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See all 18 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rich man, poor man by irwin shaw rich man, poor man chronicles the lives of three siblings from the 1940s to the 1960s. His younger brother, david shaw shaw was born irwin gilbert shamforoff in the south bronx, new york city, to russian jewish immigrants. Rich man, poor man is a 1976 american television miniseries based on the 1969 novel of the same name by irwin shaw that aired on abc in one or. Shaw was a prolific american playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and shortstory author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies.
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