Howard Blum
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| Howard Blum | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Horace Mann School |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Notable works | American Lightning |
| Notable awards | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, 2009 |
| Spouse | Jane Davenport "Jenny" Cox (1991-) |
| Children | Tony Anna Dani |
| Website | |
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Howard Blum (/ˈblʌm/) (born 1948) is an American author and journalist. Formerly a reporter for the The Village Voice[1] and The New York Times, Blum is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair[2][3] and the author of several non-fiction books, including the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner[4] American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century.
Career
In 1986, Blum began working as a reporter for the New York Times, where he earned two Pulitzer Prize nominations.[2] Since 1994, Blum has been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair.[2] Several of his books were non-fiction bestsellers, including Gangland, Wanted, The Gold of Exodus, and The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII.[3] Additionally, a number of his works have been optioned for film.[2] Miramax Films is in the process of making The Brigade into a major motion picture.[3]
Personal life
Blum is the son of Harold K. Blum (1917-1984), an executive at the Kane Miller Corporation in Tarrytown, New York,[5][6][7] and Gertrude Blum, a schoolteacher in New York City.[5] For high school, Blum attended the Horace Mann School and earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, where he also received an M.A. in government in 1970.[1][5] In January 1991, he married Jenny Cox, a book editor.[5] They currently reside in Sag Harbor, New York and Connecticut.[2] Blum is the father of three children: Tony, Anna and Dani.[8]
Bibliography
- Wishful Thinking (1985) New York: Atheneum Books, ISBN 0689115431
- I Pledge Allegiance--: The True Story of the Walkers: An American Spy Family (1987) New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0671626140
- Wanted!: The Search for Nazis in America (1989) New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0671676075
- Out There: The Government's Secret Quest for Extraterrestrials (1990) New York, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0671662600
- Gangland: How the FBI Broke the Mob (1993) New York: Pocket Books, ISBN 0671900153
- The Gold of Exodus: The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai (1998) New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0684809184
- The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and World War II (2001) New York: HarperCollins, ISBN 0060194863
- The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War (2003) New York: HarperCollins, ISBN 0060013990
- American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century (2008) New York: Crown Publishers, ISBN 0307346943
- The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush (2011) New York: Crown Publishers, ISBN 0307461726
- Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany’s Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America (2014) New York: Crown Publishers, ISBN 0307461750
See also
References
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External links
- Howard Blum at Library of Congress Authorities — with 16 catalog records
