Edward Harrison Norton starred in an American coming-of-age film described as a what?
Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, filmmaker and activist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films "Primal Fear" (1996), "American History X" (1998) and "Birdman" (2014). He also starred in other roles, such as "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996), "Fight Club" (1999), "Red Dragon" (2002), "25th Hour" (2002), "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), "The Illusionist" (2006), "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) and "Sausage Party" (2016). He has also directed and co-written films, including his directorial debut, "Keeping the Faith" (2000). He has done uncredited work on the scripts for "The Score" (2001), "Frida" (2002) and "The Incredible Hulk" (2008).
The American (novel) The American is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in "The Atlantic Monthly" in 1876–77 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family.