 ProductLink |
|
![]() Paul Theroux was born on April 10, 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Mosquito Coast (1986), The Mosquito Coast (2021) and Saint Jack (1979). He has been married to Sheila Donnelly since November 18, 1995. He was previously married to Anne Castle.
Bio:
Paul Theroux was born on April 10, 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Mosquito Coast (1986), The Mosquito Coast (2021) and Saint Jack (1979). He has been married to Sheila Donnelly since November 18, 1995. He was previously married to Anne Castle.
Tivia:
Uncle of Justin Theroux.Member of American Academy's Institute of Arts & Letters.Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 401-410. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.Father of Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux.Former US Peace Corps Volunteer in Nyasaland (now Malawi), 1963; stayed on in Africa to teach college.Prolific, critically acclaimed author of some 20 non-fiction books and novels.Graduate of U. of Mass/Amherst with three literature degrees, including an honorary doctorate from Trinity College (Wash DC). |
| Name: |
Paul Theroux |
Type: |
Writer,Producer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
|
Business scope: |
Writer,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Writer,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:45:24 |
| Biography: |
Paul Theroux was born on April 10, 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Mosquito Coast (1986), The Mosquito Coast (2021) and Saint Jack (1979). He has been married to Sheila Donnelly since November 18, 1995. |
| Trivia: |
Uncle of Justin Theroux.Member of American Academy's Institute of Arts & Letters.Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 401-410. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.Father of Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux.Former US Peace Corps Volunteer in Nyasaland (now Malawi), 1963; stayed on in Africa to teach college.Prolific, critically acclaimed author of some 20 non-fiction books and novels.Graduate of U. of Mass/Amherst with three literature degrees, including an honorary doctorate from Trinity College (Wash DC). |
| Quotes: |
Sometimes I make my characters up, sometimes they appear before me...
<br />
<hr>
Britain looks like a witch riding on a pig.
<br />
<hr>
You've seen the movie of "The Mosquito Coast"? Now you can read the book. "No," he said. "It would ruin the movie for me."
<br />
<hr>
That's how right-winged people talk: me, me, me. Next you'll be ranting about the purity of the race.
<br />
<hr>
It looks overdone because it is overdone, I said. For Christ's suffering to mean something to these tribespeople it has to look worse than what they've been through. Nobody commented further after that. |
| Job title: |
Writer,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
Fiction: "Christmas Fantasy", "Playboy" (USA), December 1985, p. 152-153+226-232.
Essay: "China Dolls", "Playboy (USA), April 1988, p. 124-135.
Fiction: "The Sexual Life Of Savages", "Playboy" (USA) |
| Spouse: |
Sheila Donnelly (November 18, 1995 - present) Anne Castle (December 4, 1967 - 1993) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Louis Theroux |
| Relatives: |
Justin Theroux (Niece or Nephew) |
|
