Charles R. Jackson

Charles Reginald Jackson ( born April 6, 1903 in Summit, New Jersey; † 21 September 1968, New York City ) was an American writer who mainly due to the filming of his alcoholic drama The Lost Weekend ( The Lost Weekend ) was known.

Biography

Jackson, the 1921 Newark graduated from high school, his literary career began late and was with the novel The Lost Weekend (1944 ) made ​​his debut. This alcoholic drama that is considered to be Jackson's best novel, was made ​​into a film directed by Billy Wilder in 1945 with Ray Milland in the lead role. Milland embodies the alcohol addiction and the search for money to satisfy the addiction so impressive that in 1946 he was awarded the Oscar for best actor. For the release of the film rights Jackson received 50,000 U.S. dollars. In the novel, Jackson, who also suffered from tuberculosis, his own alcohol addiction processed.

Later he wrote in addition to the other novels The Fall of Valor (1946 ), The Outer Edges (1950), Earthly Creatures (1953) and A Second - Hand Life (1967 ) with The Sunnier Side: Twelve Arcadian Tales ( 1950) and a collection of short stories. He also wrote screenplays for episodes of television series such as Merciless city.

With 55 years of chronic lung diseases Jackson committed suicide in New York's Chelsea Hotel artist. Regular Arthur Miller wrote later in his memoirs: