James A. Michener Net Worth



James A. Michener net worth is
$850,000

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James Albert Michener (/?m?t?n?r/; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his work.Michener's fiction novels include Tales of the South Pacific for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948, Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland. His nonfiction works include Iberia about his travels in Spain and Portugal; his memoir entitled The World Is My Home, and Sports in America. Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener's factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place. 

Net Worth	$850,000
Date Of Birth	February 3, 1907
Died	1997-10-16
Place Of Birth	New York City, New York, USA
Occupation	Author, philanthropist, teacher, academic, naval officer and political advisor
Profession	Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor
Nicknames	James A. Michener, Michener, James A.
Star Sign	Aquarius

#	Quote
1	"I think it's remarkable that a man could write the kind of thing I do lengthy, intricate, not dependent on sex or violence - and acquire the readership I have." (1980)

#	Fact
1	He had survived three near-fatal plane crashes.
2	The Library of the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, Colorado, his alma mater, is named the James Michener Library in his honor.
3	He left his entire estate, including the copyrights to his works, to Swarthmore College.
4	He ran as a Democratic candidate for Congress in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1962. Although his campaign was well-fought, he was defeated by his Republican opponent.
5	Abandoned as an infant in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
6	He was raised with other abandoned children by a poor Quaker widow named Mabel Michener.
7	He knows nothing about his birth parents.
8	Pictured on a 59¢ USA definitive postage stamp in the Distinguished Americans series, issued 12 May 2008.
9	He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC.
10	Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 410-412. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
11	He had no children. "Not by design, but because that's the way it worked out."
12	In 1956, he wrote a pilot about a sailboat plying the South Seas, called "James Michener Presents a South Pacific Adventure," which starred Lyle Bettger. The pilot wasn't picked up by any of the networks, but three years later the concept was reworked and became Adventures in Paradise (1959) starring Gardner McKay and ran from 1959-1962.
13	His popular 1971 novel The Drifters was never made into a movie, but the movie rights for the book were among the highest ever paid up to that time.
14	Won Pulitzer Prize for first novel "Tales from the South Pacific" which was the basis of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical South Pacific (1958).

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Memories of Centennial	2008	Video short story - as James Michener
Great Performances	2006	TV Series adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by - 1 episode
South Pacific	2001	TV Movie novel "Tales of the South Pacific"
Texas	1994	TV Movie novel
Space	1985	TV Mini-Series novel - 5 episodes
Kent State	1981	TV Movie book "Kent State: What Happened and Why"
Centennial	1978-1979	TV Mini-Series based on the novel by - 12 episodes
Caravans	1978	novel
Dynasty	1976	TV Movie story
The Hawaiians	1970	novel "Hawaii"
Hawaii	1966	novel
Donovan's Reef	1963	story - uncredited
Adventures in Paradise	1959-1962	TV Series creator - 90 episodes
South Pacific	1958	based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by
Sayonara	1957	based on the novel by
Until They Sail	1957	story
The Bridges at Toko-Ri	1954	novel
Men of the Fighting Lady	1954	story "The Forgotten Heroes of Korea"
Return to Paradise	1953	adapted from the story by
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse	1952	TV Series novel - 1 episode

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
Dynasty	1976	TV Movie creative consultant - as James Michener
Adventures in Paradise	1959	TV Series concept developer - 2 episodes

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
South Pacific	1958	Missionary (uncredited)

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Broadway: The American Musical	2004	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
A Musical Offering from the Vatican: A Papal Concert	1992	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Host (as James Michener)
Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record	1987	TV Movie documentary	Himself (as James Michener)
Centennial: Over 100 Years of Philadelphia Phillies Baseball	1986	Video	Himself (as James Michener)
60 Minutes	1986	TV Series documentary
Tom Cottle: Up Close	1983	TV Series	Himself
Good Morning America	1978-1979	TV Series	Himself
Centennial	1978	TV Mini-Series	Himself
The Mike Douglas Show	1976-1977	TV Series	Himself - Author
James Michener's World: Hawaii Revisited	1977	TV Movie documentary	Himself (as James Michener)
The 47th Annual Academy Awards	1975	TV Special	Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay (as James Michener)
The David Frost Show	1971-1972	TV Series	Himself
What's My Line?	1957-1959	TV Series	Himself - Guest Panelist
The Ed Sullivan Show	1955	TV Series	Himself
Today	1954	TV Series	Himself
Critic at Large	1949	TV Series	Himself - Author
Author Meets the Critics	1947	TV Series	Himself (Moderator (1954) (uncredited)

Archive Footage

Known for movies

South Pacific (1958)
as Writer

Sayonara (1957)
as Writer

The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
as Writer

Hawaii (1966)
as Writer