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James Leo Herlihy

Born

in Detroit, Michigan, The United States

February 27, 1927

Died

October 21, 1993

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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James Leo Herlihy was an American novelist, playwright and actor best known for his novel Midnight Cowboy, one of three of his works adapted for cinema. He attended Black Mountain College in North Carolina and was a friend of Tennessee Williams who became his mentor.

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Average rating: 4.01 · 4,148 ratings · 536 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Midnight Cowboy 4.05 avg rating — 3,507 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Season of the Witch 3.88 avg rating — 343 ratings — published 1971 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Fall Down 3.91 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1961 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Story That Ends with a Scream: And Eight Others really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1967 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sleep of Baby Filbertson and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1959 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stop, You're Killing Me 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1970 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Denim by James Leo Herlihy, William Noble 3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1958 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El tiempo de la bruja by James Leo Herlihy, Ce Santiago (Translator), Hernán Migoya (Prologue) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astral Body of a US Mail Truck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glorias Trip 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Be yourself, no one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong.”
― James Leo Herlihy

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“There is no Beatitude for the lonesome.
The Book doesn't say they are blessed.”
― James Leo Herlihy, Midnight Cowboy

tags: loneliness

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“Too much time alone had done something peculiar to his heart: A confused and unreliable organ at best, it now held something akin to joy.”
― James Leo Herlihy, Midnight Cowboy

tags: midnight-cowboy

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