Irving Stone

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born

July 14, 1903 in San Francisco, California, The United States

died

January 01, 1989

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Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography, History

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In 1923, Stone received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In the 1960s, Stone received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Southern California, where he had previously earned a Masters Degree from the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

When at home, Stone relied upon the research facilities and expertise made available to him by Esther Euler, head research librarian of the University of California at Los Angeles, to whom he dedicated and thanked, in addition to many others, in several of his works.

Stone enjoyed a long marriage to his wife and editor on many of his works, Jean Stone. The Stones lived primarily in Los Angeles, California. During their lifetime, Stone and his wife funded...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 24,918 ratings · 1,686 reviews · 57 distinct works

	The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.11 avg rating — 14,962 ratings — published 1961 — 40 editions	My rating:
	Lust for Life 4.06 avg rating — 4,358 ratings — published 1934 — 46 editions	My rating:
	Love is Eternal 3.93 avg rating — 610 ratings — published 1954 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The President's Lady 3.89 avg rating — 592 ratings — published 1951 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Those Who Love 4.00 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Passions of the Mind 3.86 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1971 — 20 editions	My rating:
	The Origin 4.01 avg rating — 361 ratings — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Greek Treasure 3.75 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 1975 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Men to Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West 1840-1900 by Irving Stone, Lewis Gannett (Editor) 4.12 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 1956 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Immortal Wife 3.85 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1944 — 14 editions	My rating:

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“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those between people who love the same books.”
― Irving Stone

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“One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.”
― Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy

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“Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.”
― Irving Stone

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