Jack Finney Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, DOB(Famous Birthday), Family, Wife, Famous Books, Net Worth

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Jack Finney (Walter Braden Finney, John Finney)

Last Updated: 03 Oct, 2023 | Views: 719

Age: 84

Profession: Writer

Other Profession(s): NoveList

Famous For: “The Body Snatchers And Time And Again” Novel

Higher Education: Graduated

Jack Finney Birth Date, Sign, Religion, Nationality, Hometown

Date of Birth

02 Oct, 1911 (84 Years 01 Month 12 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Wisconsin

Birth District

Milwaukee

Birth Sign

Libra

Nationalities

American

Died on

14 Nov, 1995

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Jack Finney Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Walter Braden "Jack" Finney was born on October 2, 1911, and died on November 14, 1995. A writer from the United States, he wrote several books. In addition to The Body Snatchers, he is known for Time and Again, one of his best-known science fiction novels. A remake of 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers was based on the former.
Career:
The first article by Finney appeared in the December 1943 issue of Cosmopolitan titled "Someone Who Knows Told Me ...".
"The Widow's Walk," a story he wrote for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1946, won a contest sponsored by the magazine.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and multiple remakes were based on Finney's 1955 novel The Body Snatchers.
Frank Sinatra plays the leader of a gang that robs the RMS Queen Mary in Assault on a Queen (1959), another novel that became a film.
Time and Again (1970) was Finney's most successful science fiction novel.
In 1951, Finney wrote "Such Interesting Neighbors" for Collier's magazine, in which he was referred to as "Time is Just a Place." The episode was based on the story.
Other Books:
1954: 5 Against the House
1955: The Body Snatchers
1957: The House of Numbers
1959: Assault on a Queen
1963: Good Neighbor Sam
1968: The Woodrow Wilson Dime
Death:
Not long after finishing the book, Finney passed away at the age of 84.