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James Rufus Agee was an American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize.
Birth Name
James Rufus Agee
Born
Saturday, 27 November 1909
Died
Monday, 16 May 1955
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| Agee | Self | 1980 |
| Omnibus | (segment "Lincoln Part IV: New Salem") / (segment "Mr. Lincoln") / Self - Writer (segment "Lincoln-Rutledge Debate") | 1952 |
| Face to Face | Frank / Frank ("The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky") | 1952 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Experience | Self | 1988 |
| Agee | Self | 1980 |
| Omnibus | (segment "Lincoln Part IV: New Salem") / (segment "Mr. Lincoln") / Self - Writer (segment "Lincoln-Rutledge Debate") | 1952 |
| Face to Face | Frank / Frank ("The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky") | 1952 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| In the Street | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1952 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
