Works in Progress and Projects Being Considered:
(According to the author in various interviews and news articles)

- A Letter Marked Personal (Confirmed. Third novel in the NYC series, coming soon)
- The Dog On The Seventeenth Floor (Confirmed. Novella, coming soon)
- A revised (restored) edition of "Wrong Information..." the US trade ed. was edited without permission)
- A long overdue limited, signed edition of "Wrong Information..." by Thornwillow Press (may be the above ed.)
- A published set, containing The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms, Wrong Information is Being Given Out at Princeton, A Letter Marked Personal and perhaps 1 or 2 other forthcoming books (all being stories taking place in New York), to be called "A Singular City"
- A fourth book in the Darcy Dancer series
- A second volume in The History of The Ginger Man autobiography
- The Unexpurgated Code of Growing Old (book)
- The Unexpurgated Code...Audio Book (begun, researching status)

Finished Unpublished Works

- The third book in the Schultz trilogy, title being researched. (Donleavy claims publishers fear backlash from what may be perceived as an anti-feminist element in this book.)
- The Unexpurgated Code of Fox Hunting (Researching more on this)

Abandoned Projects

A novel titled "Gratz" : an unfinished novel (72 type-written pages with author's notes). Story concerns the humorous exploits of Joseph E. Gratz, a veteran WWII correspondent newly arrived at one of the world's great universities to get a degree. Many thanks to Bill Dunn (JPD's archivist) for this information.

Film Projects

When The Ginger Man is released as a film, the familiar Hollywood phrase "Years in the making" certainly will apply as with few other adaptations. One can only speculate as to why it's taken so long for a film version to be produced. It's known that major players in the industry have tried to negotiate rights over the years, among them Robert Redford, Mike Nichols, Sam Speigel, and John Huston. A new production is in the works with Johnny Depp scheduled to play the lead. Details will be added to the site as approved releases are provided.

A recent article/interview mentions that Donleavy has written a screenplay adaptation of The Lady Who Liked Clean Rest Rooms. Production information is being researched.

In a 1996 interview, British actor Martin Clunes speaks of spending a weekend at Donleavy's mansion in Ireland negotiating television rights for The Onion Eaters. One article stated that a BBC airing was slated for the year 2000, but this has not been confirmed. This project is being researched for updated information.

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