Michael Herr (1940–2016)
Author of Dispatches
About the Author
Michael Herr was born in Lexington, Kentucky on April 13, 1940. He attended Syracuse University, but dropped out to travel in Europe and write. He served in the Army Reserve and wrote for publications including The New Leader and Holiday. From 1967-1969, he was a correspondent for Esquire magazine show more during the Vietnam War. He wrote the article Hell Sucks, which put him in the forefront of the journalists who were writing on the war at that time. The piece became part of Dispatches, a memoir of his time in Vietnam, which was published in 1977. He also wrote Walter Winchell: A Novel, an experiment in which he combined a novel and a screenplay to tell the story of one of the country's most influential gossip columnists. He was active in the motion picture industry with writing credits for Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Heart of Darkness, and The Rainmaker. In addition, he served as an associate producer of Full Metal Jacket. He died on June 23, 2016 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Michael Herr
On the Road [screenplay] 1 copy
ΚΟΥΡΕΛΙΑ (Dispatches) 1 copy
Associated Works
The Greatest War Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Four Incredible War Tales (2001) — Contributor — 29 copies
Amerika, Amerika bloemlezing — Contributor — 8 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Herr, Michael
- Legal name
- Herr, Michael David
- Birthdate
- 1940-04-13
- Date of death
- 2016-06-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Place of death
- Delhi, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Syracuse, New York, USA
Vietnam
New York, New York, USA
London, England, UK
Delhi, New York, USA - Education
- Syracuse University
- Occupations
- war correspondent
screenwriter
journalist - Organizations
- Esquire Magazine
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Reviews
Lists
THE WAR ROOM (1)
Read These Too (1)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 3,889
- Popularity
- #6,516
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 68
- ISBNs
- 85
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 5