Hubert Selby Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthday

July 23, 1928

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

April 26, 2004

Hubert Selby Jr.

Biography

Hubert "Cubby" Selby Jr. (July 23, 1928 – April 26, 2004) was an American writer. Two of his novels, Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) and Requiem for a Dream (1978), explore worlds in the New York area and were adapted as films, both of which he appeared in.