Irving Stone was born Irvin Tenenbaum on July 14, 1903, in San Francisco, California. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from U. C. Berkeley in 1923 and a Master's Degree in 1924 from the University of Southern California. Stone first came to prominence with the publication of Lust for Life, a vivid fictionalized biography of the painter Vincent Van Gogh. He is known for his historically accurate fictionalized biographies. Stone won a Western Spur Award for Men to Match My Mountains and was a member of the Western Writers of America in 1959.
Genres: Inspirational
Novels
Lust for Life (1934)
Adversary in the House (1947)
Clarence Darrow for the Defence (1949)
Immortal Wife (1950)
The Passionate Journey (1950)
The President's Lady (1952)
Love Is Eternal (1955)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961)
Those Who Love (1966)
The Passions of the Mind (1971)
The Greek Treasure (1975)
The Origin (1980)
Depths of Glory (1985)
Adversary in the House (1947)
Clarence Darrow for the Defence (1949)
Immortal Wife (1950)
The Passionate Journey (1950)
The President's Lady (1952)
Love Is Eternal (1955)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961)
Those Who Love (1966)
The Passions of the Mind (1971)
The Greek Treasure (1975)
The Origin (1980)
Depths of Glory (1985)
Omnibus
Collections
Non fiction
Sailor On Horseback (1938)
Earl Warren (1948)
Men to Match My Mountains (1956)
Dear Theo (1958)
Drawings of Michelangelo (1960)
They Also Ran (1966)
There Was Light (1970)
Mary Todd Lincoln, a Final Judgement? (1973)
From Mud-flat Cove to Gold to Statehood: California 1840-1850 (1999)
Earl Warren (1948)
Men to Match My Mountains (1956)
Dear Theo (1958)
Drawings of Michelangelo (1960)
They Also Ran (1966)
There Was Light (1970)
Mary Todd Lincoln, a Final Judgement? (1973)
From Mud-flat Cove to Gold to Statehood: California 1840-1850 (1999)
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