Don Delillo

Novelist

Birthday November 20, 1936

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace The Bronx, NY

Age 88 years old

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About

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, he is most famous for works such as White Noise, Mao II, and Underworld. He won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1992.

Before Fame

He studied Communication Arts at Fordham University. He subsequently worked as a copywriter in New York City.

Trivia

His name was featured in a song by Conor Oberst called Gold Mine Gutted.

Family Life

He was born in the Bronx to an Italian-Catholic family. In 1975, he married Barbara Bennett.

Associated With

He was referenced in the film, The Proposal, with Sandra Bullock.