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Richard Yates (February 3, 1926 – November 7, 1992) was an American fiction writer, identified with the mid-century ‘Age of Anxiety’. His first novel, ''Revolutionary Road'', was a finalist for the 1962 National Book Award, followed by his first short-story collection, ''Eleven Kinds of Loneliness'', which brought comparisons to James Joyce. But his critical acclaim was not reflected in commercial success during his lifetime, though interest has revived somewhat since his death, with the 2008 film ''Revolutionary Road'', starring Kate Winslet, nominated for an Academy Award. ==Life== Born in Yonkers, New York, Yates came from an unstable home. His parents divorced when he was 3 and much of his childhood was spent in many different towns and residences. Yates first became interested in journalism and writing while attending Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Connecticut. After leaving Avon, Yates joined the Army, serving in France and Germany during World War II. By the middle of 1946, he was back in New York. Upon his return to New York he worked as a journalist, freelance ghost writer (briefly writing speeches for Attorney General Robert Kennedy) and publicity writer for Remington Rand Corporation. His career as a novelist began in 1961 with the publication of the widely heralded ''Revolutionary Road''. He subsequently taught writing at Columbia University, the New School for Social Research,〔 Boston University (where his papers are archived), at the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, at Wichita State University, the University of Southern California Master of Professional Writing Program, and at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In 1962, he wrote the screenplay for a film adaptation of William Styron's ''Lie Down in Darkness.'' In 1948, he married Sheila Bryant, the daughter of Marjorie Gilhooley Bryant and British actor Charles Bryant, who had lived with Broadway actress and silent-film star Alla Nazimova during the height of her wealth and fame, from 1952 to 1955. Richard and Sheila Yates had two daughters, Sharon and Monica, before divorcing in 1959. He remarried in 1968 to Martha Speer, with whom he had a daughter named Gina.〔Naparsteck, Martin, Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works, McFarland, Dec 22, 2011〕 In 1992, he died of emphysema and complications from minor surgery in Birmingham, Alabama. The character of Elaine Benes on ''Seinfeld'' was loosely based on his daughter Monica, who had been the girlfriend and later friend of co-creator Larry David. David's first meeting with the writer was the basis for "The Jacket" episode of Seinfeld's second season, in which Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza meet Elaine's curmudgeonly novelist father.〔Bailey, Blake. ''A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates''. Picador, 2003.〕〔(December 1, 2011). "(Larry David's Rough Night Out With The Aging Literary Lion )". ''The Awl''. Retrieved on May 21, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Yates (novelist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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