Gilbert Adair
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Gilbert Adair Net Worth

Gilbert Adair was a Scottish author, poet, journalist, and film critic born on December 29, 1944 in Kilmarnock, Scotland. He is best known for his novels The Dreamers, Love and Death on Long Island, The Holy Innocents, and Alice through the Needle's Eye, which have all been adapted into films.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 29, 1944
Birth Place Kilmarnock, Scotland
Age 76 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 8, 2011 (age 66)
Birth Sign Capricorn

💰 Net worth: $15 Million (2024)

About

A Scottish author, poet, Journalist, and film critic, he became famous for The Dreamers, Love and Death on Long Island, and other cinematic adaptations of his novels. His other works of fiction include The Holy Innocents and Alice through the Needle's Eye.

Before Fame

He moved from Scotland to France in 1968 and remained in Paris until 1980. His debut work, The Holy Innocents, won the 1988 Authors' Club First Novel Award.

Trivia

He translated George Perec's novel, A Void, into English.

Family Life

He was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland. A homosexual, he made a point of saying that he wanted to be thought of as simply a Writer, rather than as a gay Writer.

Associated With

His novel, The Holy Innocents, was made into the 2003 Bernardo Bertolucci film, The Dreamers.

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