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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.'' A Kinsella short story called "Lieberman in Love" was made into [[Film/LiebermanInLove an Oscar-winning 1995 short film]], something that Kinsella was reportedly unaware of until he watched the Oscar ceremony and saw the movie win.

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. people.

His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.'' ''

A Kinsella short story called "Lieberman in Love" was made into [[Film/LiebermanInLove an Oscar-winning 1995 short film]], something that Kinsella was reportedly unaware of until he watched the Oscar ceremony and saw the movie win.



* UnstuckInTime: Roberto Clemente in "Searching for January."

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* UnstuckInTime: Roberto Clemente in "Searching for January.""

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''
'' A Kinsella short story called "Lieberman in Love" was made into [[Film/LiebermanInLove an Oscar-winning 1995 short film]], something that Kinsella was reportedly unaware of until he watched the Oscar ceremony and saw the movie win.
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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''
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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian-American Canadian writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''
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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (1935–2016) was a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (1935–2016) (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''
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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (1935–2016) was a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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William Patrick "W.P." Kinsella (1935–2016) was a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the 1982 novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''
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William Patrick "Bill" Kinsella is a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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William Patrick "Bill" "W.P." Kinsella is (1935–2016) was a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''
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* HilariousInHindsight: When ''Shoeless Joe'' was being adapted into film, [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio changed it to]] ''Film/FieldOfDreams'' for fear that people would think it was about a hobo. Director Phillip Alden Robinson, upset, called Kinsella to tell him the news, and, not telling him the new title, had this conversation:
-->'''Robinson''': They want to change the name from "Shoeless Joe."\\
'''Kinsella''': Oh that's alright, that wasn't even my title. That was the publisher's title.\\
'''Robinson''': What was your title?\\
'''Kinsella''': "Dream Field."
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William Patrick "Bill" Kinsella is a Canadian-American writer known for his short stories about baseball and First Nations people. His most famous work is the novel ''Shoeless Joe,'' which was made into the movie ''Film/FieldOfDreams.''

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!!WP Kinsella's short stories provide examples of:
* GameOfNerds: In "How I Got My Nickname," the 1951 New York Giants are all well-read intellectuals.
* HilariousInHindsight: When ''Shoeless Joe'' was being adapted into film, [[ExecutiveMeddling the studio changed it to]] ''Film/FieldOfDreams'' for fear that people would think it was about a hobo. Director Phillip Alden Robinson, upset, called Kinsella to tell him the news, and, not telling him the new title, had this conversation:
-->'''Robinson''': They want to change the name from "Shoeless Joe."\\
'''Kinsella''': Oh that's alright, that wasn't even my title. That was the publisher's title.\\
'''Robinson''': What was your title?\\
'''Kinsella''': "Dream Field."
* TitleDrop: He is very fond of doing it throughout his stories.
* UnstuckInTime: Roberto Clemente in "Searching for January."

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