J. P. Donleavy

James Patrick "J. P." Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was an Irish-American novelist and playwright. His first novel is "The Ginger Man". Another novel, "A Fairy Tale of New York", provided the title of the song "Fairytale of New York". He was born in Brooklyn, New York. 
Donleavy died on 11 September 2017 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland from a stroke at the age of 91.