Back to peopleTom WolfeKnown forWritingBornMarch 2, 1930DiedMay 14, 2018Place of birthRichmond, Virginia, USABiographyLife and careerThomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.Filmography2 filmsAll2Crew2The Bonfire of the Vanities1990NovelThe Right Stuff1983Novel