Robert W. Creamer (1922–2012)
Auteur de Babe: The Legend Comes to Life
A propos de l'auteur
Robert W. Creamer was born in Bronxville, New York on July 14, 1922. He attended Fordham University and Syracuse University, but never graduated. During World War II, he fought in combat for 30 days in Germany and was wounded. After his discharge, he worked as an advertising copywriter and as an afficher plus assistant editor at Collier's Encyclopedia. He became one of the first writers for Sports Illustrated, where he worked until 1985. His first book, Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, was published in 1974. His other works include Stengel: His Life and Times, Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the Best Baseball Season Ever - in the Year America Went to War, and Season of Glory: The Amazing Saga of the 1961 New York Yankees written with Ralph Houk. He also contributed to films and television shows about baseball He died of prostate cancer on July 18, 2012 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: PBS
Œuvres de Robert W. Creamer
Oeuvres associées
Baseball, the Perfect Game : An All-Star Anthology Celebrating the Game's Greatest Players, Teams, and Moments (2005) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Creamer, Robert W.
- Nom légal
- Creamer, Robert Watts
- Date de naissance
- 1922-07-14
- Date de décès
- 2012-07-18
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Bronxville, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Tuckahoe, New York, USA
- Professions
- sportswriter
biographer - Organisations
- Sports Illustrated
United States Army (WWII)
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Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 672
- Popularité
- #37,565
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 11
- ISBN
- 32
- Favoris
- 2
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