James AGEE was an American novelist, poet, screenwriter, and film critic in the 1940s. He is best known for his novel A Death in the Family, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958. AGEE wrote extensively about film for The Nation and Time magazine, and his reviews were highly influential in the 1940s. He was also a screenwriter for films such as The African Queen and The Night of the Hunter. AGEE's work has been praised for its insight into the human condition and its ability to capture the nuances of life.