James McBride Biography

James McBride is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird. McBride is a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University.

James McBride Age

James is 63 years old as of 2020. He was born on September 11, 1957, in New York City, United States. He celebrates his birthday every 11 of September every year.

James McBride Height and Weight

James stands at an average height. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

James McBride Education

McBride graduated from Oberlin College in 1979.

James McBride Family, Parents, and Siblings

James was born in New York City, US, and raised in Brooklyn’s Red Hook housing projects until he was seven years old and was the last child Ruth had from her first marriage, the last child of Rev. Andrew McBride, and the eighth of 12 children. Rev. Andrew D. McBride died of cancer at the age of 45. His mother, Rachel Dwajra Zylska (name later changed to Rachel Deborah Shilsky, and later changed again to Ruth McBride Jordan.

James McBride Wife and Children

McBride is a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University. He has three children with his ex-wife and lives in New York City and Lambertville, New Jersey.

James McBride Salary

Details pertaining to his annual earnings are currently unavailable. This information will soon be updated.

James McBride Net Worth

James has an estimated net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2020. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Television Personality. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

James McBride Measurements and Facts

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James McBride Wiki

Full Names: James McBride
Popular As: James McBride
Gender: Male
Occupation / Profession: writer and musician
Nationality: American
Race / Ethnicity: White
Religion: Not Known
Sexual Orientation: Straight

James McBride Birthday

Age / How Old?: 64 years old as of 2021
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Date of Birth: 11 September 1957
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Birthday: September

James McBride Body Measurements

Body Measurements: Not Available
Height / How Tall?: Not Available
Weight: Not Available
Eye Color: black
Hair Color: black
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James McBride Family and Relationship

Father (Dad): Rev. Andrew D. McBride
Mother: Ruth McBride Jordan
Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Dennis McBride, Billy McBride
Marital Status: Married
Dating / Wife: Not Known
Children: Jordan McBride, Azure McBride, Nash McBride

James McBride Net Worth and Salary

Net Worth: $20 million
Salary: Under Review
Source of Income: Writer and musician

James McBride Career

Books and screenplays

McBride is well known for his 1995 memoir, the bestselling book The Color of Water, which describes his life growing up in a large, poor American-African family led by his white Jewish mother.

She was strict and the daughter of an Orthodox rabbi. During her first marriage, to Rev. Andrew McBride, she converted to Christianity and became a devout Christian.

The memoir, which won an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, spent over two years on The New York Times bestseller list and has become an American classic. It is read in high schools and universities across America, has been translated into 16 languages, and sold more than 2.5 million copies.

In 2002, McBride published a novel, Miracle at St. Anna, drawing on the history of the overwhelmingly African-American 92nd Infantry Division in the Italian campaign from mid-1944 to April 1945.

The book was adapted into the 2008 movie Miracle at St. Anna, directed by Spike Lee. In 2005, McBride published the first volume of The Process, a CD-based documentary about life as lived by low-profile jazz musicians.

His 2008 novel Song Yet Sung is about an enslaved woman who has dreams about the future, and a wide array of freed black people, enslaved people, and whites whose lives come together in the odyssey surrounding the last weeks of this woman’s life.

Harriet Tubman served as an inspiration for the book, which gives a fictional depiction of a code of communication that enslaved people used to help runaways attain freedom.

The book, based on real events that occurred on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, also featured the notorious criminal Patty Cannon as a villain. In 2012, McBride co-wrote and co-produced Red Hook Summer (2012) with Spike Lee.

In July 2013, McBride co-authored Hard Listening (2013) with the rest of the Rock Bottom Remainders (published by Coliloquy). In August 2013, his The Good Lord Bird, a comedy novel, was released by Riverhead Books.

The work details the life of notorious abolitionist John Brown. It won the 2013 National Book Award for fiction.

On September 22, 2016, President Barack Obama awarded McBride the 2015 National Humanities Medal “for humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America.

Through writings about his own uniquely American story, and his works of fiction informed by our shared history, his moving stories of love display the character of the American family.”

In December 2020, Emily Temple of Literary Hub reported that his novel Deacon King Kong had made 16 lists of the best books of 2020, while in February 2021 it won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Deacon King Kong received the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction.

Saxophonist and composer

McBride is the tenor saxophonist for the Rock Bottom Remainders, a group of best-selling authors who are also musicians. “Hopefully”, McBride says, “the group has retired for good.”

He also toured as a saxophonist with jazz legend Little Jimmy Scott and has his own band that plays an eclectic blend of music. He has written songs for Anita Baker, Grover Washington Jr., Pura Fé, and Gary Burton.

McBride composed the theme music for the Clint Harding Network, Jonathan Demme’s New Orleans documentary Right to Return, and Ed Shockley’s off-Broadway musical Bobos.

McBride was awarded the American Music Theater Festival’s Stephen Sondheim Award in 1993, the American Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award in 1996, and the inaugural ASCAP Richard Rodgers Horizons Award in 1996.

Frequently Asked Questions About James McBride

Who is James?

James is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird. McBride is a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University.

How old is James?

He was born on September 11, 1957, in New York City, United States.

How tall is James?

James stands at an average height. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

Is James married?

McBride is a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University. He has three children with his ex-wife and lives in New York City and Lambertville, New Jersey.

How much is James worth?

James has an estimated net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2020. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Television Personality. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

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