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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#21 Post by aardvarkarmy » Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:03 pm

wild guess: Tennessee Williams?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#22 Post by Chaqa » Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:11 pm

Did he die before 2000?
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#23 Post by JECE » Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:17 pm

Prolific nonfiction writer (journalist, scientist, academic, etc.)?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#24 Post by Hamish » Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:55 am

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
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#25 Post by damo666 » Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:25 am

Was he principally known for something other than his writing?

(Thinking entertainer who published an autobiography).
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#26 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:00 am

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
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#27 Post by Hamish » Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:03 pm

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
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#28 Post by damo666 » Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:50 pm

Is he on either (or both) of these lists?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... ted_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... ted_States
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#29 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:25 pm

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
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#30 Post by Chaqa » Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:29 pm

Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#31 Post by DougJoe » Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:51 pm

Hm. A prolific fiction US writer but not novels and died after 2000... free guess, Neil Simon?
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#32 Post by Hamish » Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:35 pm

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.
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#33 Post by Hamish » Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:35 pm

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
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#34 Post by DougJoe » 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"?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#35 Post by Hamish » 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.
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#36 Post by Foxcastle » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:28 pm

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.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#37 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:29 pm

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
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#38 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:30 pm

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.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#39 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm

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")
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

#40 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:39 pm

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.
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