Philip Roth

Philip Roth was born on March 18, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA as Philip Milton Roth.

Won the National Book Award twice, in 1960 for "Goodbye, Columbus" and in 1995 for "Sabbath's Theater".

His first wife Margaret Martinson, who died in 1968, five years after her separation from Roth, is the inspiration for several characters such as Maureen in "My Life as A Man" (1974).

The most successful feature film adaptation of his work is still the first one, Goodbye, Columbus (1969), which was a huge box office hit in 1969 and made newcomer Ali MacGraw a star. According to producer Stanley R. Jaffe, Roth first was skeptical about a film adaptation and didn't really support it. Jaffe: "Then he saw the movie on his own - paid three dollars, or whatever it cost then - and called to tell me, 'There are things that are better about the movie and things that aren't as good, Then he asked me to introduce him to Ali MacGraw." Roth later often said that it was his favorite of all the films based on his work [Hollywood Reporter, May 2018].

Had taught creative writing and comparative literature at several universities, before he finally retired in 1992.

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for "American Pastoral".

He was a writer and producer, known for The Human Stain (2003), The Plot Against America (2020) and Indignation (2016). He was married to Claire Bloom and Margaret Martinson.

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 132, pp. 323-334. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

He splits his time between New York City and Warren, Connecticut where he has residences. [March 2007]

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Volume 170, pages 349-361. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2008.

He was inducted into the 2010 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services and contributions to Literature.