Washington Irving

Washington Irving

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1783-04-03
Deathday: 1859-11-28 (76 years old)

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Biography

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.

Irving was born and raised in Manhattan to a merchant family. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. He temporarily moved to England for the family business in 1815, where he achieved fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. which was serialized from 1819 to 1820. He continued to publish regularly throughout his life, and he completed a five-volume biography of George Washington just eight months before his death at age 76 in Tarrytown, New York.

Irving was one of the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and he encouraged other American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe. He was also admired by some British writers, including Lord Byron, Thomas Campbell, Charles Dickens, Mary Shelley, Francis Jeffrey, and Walter Scott. He advocated for writing as a legitimate profession and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement.

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Filmography

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Movies 37

Writer 32

TV Shows 1

Book
The Devil and Tom Walker and Me

The Devil and Tom Walker and Me (2020)

Movie
Writer
Headless Horseman

Headless Horseman (2007)

Movie
Story
The Hollow

The Hollow (2004)

Movie
Writer
The Southern Charm

The Southern Charm (2003)

Movie
Writer
The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow

The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (2003)

Movie
Writer
Out of Time

Out of Time (2000)

Movie
Writer
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Movie
7
Writer
The Night of the Headless Horseman

The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999)

Movie
Writer
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Movie
Writer
Ahmed, The Prince of the Alhambra

Ahmed, The Prince of the Alhambra (1998)

Movie
Writer
Wishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Wishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1997)

Movie
Writer
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle (1987)

Movie
Writer
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1985)

Movie
Story
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)

TV
Writer
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)

Movie
Writer
Once Upon a Midnight Scary

Once Upon a Midnight Scary (1979)

Movie
Writer
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle (1978)

Movie
Writer
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1972)

Movie
Writer
Tales of Washington Irving

Tales of Washington Irving (1970)

Movie
Writer
Alhambra Tales

Alhambra Tales (1950)

Movie
Writer
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)

Movie
Story
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

Movie
8
Characters
Have You Got Any Castles?

Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)

Movie
Writer
The Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman (1934)

Movie
Writer
The Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman (1922)

Movie
Writer
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle (1921)

Movie
Writer
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle (1914)

Movie
Writer
Rip's Dream

Rip's Dream (1905)

Movie
Writer
Rip Passing Over the Mountain

Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)

Movie
6
Writer
Rip Meeting the Dwarf

Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)

Movie
6
Writer
Awakening of Rip

Awakening of Rip (1896)

Movie
6
Writer
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)

Movie
Writer
Rip's Toast

Rip's Toast (1896)

Movie
6
Writer
Rip's Toast to Hudson

Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)

Movie
Writer
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)

Movie
Writer
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)

Movie
Writer
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle (1896)

Movie
Short Story
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Movie

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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1783-04-03

Deathday
1859-11-28 (76 years old)

Birth Name
Washington Irving

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Height

Father
William Irving

Mother
Sarah Sanders

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
National Academy of Design, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Real Academia de la Historia, Royal Society of Literature


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