Nathanael West
Nathanael West was an American writer and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries.
17 October 1903
Born on the same birth date (17 October 1903): Andrei Grechko
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