Paul Theroux

Birthday: 10 April 1941, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name: Paul Edward Theroux

Paul Theroux was born on April 10, 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA as Paul Edward Theroux. He is known for his work on The Mosquito Coast (1986), Saint Jack (1979) and Chinese Box (1997). He has been married to Sheila Donnelly since November 18, 1995. He was previously married to Anne Castle.

That's how right-winged people talk: me, me, me. Next you'll be ranting about the purity of the race...Show more »

That's how right-winged people talk: me, me, me. Next you'll be ranting about the purity of the race. Show less «

You've seen the movie of "The Mosquito Coast"? Now you can read the book. "No," he said. "It would r...Show more »

You've seen the movie of "The Mosquito Coast"? Now you can read the book. "No," he said. "It would ruin the movie for me." Show less «

It looks overdone because it is overdone, I said. For Christ's suffering to mean something to these ...Show more »

It looks overdone because it is overdone, I said. For Christ's suffering to mean something to these tribespeople it has to look worse than what they've been through. Nobody commented further after that. Show less «

Sometimes I make my characters up, sometimes they appear before me...

Britain looks like a witch riding on a pig.

What, exactly, were the Yorkshire Wolds?

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