Kazuo Ishiguro Net Worth is
$1.1 Million
Kazuo Ishiguro Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Kazuo Ishiguro OBE, FRSA, FRSL (Japanese: カズオ・イシグロ or 石黒一雄; born 8 November 1954) is a Japanese-born British novelist. He was born in Nagasaki and his family moved to England in 1960 when he was five. Ishiguro obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Kent in 1978 and his Master's from the University of East Anglia's creative-writing course in 1980.Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-speaking world, having received four Man Booker Prize nominations, and winning the 1989 award for his novel The Remains of the Day. In 2008, The Times ranked Ishiguro 32nd on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Date Of Birth | November 8, 1954 |
Place Of Birth | Nagasaki, Japan |
Profession | Writer, Producer |
Star Sign | Scorpio |
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1 | Came to London with his family in 1960. |
2 | His father was born in Shanghai in 1920. |
3 | Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 |
4 | One of his teachers in the creative-writing program at the University of East Anglia was Angela Carter. |
5 | Grew up in Guildford, Surrey, where he attracted attention in the neighborhood by being the only Japanese child. In his teens he wanted to be a rock star - in fact, in 1973, Ishiguro worked for a time as a grousebeater for the Queen Mother at Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeen, Scotland - but in 1983 he became a full-time writer. |
6 | He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the British Empire) in 1995 for literature. |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Never Let Me Go | 2010 | novel | |
The White Countess | 2005 | written by | |
The Saddest Music in the World | 2003 | original screenplay | |
The Remains of the Day | 1993 | novel | |
The Gourmet | 1984 | TV Movie written by | |
A Profile of Arthur J. Mason | 1984 | TV Movie written by | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Never Let Me Go | 2010 | executive producer | |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Guantanamero | 2007 | special thanks | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Talking Books at Hay Festival: Kazuo Ishiguro | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
Mark Lawson Talks to... | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
The Culture Show | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself, novelist |
The Remains of the Day: The Filmaker's Journey | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself, novelist |
Charlie Rose | 1995-2000 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Love and Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself, author |
Book Four | 1983 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1994 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | | The Remains of the Day (1993) |