Nelson Algren

Biography

Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.

Known For

Algren
Algren
Goldstein
Goldstein
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
The New Deal for Artists
The New Deal for Artists

Filmography

2021 Algren
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
as
1981 The New Deal for Artists
as
1969 Fearless Frank
as Needles
1965 Goldstein
as Himself
1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1959 The David Susskind Show
as Self