biography
pronunciation:
[wohk]
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| lived:
| (1915– )
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| biography:
| Novelist, born in New York City, USA. He studied at Columbia University, wrote radio scripts, and served in the US Navy in the South Pacific in World War 2. He drew on this experience for his classic war novel, The Caine Mutiny (1951, Pulitzer), which became a successful play and film. Other books include Marjorie Morningstar (1955), Youngblood Hawke (1962), Inside, Outside (1985), and The Glory (1994). His two-volume historical novel, The Winds of War (1971) and War and Remembrance (1975), led to popular television serials. The Will to Live On: The Resurgence of Jewish Heritage appeared in 2000. |
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