Jan de Hartog

Description: (Dutch Playwright and Novelist Who Wrote Adventure Stories in Both Dutch and English)
An adventurer at heart, Jan de Hartog apparently ran away from home twice, to work at sea, and was also part of the Dutch resistance during World War II. He is best known for his Nobel Prize-nominated historical novel, The Peaceable Kingdom, and his Tony Award-winning play The Fourposter.

Overview

Birthday April 22, 1914 (Taurus)
Died on September 22, 2002
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