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Hubert Selby Jr.

Hubert Selby Jr.

Writer · 1928–2004 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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.

Wrote 6

2000s

  1. 2006

    Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

    Writer

  2. 2003

    Fear X

    Writer

    59
  3. 2000

    Requiem for a Dream

    Novel, Screenplay

    79

1990s

  1. 1991

    Fortune Cookie

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1989

    Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Novel

    66
  2. 1986

    Jour et nuit

    Writer

Acted in 4

2000s

  1. 2006

    The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'

    Movie

  2. 2003

    Sunset Motel

    Movie

  3. 2000

    Requiem for a Dream

    Laughing Guard

    79
Appearances3

2000s

  1. 2006

    Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

    Self

  2. 2001

    Memories, Dreams & Addictions

    Self

  3. 2000

    Hubert Selby Jr, a couple of things

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

2010s

  1. 2013

    The Demon: A Film About Andy Kaufman

    Thanks