Hubert Selby Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
American writer. He was born and brought up in New York City, the son of Hubert and Adalin Selby. His father was a merchant seaman and former coal-miner from Kentucky who had settled in the Red Hook district of Brooklyn. Hubert Sr. returned to the merchant marine after the outbreak of World War Two, where in 1944 Hubert Jr. followed him. He had ...
Often writes dialogue in the accent of his characters and using local slang.
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Writes without using quotation marks
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His stories are often set in New York City
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Almost all main male characters in his stories are named Harry (Harry Black in Last Exit to Brooklyn; Harry White in The Demon; Harry Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream; Harry Barnard in Waiting Period).
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Fact
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Loved classical music and thought about becoming a composer once.
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Had a history of substance abuse and became sober after being arrested for heroin possession.
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Had to have 10 of his ribs removed due to problems with his lungs.
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Was not an avid reader as a child, having been more interested in athletics.
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His novel "Last Exit To Brooklyn" took 6 years to write.
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Was diagnosed with Tuberculosis in 1947 and Doctors estimated he would live less than a year.
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Did not start writing until he was 30-years old.
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Was unable to work for much of his twenties due to poor health.
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Struggled with depression for most of his life, which intensified close to his death.
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Dropped out of high school at the age of 15.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 504-505. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sunset Motel
2003
Had Some Time
2003
Short
Old Man
The Huntress
2000
TV Series
Harry
Requiem for a Dream
2000
Laughing Guard
Scotch and Milk
1998
Cubby
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Car Driver
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fear X
2003
screenplay by
Requiem for a Dream
2000
based on the book by / screenplay
Fortune Cookie
1991
Short
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
book
Jour et nuit
1986
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paper Boys
2009
in memory of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2005
Documentary
Himself
Hollywood High
2003
TV Special documentary
Himself
Tusind former for frygt
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Co-writer
Memories Dreams & Addictions
2001
Video documentary short
Himself
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
2000
Documentary
Himself
Hubert Selby Jr., 2 ou 3 choses...
2000
Documentary
Himself
Nulle part ailleurs
1999
TV Series
Himself
Drug-Taking and the Arts
1993
Documentary
Himself (novelist) (as Hubert Selby Jnr)
The Late Show
1990
TV Series documentary
Himself
Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches
1989
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Requiem for a Dream (2000) as Laughing Guard
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) as Car Driver
Fear X (2003) as Writer
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2005) as Himself
$950,000
