Russell Banks

American writer (1940–2023)

Person Human Q665144

Facts

24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: March 28, 1940
Date of death: January 7, 2023, January 8, 2023^[9]
Place of birth: Newton
Place of death: Saratoga Springs
Country of citizenship: United States^[11]
Occupation: screenwriter, novelist, writer, poet
Employer: Princeton University^[12]
Educated at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[13]
Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, American Book Awards, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Prix Laure Bataillon^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Spouse: Chase Twichell^[10]
Cause of death: cancer^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[27]
Archives at: Harry Ransom Center^[22]
Family name: Banks^[24]
Given name: Russell^[25]
Manner of death: natural causes^[26]
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19]^[20]
Name in native language: Russell Banks^[28]
Number of children: +4^[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center
Personal library at: Harry Ransom Center
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 89

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VIAF cluster ID: 66487364
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n79131992
GND ID: 119537931
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Russell banks 2011.jpg ↗
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American Academy in Rome ID: 12415619
Awards & Winners artist ID: 02p31c
BAnQ authority ID: 0000357976
BD Gest' author ID: 21442
BIBSYS ID: 90157360
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): BanksRussell1940-

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 120567794
CANTIC ID: 981058613091806706
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CineMagia person ID: 65232
DBC author ID: 87097969375847
DDB person (GND) ID: 119537931
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119537931
Elle.fr person ID: Russell-Banks
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Russell-Banks
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: russell-banks
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FAST ID: 45677
Festivaletteratura person ID: 886
Film.ru person ID: rassell-benks
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Russell_Banks
Guggenheim fellows ID: russell-banks
HAND ID: 8566-2A23-DF8C-F229-C608
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NUKAT ID: n02056930
National Library of Brazil ID: 000574363
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Open Library ID: OL2622995A
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Poets & Writers author ID: russell_banks_4
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SNARC ID: Italian Social Republic
TMDB person ID: 64714
The Paris Review interviewee ID: 1104
Topic's main category: Category:Russell Banks
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University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058613091806706
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Unz Review author ID: BanksRussell
WikiTree person ID: Banks-10609
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJv8GrGW9vqXdkgxwdjwG3
Yale LUX ID: person/7910d4d7-7f58-48f4-872c-318c2ba81d7c
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🔗 Connections

Award received 4

Guggenheim Fellowship, American Book Awards, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Occupation 4

writer, poet, screenwriter, novelist

Member of 2

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters

← Winner 2

American Book Awards, Dos Passos Prize

Archives at 1

Harry Ransom Center

Cause of death 1

cancer

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Employer 1

Princeton University

Family name 1

Banks

Given name 1

Russell

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Personal library at 1

Harry Ransom Center

Place of birth 1

Newton

Place of death 1

Saratoga Springs

SNARC ID 1

Italian Social Republic

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

English

← After a work by 1

The Sweet Hereafter

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Summary

Russell Banks was born on March 28, 1940^[1], in Newton^[2]. He died on January 7, 2023^[3], in Saratoga Springs^[4]. He worked as a screenwriter^[5], novelist^[6], writer^[7], and poet^[8].

FAQs

Where was Russell Banks born?

Russell Banks was born in Newton^[2].

Where did Russell Banks die?

Russell Banks died in Saratoga Springs^[4].

Who was Russell Banks married to?

Russell Banks's spouses include Chase Twichell^[10].

What did Russell Banks do for work?

Russell Banks worked as a screenwriter^[5], novelist^[6], writer^[7], and poet^[8].

Where did Russell Banks go to school?

Russell Banks was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[13].

What awards did Russell Banks receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[14], American Book Awards^[15], Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards^[16], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Russell Banks — place of birth (P19): Newton. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Russell Banks — place of death (P20): Saratoga Springs. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Russell Banks — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Russell Banks — spouse (P26): Chase Twichell. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Russell Banks — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Russell Banks — educated at (P69): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Russell Banks — occupation (P106): screenwriter. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Russell Banks — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Russell Banks — occupation (P106): writer. OPAC SBN. Retrieved 2023-03-25. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Russell Banks — occupation (P106): poet. OPAC SBN. Retrieved 2023-03-25. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Russell Banks — employer (P108): Princeton University. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Russell Banks — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Russell Banks — award received (P166): American Book Awards. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Russell Banks — award received (P166): Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Russell Banks — award received (P166): Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Russell Banks — award received (P166): Prix Laure Bataillon. meetingsaintnazaire.com. meetingsaintnazaire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Russell Banks — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Letters. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Russell Banks — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Russell Banks — archives at (P485): Harry Ransom Center. norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-01. norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Russell Banks — cause of death (P509): cancer. apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Russell Banks — date of birth (P569): March 28, 1940. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-08-13. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Russell Banks — date of death (P570): January 7, 2023. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-01-08. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Russell Banks — date of death (P570): January 8, 2023. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-10-02. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Russell Banks — family name (P734): Banks. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Russell Banks — given name (P735): Russell. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Russell Banks — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Russell Banks — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Russell Banks — name in native language (P1559): Russell Banks. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Russell Banks — number of children (P1971): 4. wikidata.org.

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