American Tragedy may refer to:

Books

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An American Tragedy ''An American Tragedy'' is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later, abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906, and the tria ...

'', a 1925 novel by Theodore Dreiser * '' Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy'', a 1970 nonfiction book by Telford Taylor * ''American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense'', a 1996 nonfiction book by James Willwerth and Lawrence Schiller about the O. J. Simpson murder case * ''American Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War'', a 2000 nonfiction book by David E. Kaiser

Music

* The American Tragedy, an American rock band * '' As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy'', a 2002 split album by bands As I Lay Dying and American Tragedy * ''American Tragedy'' (album), a 2011 album by rap-rock group Hollywood Undead ** '' American Tragedy Redux'', a 2011 remix album of the Hollywood Undead album ''American Tragedy''

Television, film and theater

* ''An American Tragedy'' (film), a 1931 Paramount film directed by Josef von Sternberg based on Dreiser's novel * ''An American Tragedy'' (musical), a 1995 stage musical adaptation of Dreiser's novel * ''An American Tragedy'' (opera), a 2005 adaptation of Dreiser's novel by Tobias Picker * ''American Tragedy'' (film), a 2000 television miniseries about O.J. Simpson's trial based on the 1996 book * '' Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy'', a 1996 mini-series about a 1992 siege in Idaho, US * '' Scottsboro: An American Tragedy'', a 2001 historical film about the Scottsboro Boys {{Disambiguation