(1904–79), American novelist; full name James Thomas Farrell. He achieved fame with his trilogy about Studs Lonigan, a young Chicago Catholic of Irish descent, which began with Young Lonigan (1932).
Definition of Farrell, J. T. in US English:
Farrell, J. T.
proper nounˈfarəl
(1904–79), US novelist; full name James Thomas Farrell. He is known for his trilogy about Studs Lonigan: Young Lonigan (1932), The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan (1934), and Judgment Day (1935).