Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Algren
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren....
Algren
2021
Writer
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren....
Nelson Algren Live
2016
Writer
A performance of some of Nelson Algren's greatest and least known works, performed live at the Steppenwolf theatre in Algren's hometown, Chicago.
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015
An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Nelson Algren. This never before told compelling lif...
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015
Writer
An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Nelson Algren. This never before told compelling lif...
The New Deal for Artists
1981
The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters,...
Fearless Frank
1969
as Needles
A country boy arrives in Chicago, gets killed by some gangsters, and returns to life with superhuman powers in this satirical look at movie genres.
Goldstein
1965
as Himself
GOLDSTEIN, the feature film debut of talented director Philip Kaufman, is an early example of American independent filmmaking from the early 1960s. A ...
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
Novel
At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweet...
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Novel
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old d...