Donleavy

American  

[don-lee-vee] / dɒnˈli vi /

noun

1. J(ames) P(atrick), 1926–2017, U.S. novelist.

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Donleavy British  

/ dɒnˈliːvɪ /

noun

1. J ( ames ) P ( atrick ). born 1926, Irish-American novelist. His books include The Ginger Man (1956), The Onion Eaters (1971), Are You Listening Rabbi Löw? (1987), and The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms (1995)

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Mr. Donleavy had two children from his first marriage, Philip and Karen, and two children from his second marriage, Rebecca and Rory.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2017

“My interest is only to look after the welfare of the child,” Mr. Donleavy told the Times, “and after a certain stage, you can’t worry about their parentage.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2017

Still, an abridged version of the book began to gain traction in England, and Mr. Donleavy found his revenge against Olympia in a two-decade-long legal war over the rights to his novel.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2017

His sister, Mary Rita Donleavy, said the cause was a stroke.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2017

Mr. Donleavy didn’t leave us long in the dark over who made these improvements available to Central High.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou