John Cheever
Writing · Novel · Writer · Short Story
Born May 27, 1912 · Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Active 1950–1982
John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs".
Filmography
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — StoryThe Swimmer (1968) — Man at Pool Party (uncredited) · Short StoryTales from the Darkside (1984) — StoryThe Sorrows of Gin (1979) — Short StoryO Youth and Beauty! (1979) — Short StoryThe Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982) — Narrator · WriterThe Five Forty-Eight (1979) — Short StoryAmerican Playhouse (1982) — Narrator (voice) · WriterRobert Montgomery Presents (1950) — Mr. BlakeParc (2009) — NovelThe Country Husband (1956) — WriterMerry Christmas (1999) — Short Story