |
United States | |
Spous | Carol Lynn Gilmer |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 893107 |
Thomas Heggen Life story
Thomas Heggen was an American author best known for his 1946 novel Mister Roberts and its adaptations to stage and screen. Heggen became an Oklahoman in 1935, when in the depths of the Depression his father's business failed and his family moved from Iowa to Oklahoma City for work. He was Wallace Stegner's cousin.