Washington Irving Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in 1819–20. He continued to publish regularly—and almost always successfully—throughout his life, and completed a five-volume biography of George Washington just eight months before his death, at age 76, in Tarrytown, New York.Irving, along with James Fenimore Cooper, was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and Irving encouraged American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edgar Allan Poe. Irving was also admired by some European writers, including Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Thomas Campbell, Francis Jeffrey, and Charles Dickens. As America's first genuine internationally best-selling author, Irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession, and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement.
William Irving, Peter Irving, John Treat Irving, Sarah Irving, Ann Irving, Catherine Irving, Ebenezer Irving
Movies
The Headless Horseman, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Ahmed, Príncipe de la Alhambra, The Night of the Headless Horseman, Sleepy Hollow, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Awakening of Rip, Rip Van Winkle, Rip's Dream
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs?--No--no, 'tis your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.
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Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
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There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.
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I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!
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Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.
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They who drink beer will think beer.
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A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Fact
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Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900 (inaugural election).
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He was named after Revolutionary War general and first President George Washington.
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Pictured on the 1¢ US postage stamp in the Famous American/Authors series, issued 29 January 1940.
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Born at 8:30pm-LMT
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sleepy Hollow
2013-2014
TV Series short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - 13 episodes
Old Scratch
2011/II
Short original story
Headless Horseman
2007
story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
El embrujo del Sur
2003
story
The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow
2003
Video short story
Out of Time
2000
TV Movie short story "Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker"
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
2000
TV Series story - 1 episode
Sleepy Hollow
1999
story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
The Night of the Headless Horseman
1999
TV Movie story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1999
TV Movie story
Ahmed, el principe de la Alhambra
1998
novel "Tales from the Alhambra"
ABC Weekend Specials
1986
TV Series characters - 1 episode
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
TV Series story - 1 episode
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1980
TV Movie story
CBS Library
1979
TV Series story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - 1 episode
Rip Van Winkle
1978
Short story
Los libros
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Ficciones
1973
TV Series story - 1 episode
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1972
Short short story
Hora once
TV Series short story Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra - 1 episode, 1971 short story - 1 episode, 1970
Mauruv odkaz
1971
TV Movie story
Tales of Washington Irving
1970
TV Movie stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1965
TV Series story - 1 episode
Legend of the Moor's Legacy
1959
Short Based on the novel 'Tales of the Alhambra' by
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
TV Series story - 2 episodes
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1955
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Kraft Theatre
1950
TV Series story - 1 episode
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
1950
TV Series inspired by "Knickerbocker History of New York" - 1 episode