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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:03 pm
by aardvarkarmy
wild guess: Tennessee Williams?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:11 pm
by Chaqa
Did he die before 2000?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:17 pm
by JECE
Prolific nonfiction writer (journalist, scientist, academic, etc.)?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:55 am
by Hamish
aardvarkarmy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:03 pm
wild guess: Tennessee Williams?
No
Chaqa wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:11 pm
Did he die before 2000?
No
JECE wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:17 pm
Prolific nonfiction writer (journalist, scientist, academic, etc.)?
No
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:25 am
by damo666
Was he principally known for something other than his writing?
(Thinking entertainer who published an autobiography).
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:00 am
by Jamiet99uk
1. Real
2. Male
3. Not alive
4. Wrote a book, play, film script, treatise, manifesto, or other published written work
5. Native English speaker.
6. Not known for science fiction or fantasy.
7. Not born before 1900
8. Not British
9. IS from the USA
10. Not principally known as a novelist.
11. Did not die before 2000.
12. Not a prolific non-fiction writer.
NOT: Tennessee Williams
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:03 pm
by Hamish
damo666 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:25 am
Was he principally known for something other than his writing?
(Thinking entertainer who published an autobiography).
No
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:50 pm
by damo666
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:25 pm
by Jamiet99uk
1. Real
2. Male
3. Not alive
4. Wrote a book, play, film script, treatise, manifesto, or other published written work
5. Native English speaker.
6. Not known for science fiction or fantasy.
7. Not born before 1900
8. Not British
9. IS from the USA
10. Not principally known as a novelist.
11. Did not die before 2000.
12. Not a prolific non-fiction writer.
13. Not principally known for achievements other than his writing.
NOT: Tennessee Williams
NOT: Robert the Bruce
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:29 pm
by Chaqa
Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:51 pm
by DougJoe
Hm. A prolific fiction US writer but not novels and died after 2000... free guess, Neil Simon?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:35 pm
by Hamish
No, neither.
Chaqa wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:29 pm
Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?
Not that I'm aware of.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:35 pm
by Hamish
DougJoe wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:51 pm
Hm. A prolific fiction US writer but not novels and died after 2000... free guess, Neil Simon?
No
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:23 pm
by DougJoe
Huh. Not on either of those lists of playwrights or poets. Hm.
Clarification on question 10 - is "novels" equivalent to "all books"?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:26 pm
by Hamish
DougJoe wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:23 pm
Huh. Not on either of those lists of playwrights or poets. Hm.
Clarification on question 10 - is "novels" equivalent to "all books"?
No, the category of written media this person is famous for is definitely a book, but I would not call it a novel.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:28 pm
by Foxcastle
Hamish wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:26 pm
DougJoe wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:23 pm
Huh. Not on either of those lists of playwrights or poets. Hm.
Clarification on question 10 - is "novels" equivalent to "all books"?
No, the category of written media this person is famous for is definitely a book, but I would not call it a novel.
But it's also not non-fiction, so we're missing something.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:29 pm
by Jamiet99uk
1. Real
2. Male
3. Not alive
4. Wrote a book, play, film script, treatise, manifesto, or other published written work
5. Native English speaker.
6. Not known for science fiction or fantasy.
7. Not born before 1900
8. Not British
9. IS from the USA
10. Not principally known as a novelist.
11. Did not die before 2000.
12. Not a prolific non-fiction writer.
13. Not principally known for achievements other than his writing.
14. Not on either of Damo's lists
15. None of his works adapted for TV or film.
NOT: Tennessee Williams
NOT: Robert the Bruce
NOT: Neil Simon
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:30 pm
by Jamiet99uk
I think the clincher here is the difference between "books" and "book".
I'm getting the impression that this person is associated with ONE published work, and not really more than one.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Did he write primarily for children?
(I am thinking that someone who produced a picture book with a few words, aimed at young children, would not be classified a "novelist")
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:39 pm
by Jamiet99uk
IF the answer to that question is "Yes",
THEN: I would like to guess MAURICE SENDAK.
But if the answer to that question is "No", then I withdraw this guess, please don't answer the guess in that case, only the question.