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T.S. Garp is the out-of-wedlock son of a feminist mother, Jenny Fields, who wanted a child but not a husband. A nurse during World War II, she encountered a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical Sergeant Garp ("Garp" being all he is able to utter), who was severely brain damaged in combat, and whose morbid priapism allows her to rape him and become impregnated.
The World According to Garp is John Irving's fourth novel, about a man who is born out of wedlock to a feminist leader, then grows up to be a writer. Published in 1978, the book was a bestseller for several years.
John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) [1] is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978.
Glenn Close has a theory about which of her films changed how the world saw her.. The actress, who made her big-screen debut at 35 starring opposite Robin Williams in The World According to Garp ...
Since taking her first role on the silver screen in the 1982 film The World According to Garp, Close has amassed dozens of accolades (including eight Oscar nominations) and cemented herself as one ...
She appeared throughout the '80s and early '90s in films like The World According to Garp (1982) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), but it was her second film with Robin Williams, The Fisher King ...
Mary Beth Hurt (née Supinger; born September 25, 1946) [1] is a retired American actress of stage and screen. [2] She is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actress. [3]Notable films in which Hurt appears include Interiors (1978), The World According to Garp (1982), The Age of Innocence (1993), and Six Degrees of Separation (1993).
- The World According to Garp" co-star Glenn Close, in a statement. - "I've never known a sweeter, brighter, more considerate person than Robin. Robin's commitment as an artist to lifting our mood ...