Botticelli (Part Whatever)

Thread Games
101 
DQs:
  1. I am real.
  2. I am male.
  3. I am not currently living.
  4. I am known for my contributions to the arts.
  5. I am American.
  6. I am noted more for authorship (writing, painting, composition, etc.) than for performance.
  7. I was not born after 1900.
  8. I am not noted for my creation of motion pictures or television.
  9. My last name does not start with E (and my first name does begin with E).
  10. I died before May 23, 1962.
  11. I did write prose.
  12. I was a novelist.
  13. I was born after 1800.
  14. My writings are not usually tied to a specific area in the United States.
  15. I am not usually considered a southerner (nor should I be).
  16. I am not best known for a single book.
  17. I have not won any significant awards for my writing.
  18. I did not die before 1950.
  19. I am not noted for work in mystery writing.

I’m neither Edgar Allen Poe nor Ellery Queen.

102

Since people are pretty close to stumped, let me expand a little on one of the DQ answers.

This does not necessarily mean that none of my works have been made into movies or TV shows; it means only that I was not extensively involved in the process. There may (or may not ;)) be a huge number of films based on my works. I didn’t intend for the answer to be misleading, but I can see how it may have been, and I apologize for that.

103

Did a TV series loosely based on your most famous character just have its finale?

104

My best guess is Arthur Conan Doyle, with House based on Sherlock Holmes. If you’re thinking of a writer whose name begins with E, take a DQ.

105

I keep forgetting the fraking letter! :smack: I was going for Doyle.

106

Come on, dude.

107

I guess I’ll bow out of the game then! :rolleyes:

108

Look, it’s great to have more players and nobody wants you to bow out of the game. But if you’re going to play, you need to pay enough attention that you’re not making it harder for the other people in the thread.

I hope you stick with it.

109

How is merely answering the (misguided) IQ making it “harder”?

110

IQ: Are you the author of ‘Get Shorty’ and ‘Tishomingo Blues’?

111

I’m not Elmore Leonard.

112

It’s kind of frustrating to rack your brain trying to think of somebody when you can’t possibly come up with the right answer within the parameters of the game.

113

Well, I guess this is our last DQ. I yield it to whoever would like to ask it. Still stumped otherwise.

114

With your permission, Elendil’s Heir -

DQ: Are you also known for your short stories?

115

Much of my work was published as serials, so close to, but not exactly, short stories.

DQs:

  1. I am real.
  2. I am male.
  3. I am not currently living.
  4. I am known for my contributions to the arts.
  5. I am American.
  6. I am noted more for authorship (writing, painting, composition, etc.) than for performance.
  7. I was not born after 1900.
  8. I am not noted for my creation of motion pictures or television.
  9. My last name does not start with E (and my first name does begin with E).
  10. I died before May 23, 1962.
  11. I did write prose.
  12. I was a novelist.
  13. I was born after 1800.
  14. My writings are not usually tied to a specific area in the United States.
  15. I am not usually considered a southerner (nor should I be).
  16. I am not best known for a single book.
  17. I have not won any significant awards for my writing.
  18. I did not die before 1950.
  19. I am not noted for work in mystery writing.
  20. Much of my work was published as serials.
116

Dang! Maybe I should have asked something like ‘what kind of movies got made from your books?’.

I give up - this one’s got me thoroughly baffled, despite that feeling that it must be someone I know that I just can’t think of right now.

117

Spoilered, because it may be too big a hint - proceed at your own discretion.

One recent big-budget film based on my work was supposed to be a summer blockbuster, but was released a little early to mixed critical reviews and disappointing ticket sales.

118

Does the movie’s title rank as one of the worst/most misleading of all time?

119

Not particularly.

120

I have it, with the hint (for which I thank you):

IQ:

Did the movie have a two-word title which was a man’s name?