Date of Birth
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28-September-1943
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Place of Birth
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Greenwich
(United States of America, Fairfield County, Connecticut)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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George Swift Trow, George Trow, George Trow III, George William Swift Trow Jr.
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Profession
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Novelist, Critic, Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter
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George William Swift Trow, Jr. was an American essayist, novelist, playwright, and media critic. He worked for The New Yorker for almost 30 years, and wrote numerous essays and several books. He is best known for his long essay on television and its effect on American culture, "Within the Context of No Context," first published in the November 17, 1980 issue of The New Yorker, and later released as a book. This was one of the few times that the magazine devoted its central section to one piece of writing.
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