JC
Photo of John Cheever

John Cheever

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born May 27, 1912Died June 18, 1982 (70 years)
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". His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the Westchester suburbs, old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born, and Italy, especially Rome. He is "now recognized as one of the most important short fiction writers of the 20th century." While Cheever is perhaps best remembered for his short stories (including "The Enormous Radio", "Goodbye, My Brother", "The Five-Forty-Eight", "The Country Husband", and "The Swimmer"), he also wrote four novels, comprising The Wapshot Chronicle (National Book Award, 1958), The Wapshot Scandal (William Dean Howells Medal, 1965), Bullet Park (1969), Falconer (1977) and a novella Oh What a Paradise It Seems (1982).

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

  • The Swimmer

John Cheever Filmography

1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Narrator
1968
The Swimmer · as Man At Pool Party (uncredited)
1950

2008
Parc · as Novel
1953
Life With Father (TV Series)

1983
Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Story
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as By
1968
The Swimmer · as Short Story
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Short Story
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Story
1955
The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Story
1953
The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) · as Written By
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Story
1950

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices