Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally | |
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Keneally in 2012 | |
| Born | Thomas Michael Keneally 7 October 1935 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable awards | Booker Prize |
| Spouse | Judy Martin (m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his historical fiction novel Schindler's Ark, the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, which won the Booker Prize in 1982. The book would later be adapted into Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List, which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.