James A. Michener Net Worth

James A. Michener Net Worth is
$1.4 Million

James A. Michener Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

James Albert Michener (/?m?t?n?r/; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his work.Michener's fiction novels include Tales of the South Pacific for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948, Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland. His nonfiction works include Iberia about his travels in Spain and Portugal; his memoir entitled The World Is My Home, and Sports in America. Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener's factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place.

Date Of BirthFebruary 3, 1907
Died1997-10-16
Place Of BirthDoylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ProfessionWriter, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor
Star SignAquarius
#Quote
1"I think it's remarkable that a man could write the kind of thing I do
  • lengthy, intricate, not dependent on sex or violence - and acquire
the readership I have." (1980)
#Fact
1He had survived three near-fatal plane crashes.
2The Library of the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, Colorado, his alma mater, is named the James Michener Library in his honor.
3He left his entire estate, including the copyrights to his works, to Swarthmore College.
4He ran as a Democratic candidate for Congress in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1962. Although his campaign was well-fought, he was defeated by his Republican opponent.
5Abandoned as an infant in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
6He was raised with other abandoned children by a poor Quaker widow named Mabel Michener.
7He knows nothing about his birth parents.
8Pictured on a 59¢ USA definitive postage stamp in the Distinguished Americans series, issued 12 May 2008.
9He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC.
10Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 410-412. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
11He had no children. "Not by design, but because that's the way it worked out."
12In 1956, he wrote a pilot about a sailboat plying the South Seas, called "James Michener Presents a South Pacific Adventure," which starred Lyle Bettger. The pilot wasn't picked up by any of the networks, but three years later the concept was reworked and became Adventures in Paradise (1959) starring Gardner McKay and ran from 1959-1962.
13His popular 1971 novel The Drifters was never made into a movie, but the movie rights for the book were among the highest ever paid up to that time.
14Won Pulitzer Prize for first novel "Tales from the South Pacific" which was the basis of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical South Pacific (1958).

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Memories of Centennial2008Video short story - as James Michener
Great Performances2006TV Series adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by - 1 episode
South Pacific2001TV Movie novel "Tales of the South Pacific"
Texas1994TV Movie novel
Space1985TV Mini-Series novel - 5 episodes
Kent State1981TV Movie book "Kent State: What Happened and Why"
Centennial1978-1979TV Mini-Series based on the novel by - 12 episodes
Caravans1978novel
Dynasty1976TV Movie story
The Hawaiians1970novel "Hawaii"
Hawaii1966novel
Donovan's Reef1963story - uncredited
Adventures in Paradise1959-1962TV Series creator - 90 episodes
South Pacific1958based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by
Sayonara1957based on the novel by
Until They Sail1957story
The Bridges at Toko-Ri1954novel
Men of the Fighting Lady1954story "The Forgotten Heroes of Korea"
Return to Paradise1953adapted from the story by
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1952TV Series novel - 1 episode

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dynasty1976TV Movie creative consultant - as James Michener
Adventures in Paradise1959TV Series concept developer - 2 episodes

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
South Pacific1958Missionary (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Broadway: The American Musical2004TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
A Musical Offering from the Vatican: A Papal Concert1992TV Movie documentaryHimself - Host (as James Michener)
Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record1987TV Movie documentaryHimself (as James Michener)
Centennial: Over 100 Years of Philadelphia Phillies Baseball1986VideoHimself (as James Michener)
60 Minutes1986TV Series documentary
Tom Cottle: Up Close1983TV SeriesHimself
Good Morning America1978-1979TV SeriesHimself
Centennial1978TV Mini-SeriesHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1976-1977TV SeriesHimself - Author
James Michener's World: Hawaii Revisited1977TV Movie documentaryHimself (as James Michener)
The 47th Annual Academy Awards1975TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay (as James Michener)
The David Frost Show1971-1972TV SeriesHimself
What's My Line?1957-1959TV SeriesHimself - Guest Panelist
The Ed Sullivan Show1955TV SeriesHimself
Today1954TV SeriesHimself
Critic at Large1949TV SeriesHimself - Author
Author Meets the Critics1947TV SeriesHimself (Moderator (1954) (uncredited)

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The American Hobo2003DocumentaryHimself (as James Michener)
60 Minutes2003TV Series documentaryHimself - Writer

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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