[DOC] [TLE] 'Ironweed' Is Nourished By Kindred Souls - NYTimes.com [PAR] Jul 19, 1987 ... LEAD: ''IRONWEED,'' THE PU-litzer Prize-winning novel by William Kennedy, ... 
story of Francis Phelan - an Irish-American ex-baseball player from Albany ... On 
matters of the book's essential theme, author and director are in deep, ... 
characters who we never think are capable of holding any emotions.''. [DOC] [TLE] Ironweed (film) - Wikipedia [PAR] Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Hctor Babenco. It is based 
on the Pulitzer ... Major portions of the film were shot on location in Albany, New 
York, ... Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) is a washed-up baseball player who ... 
There isn't much more to the film's Helen than this, and indeed the character may
... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Ironweed: A Novel [PAR] Francis Phelan, long-absent father of Billy Phelan, the main character in the ..... 
end the author dazzles us with the use of the future-perfect tense in a remarkable, 
.... of novels tells the story of Francis Phelan, an ex-baseball player, now bum,... [DOC] [TLE] Ironweed by William Kennedy  Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs ... [PAR] Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, part-time gravedigger, full-time drunk, has hit 
bottom. ..... The first chapter is a compelling introduction to a character that begs 
for your ..... I always know what's next, the mix of authors and material is varied, 
and I will ... In it, Kennedy tells the story of a bum who was once a well liked ball-
player... [DOC] [TLE] Eddie McDonald: The Real Ironweed - David Pietrusza [PAR] Francis Phelan, you see, is the protagonist of. William ... He has to leave town 
and so that pattern of flight continues. continues being a baseball player. And so [DOC] [TLE] Ironweed Characters - eNotes.com [PAR] Analysis and discussion of characters in William Kennedy's Ironweed. ... Francis 
Phelan, a baseball player during the 1900's, a part-time gravedigger, and a ... In 
the book, the author describes Rudy as a simple man widely regarded as crazy. [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.ca:Customer Reviews: Ironweed [PAR] The primary character of the book is Billy Phelan, an ex-ball player, full time 
drunk, ... The opening chapter, where protagonist Francis Phelan and his friend, 
Rudy, work ... that the author uses wherein he has the dead talking to the main 
character. .... of novels tells the story of Francis Phelan, an ex-baseball player, 
now bum,... [DOC] [TLE] William Kennedy, Revised Edition - The Claremont Institute [PAR] Jul 15, 2014 ... Ironweed was rejected by all the major publishers before Viking brought it out in 
1983. ... When an author triumphs after such treatment, the bumper crop of ... 
Francis Phelan, an ex-major leaguer, first took to the road because he used .... 
might have been a great professional baseball player; Helen Archer... [DOC] [TLE] March | 2012 | TBPL Off the Shelf [PAR] Mar 26, 2012 ... Ironweed, by William Kennedy ... Kennedy's novel is a story about bums: a riches 
to rags tale primarily about Francis Phelan, an ex-major league baseball player 
who ... In fact, I had to step away and go back to an author I had completely ... 
read yet: The Soapmaking series with main character Ben Perkins,... [DOC] [TLE] Kennedy, William 1928- [WorldCat Identities] [PAR] Ironweed, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is the best-known of William Kennedy's 
three Albany-based novels. Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, part-time gravedigger,
... [DOC] [TLE] Ironweed: A novel William Kennedy Penguin @ Books and knowledge [PAR] Dec 15, 2011 ... Ironweed: A novel William Kennedy Penguin ... Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, 
part-time gravedigger, full-time drunk, ... an ex-baseball player (Francis Phelan) 
who has essentailly chosen (for

Question: Francis Phelan an ex-baseball player, is the main character in this author's "Ironweed"
Answer: William Kennedy