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this isnt based on a true story is it?

posted 19 years ago by suckerdwsp316
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does anyone know if this weekend was a reality for Charles R. Jackson?

[–] whimsical5 18 years ago

is an American author, best known for his 1944 novel, The Lost Weekend.

Jackson published The Lost Weekend in 1944, his first novel. The semi-autobiographical novel chronicled a struggling writer's five day binge, and was made into a critically acclaimed film the following year. Paramount Pictures paid $50,000 for the rights to adapt the novel.

nice socks, man.....

[–] rwsmith29456 14 years ago

Charles Jackson was a recovering alcoholic when he wrote 'LW' and trying to recover from illness, relapsed and od'd on sleeping pills in '68.