John Grisham

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1955-02-08 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA

John Grisham

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ray Grisham, Jr. (born February 8, 1955)  is an American author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade. He also served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990.  Beginning writing in 1984, he had his first novel A Time To Kill published in June 1989. As of 2008, his books had sold over 250 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing, the others being Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling. Grisham's first best seller was The Firm. Released in 1991, it sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted as a feature film. In addition, seven more of his novels: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and A Time to Kill, were adapted as movies. His books have been translated into 29 languages and published worldwide.  His other best-selling books include The Testament, The Summons and The Broker. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Grisham , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

The Rainmaker

as Novel

Calico Joe

as Novel

2012
The Firm

as Novel

2004
Mickey

as Writer

2003
Runaway Jury

as Novel

2003
2003
1998
1997
The Rainmaker

as Novel

1996
1996
The Chamber

as Novel

1995
The Client

as Novel

1994
The Client

as Novel

1993
1993
The Firm

as Novel

Actor

2019
BookTube

as Self

2011
Hot Coffee

as Self

2006
The One Show

as Self

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1996
1952
Today

as Self

Producer

The Rainmaker

as Executive Producer

2012
The Firm

as Executive Producer

2004
Mickey

as Producer

1996
A Time to Kill

as Producer