The film version became a commercial hit, earning $64 million as well as three Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. If he does, he believes that “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox might magically appear to play ball again. Kinsella’s Original Title Throughout the production of Field of Dreams, the film went. Kinsella (Author) 1,376 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 26.95 9 Used from 11.25 2 New from 26. Field Of Dreams Was Changed From Shoeless Joe At The Last Minute But The Switch Put It More In Line With W.P. The story followed an Iowa corn farmer who hears voices that command him to tear up his crops to build a baseball field. Kinsella SHOELESS JOE: FIELD OF DREAMS Leather Bound Januby W.P. He won wide acclaim for “Shoeless Joe” - particularly after director Phil Alden Robinson’s movie adaptation appeared in 1989 and retitled “Field of Dreams.” In addition to “Shoeless Joe,” Kinsella wrote “The Iowa Baseball Conspiracy” (1986), “Magic Time” (1988) and “Butterfly Winter” (2011).

The news was posted on Kinsella’s official website, but there were no details of when or how he died.ĭuring his lifetime, he published nearly 30 books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry - but he is best known for his writing about baseball.Īlso Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2016 (Photos) His other novels included The Iowa Baseball Confederacy, The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt, The Alligator Report, The Miss Hobbema Pageant, Magic Time. Kinsella, whose 1982 novel “Shoeless Joe” was the basis for the beloved Kevin Costner movie “Field of Dreams,” has died at age 81.

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