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Portrait of Irwin Shaw

Writing

Irwin Shaw

Career

Active from 1936 to 2005, with a break from 1983 to 2004, busiest in 1957 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Irwin Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Epic Family Saga 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Class Struggle Drama 2
  • Melodramatic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 49
From 180 & Taller
From 180 & Taller (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel

1990s

1 title · average score 47
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

Short Story

1980s

3 titles
Rich Man, Poor Man...
Rich Man, Poor Man... (1982)

Novel

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories (1982)

Book

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories (1981)

Short Story

1970s

1 title
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses (1973)

Writer

1960s

5 titles · average score 61
Three
Three (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

Bury the Dead
Bury the Dead (1969)

Writer

In the French Style
In the French Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Story, Screenplay

Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

1950s

9 titles · average score 61
The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below (1957)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

Tip on a Dead Jockey
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

This Angry Age
This Angry Age (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Ulysses
Ulysses (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Act of Love
Act of Love (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

I Want You
I Want You (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

1940s

5 titles · average score 59
Take One False Step
Take One False Step (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Novel

Easy Living
Easy Living (1949)
GoodWatch score 44

Story

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Theatre Play

1930s

1 title
The Big Game
The Big Game (1936)

Screenplay