Walter Tevis
Walter Tevis | |
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Walter and Jamie Tevis in 1960 | |
| Born | Walter Stone Tevis Jr. February 28, 1928 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1984 (aged 56) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Period | 1955–1984 |
| Genre | Fiction, science fiction |
| Spouse | Jamie Griggs Tevis, Eleanora Tevis |
| Children | William Tevis, Julie Tevis |
| Relatives | Walter Stone Tevis, Anna Elizabeth Bacon, Betty Jean Tevis |
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Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (/ˈtɛvɪs/; February 28, 1928 – August 9, 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth. A fourth, The Queen’s Gambit, was adapted into a miniseries with the same title and shown on Netflix in 2020. His books have been translated into at least 18 languages.