Irwin Shaw was born on February 27, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA as Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff. He was a writer and producer, known for The Young Lions (1958), The Talk of the Town (1942) and Ulisse (1954). He was married to Marian Edwards. He died on May 16, 1984 in Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland.