Jay McInerney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay McInerney
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1955(1955-01-13)
Age	69
Birthplace	Hartford
Country	United States
Birth City	Connecticut
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jay McInerney Biography

Jay McInerney is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 13, 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Author of the acclaimed novels, Bright Lights, Big City (1984), Brightness Falls (1992), and Ransom (1985). He also wrote the screenplay for Gia, a TV movie that starred megastar Angelina Jolie.

Michael J. Fox starred as Jamie Conway in the 1998 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City.

John Barrett “Jay” McInerney, Jr. (/ˈ m æ k ɪ n ɜːr n i / ; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in Bacchus & Me (2000) and A Hedonist in the Cellar (2006). His most recent novel is titled Bright, Precious Days, published in 2016. From April 2010 he was a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal. In 2009, he published a book of short stories which spanned his entire career, titled How It Ended, which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times.

After working as a fact-checker at The New Yorker, McInerney achieved fame with his first published novel, Bright Lights, Big City. Published in 1984, the novel was unique at the time for its depiction of cocaine culture in second-person narrative. The title is taken from a 1961 blues song by Jimmy Reed. The novel established McInerney’s reputation as part of a new generation of writers. Labelled the ‘literary brat pack’ in a 1987 article in the Village Voice, McInerney, Bret Easton Ellis and Tama Janowitz were presented as the new face of literature: young, iconoclastic and fresh. Five novels followed in rapid succession: Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, The Last of the Savages and Model Behavior.

He was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His four marriages were to model Linda Rossite, author Merry Reymond, Helen Ranford, and Anne Hearst.

Jay McInerney Net Worth

Jay McInerney is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay McInerney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received his bachelor’s degree from Williams College and his master’s degree from Syracuse University. When his first novel, Bright Lights, Big City, was published, he was working as a fact-checker for the New Yorker magazine.

The resounding success of Bright Lights, Big City led publishers to seek out works of a similar genre and encouraged a generation of young writers to create stories of young urban life.

McInerney was born in 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Marilyn Jean (Murphy) and John Barrett McInerney, Jr., a corporate executive. He graduated from Williams College in 1976. At Syracuse University, he earned a Master of Arts in English and studied writing with Raymond Carver.

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Who is Jay McInerney Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay McInerney celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.

How old is Jay McInerney?

67 years (January 13, 1955)

Where did Jay McInerney go to college?

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Who is Jay mcinerney married to?

Spouse

Is Bret Easton Ellis Rich?

The comparison between American Psycho’s serial-killer protagonist and its controversial author is easily made. Patrick Bateman and Bret Easton Ellis are both rich.

What happened to Bret Easton Ellis?

In recent years, Ellis has continued to publish fiction while also writing screenplays, including for Paul Schrader’s “The Canyons,” which became notorious for its troubled production. Since 2013, he has hosted the “Bret Easton Ellis Podcast,” on Patreon.