William Manchester
Sign in to saveAmerican author, journalist and historian (1922–2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 April 1922
- Died
- 1 June 2004
- Works
- 192
Top works
- 光荣与梦想
- Red roads to Mandalay
- The Arms of Krupp, 1587-1968
- Der Tod des Präsidenten
- H. L. Mencken
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1951-02-15
2008 universal fire victimadult contemporaryblue-eyed souleasy listeningpopr&b
Discography
- Home to Myself1973
- Bright Eyes1974
- Melissa1975
- Better Days & Happy Endings1976
- Help Is on the Way1976
- Singin’…1977
- Don’t Cry Out Loud1978
- Melissa Manchester1979
- For the Working Girl1980
- Hey Ricky1982
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 72
- Total plays
- 1,345
William Raymond Manchester (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004) was an American author and biographer, notable as the bestselling author of 18 books that have been translated into 20 languages. Manchester grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I. After his father's death, and the attack on Pearl Harbor, William Manchester likewise enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. However, he was ordered back to college until called up. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Attleboro
- Place of death
- Middletown
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Missouri
- Employer
- The Baltimore Sun
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- Portrait of William Manchester in c. 1967.jpg
- Residence
- Middletown
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- date of birth
- 1922-04-01
- date of death
- 2004-06-01
- nominated for
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
- birth name
- William Raymond Manchester
- name in native language
- William Manchester
- Commons category
- William Manchester
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