John Cheever
American
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| 1912/05/05 | John William Cheever is born in Quincy, Massachusetts, the second child of Frederick Lincoln Cheever and Mary Liley Cheever. | Born | |||||
| 1920/00/00 | John Cheever spends much of his childhood in a 11-room Victorian mansion on Winthrop Avenue, in the genteel suburb of Wollaston, Massachusetts. | Life | John Cheever Boyhood Home | Quincy | |||
| 1926/09/00 | John Cheever attends Thayer Academy. Discovering the private day school to be stifling, John performs poorly. | Education | Town of Braintree, MA | Massachusetts | |||
| 1934/07/00 | Cheever spends the summer of 1934 at the Yaddo artist's colony in Saratoga Springs, New York. | Home | Yaddo, artists community | Saratoga Springs, NY | |||
| 1935/06/22 | "Buffalo" by John Cheever is published in The New Yorker. | Author | Buffalo (short story) | ||||
| 1942/05/07 | John Cheever enlist in the United States Army. | Military | |||||
| 1942/06/00 | Early in the summer, Cheever is transferred to the Army Pictorial Center in Astoria, Queens. John commutes via subway from his apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. | Military | Kaufman Astoria Studios | New York City | |||
| 1947/05/17 | "The Enormous Radio" by John Cheever is published in The New Yorker. | Author | The Enormous Radio (short story) | ||||
| 1947/10/04 | John Cheever's "Torch Song" is published in The New Yorker. | Author | Torch Song (Short Story) | ||||
| 1951/00/00 | "Goodbye, My Brother" by John Cheever is published. | Author | Goodbye, My Brother (Short Story) | ||||
| 1954/00/00 | "The Country Husband" by John Cheever is published. | Author | The Country Husband (Short Story) | ||||
| 1954/00/00 | "The Five-Forty-Eight" by John Cheever is published. | Author | The Five-Forty-Eight (Short Story) | ||||
| 1960/11/00 | While staying in the 'Mitzy Gayner' penthouse at the Chateau Marmont for 5 weeks in November-December, John Cheever produces a film treatment of D H Lawrence's "The Lost Girl" for producer Jerry Wald. It will not be made into a film. | Screenwriter | Chateau Marmont, LA | Los Angeles | |||
| 1960/12/00 | Paid for by 20th Century Fox, John Cheever can admire the giant rotating Las Vegas showgirl statue (lost) that advertises the Sahara casino from his suite at the Chateau Marmont. | Author | Angel Of The Bridge (Short Story) | Chateau Marmont, LA | Los Angeles | ||
| 1961/02/00 | The Cheevers move into their Ossining, New York, home. John wasn't able to get a mortgage without a guarantor on the $37,500 loan. | Home | John Cheever Residence | Ossining, NY | |||
| 1961/10/21 | "Angel Of The Bridge" by John Cheever is published in The New Yorker. | Author | Angel Of The Bridge (Short Story) | ||||
| 1964/00/00 | An avid swimmer himself, John Cheever writes "The Swimmer" over two months at his home in Ossining, New York. He typically only spends a few days writing a short story. | Author | The Swimmer (Short Story) | John Cheever Residence | Ossining, NY | ||
| 1964/07/18 | John Cheever's "The Swimmer" makes its way into The New Yorker magazine. | Author | The Swimmer (Short Story) | ||||
| 1975/03/00 | John Cheever seeks professional help at the Smithers Alcoholism Center in Manhattan. | Health | Spence Lower School | New York City | |||
| 1977/00/00 | Falconer - published | Author | Falconer | ||||
| 1981/07/00 | In the summer of 1981, a tumor is discovered in John Cheever's right lung. | Health | |||||
| 1981/11/00 | In late November, John Cheever returns to the hospital and learns that his cancer has spread to his femur, pelvis, and bladder. | Health | |||||
| 1982/04/27 | John Cheever receives the National Medal for Literature at Carnegie Hall. Colleagues are shocked by Cheever's ravaged appearance after months of cancer treatment. | Life | Carnegie Hall | New York City | |||
| 1982/06/18 | John Cheever, whose poised, elegant prose established him as one of America's finest storytellers, dies at his home in Ossining, NY. He is buried at First Parish Cemetery, Norwell, Mass. | Died | John Cheever Residence | Ossining, NY |
10 Creative Works by John Cheever »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Buffalo (short story) | Author | Short Story | 1935/06/22 | |
| The Enormous Radio (short story) | Author | Short Story | 1947/05/17 |
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| Torch Song (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1947/10/04 |
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| Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor (short story) | Author | Short Story | 1949/12/24 |
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| Goodbye, My Brother (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1951/00/00 |
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| The Five-Forty-Eight (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1954/00/00 |
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| The Country Husband (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1954/00/00 |
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| Angel Of The Bridge (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1961/10/21 |
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| The Swimmer (Short Story) | Author | Short Story | 1964/07/18 |
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| Falconer | Author | Book | 1977/00/00 |
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