Hubert Selby Jr.

Birthday: July 23rd, 1928 Date of Death: April 26th, 2004 Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Hubert "Cubby" Selby Jr. was an American writer. His best-known novels are "Last Exit to Brooklyn"

(1964) and "Requiem for a Dream" (1978), exploring worlds in the New York area. Both novels were adapted later as films, and he appeared in small roles in each.