''Beggarman, Thief'' is a 1977 novel written by
Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller ''
Rich Man, Poor Man'' and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jordache; and Gretchen's adult son Billy Abbott.
The
miniseries adapted from the original novel had a 1976-77 sequel entitled ''
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II'', broadcast prior to the publication of ''Beggarman, Thief'' and was not based on the second novel. A television adaptation of ''Beggarman, Thief'' followed in 1979, starring
Jean Simmons
Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and afte ...
(as Gretchen),
Andrew Stevens
Herman Andrew Stevens (born June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and actor.
Early life
Stevens was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the only child of actress Stella Stevens and her former husband Noble Herman Stephens.
Ca ...
(as Billy),
Glenn Ford,
Lynn Redgrave,
Bo Hopkins,
Tovah Feldshuh,
Susan Strasberg
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg (May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Imagined to be the next Hepburn-type ingenue, she was nominated for a Tony Award at age 18, playing the title role in ''The Diary ...
, Tom Nolan (as Wesley),
Jean-Pierre Aumont,
Alex Cord,
Anne Francis
Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama seri ...
and
Joyce Brothers.
References
External links
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1977 American novels
Novels by Irwin Shaw
Sequel novels
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