John Grisham

John Grisham

  • Birthday: 1955-02-08
  • Place of birth: Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ray Grisham, Jr. (born February 8, 1955)  is an American author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade. He also served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990.  Beginning writing in 1984, he had his first novel A Time To Kill published in June 1989. As of 2008, his books had sold over 250 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing, the others being Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling. Grisham's first best seller was The Firm. Released in 1991, it sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted as a feature film. In addition, seven more of his novels: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and A Time to Kill, were adapted as movies. His books have been translated into 29 languages and published worldwide.  His other best-selling books include The Testament, The Summons and The Broker. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Grisham , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Hot Coffee

2011

As Himself

The Soul of America

2020

As Self

Production

A Time to Kill

1996

As Producer

Mickey

2004

As Producer

A Time to Kill

1996

As Novel

Runaway Jury

2003

As Novel

The Client

1994

As Novel

The Rainmaker

1997

As Novel

The Chamber

1996

As Novel

The Pelican Brief

1993

As Novel

The Firm

1993

As Novel

A Painted House

2003

As Novel

Mickey

2004

As Writer

Calico Joe

0000

As Novel

The Street Lawyer

2003

As Writer

The Gingerbread Man

1998

As Story

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