Answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 250 - death place: davos , switzerland - caption: irwin shaw in his cuny years . - birth name: irwin gilbert shamforoff - notableworks: '' the young lions '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- '' rich man bury , poor man '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- the dead '' -lrb- 1936 -rrb- '' - death date: 16 may 1984 - spouse: marian edwards -lrb- 1916-1996 -rrb- - awards: o. institute of arts and letters grant -lrb- 1946 -rrb- playboy henry award -lrb- 1964 , 1970 , 1979 -rrb- honorary doctorate award , brooklyn college -lrb- 1944 , 1945 -rrb- national - birth date: 27 february 1913 - name: irwin shaw - nationality: american - image: irwin shaw.jpg - birth place: bronx , new york city , united states - occupation: playwright , screenwriter , novelist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of irwin shaw .
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irwin shaw -lrb- february 27 , 1913 -- may 16 , 1984 -rrb- was a prolific american playwright , screenwriter , novelist , and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies .he is best known for two of his novels : '' the young lions '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- , about the fate of three soldiers during world war ii , made into a film of the same name starring marlon brando and montgomery clift , and '' rich man , poor man '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , about the fate of three siblings after world war ii , that was made into a popular miniseries starring nick nolte .though shaw 's work received widespread critical acclaim , the success of his commercial fiction ultimately diminished his literary reputation .