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'''Curtis Marsena Gentry''' (June 13, 1931 – July 10, 2014) was an American writer, born in [[Lamar, Colorado]]. |
'''Curtis Marsena "Curt" Gentry''' (June 13, 1931 – July 10, 2014) was an American [[writer]], born in [[Lamar, Colorado]]. |
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He is best known for co-authoring, with [[Vincent Bugliosi]], the [[1974 in literature|1974]] book ''[[Helter Skelter (book)|Helter Skelter]]'', which detailed the [[Charles Manson]] murders. Gentry lived in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. |
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⚫ | Gentry died, aged 83, on July 10, 2014, in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|author=Carl Nolte |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Curt-Gentry-dies-best-selling-writer-of-Manson-5633215.php |title=Curt Gentry dies: best-selling writer of Manson, Hoover books |publisher=SFGate |date= 19 July 2014|accessdate=2014-07-22}}</ref> |
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== Awards and nominations == |
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''Frame-Up'' was a nominee for the 1968 [[Edgar Award]] from the [[Mystery Writers of America]] for Best Fact Crime book. |
''Frame-Up'' was a nominee for the 1968 [[Edgar Award]] from the [[Mystery Writers of America]] for Best Fact Crime book. |
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''Helter Skelter'' won a 1975 [[Edgar Award]] from the [[Mystery Writers of America]] for Best Fact Crime book.{{ |
''Helter Skelter'' won a 1975 [[Edgar Award]] from the [[Mystery Writers of America]] for Best Fact Crime book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theedgars.com/awards/category-list-best-fact-crime/|title=Category List – Best Fact Crime | Edgars Database}}</ref> |
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''J. Edgar Hoover'' won the 1992 [[PEN Center USA|PEN Center West]] Literary Award for Non-Fiction. |
''J. Edgar Hoover'' won the 1992 [[PEN Center USA|PEN Center West]] Literary Award for Non-Fiction. |
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⚫ | Gentry died, aged 83, on July 10, 2014 |
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⚫ | * ''[[J. Edgar Hoover]]: The Man and the Secrets'', [[W. W. Norton]], 1991, {{ISBN|978-0393024043}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnston|first=David|title=Hoover: Still a Shadow Not to Be Stepped On|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/09/books/hoover-still-a-shadow-not-to-be-stepped-on.html|accessdate=16 July 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 9, 1991}}</ref> |
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| NAME = Gentry, Curt |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American historian |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 13 June 1931 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 9 July 2014 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = San Francisco, CA |
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 11 June 2023
Curtis Marsena "Curt" Gentry (June 13, 1931 – July 10, 2014) was an American writer, born in Lamar, Colorado.
He is best known for co-authoring, with Vincent Bugliosi, the 1974 book Helter Skelter, which detailed the Charles Manson murders. Gentry lived in San Francisco, California.
Gentry died, aged 83, on July 10, 2014, in San Francisco.[1]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Frame-Up was a nominee for the 1968 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book.
Helter Skelter won a 1975 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book.[2]
J. Edgar Hoover won the 1992 PEN Center West Literary Award for Non-Fiction.
Select works[edit]
- The Last Days of the Late, Great State of California, Putnam, 1968 (novel)
- J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets, W. W. Norton, 1991, ISBN 978-0393024043[3]
- The Madams of San Francisco: An Irreverent History of the City by the Golden Gate, Doubleday and Company, 1964, paperback reprint 1971
- The Killer Mountains: A Search for the Legendary Lost Dutchman Mine, World Publishing Company (1969)
- Helter Skelter: The True Story Of The Manson Murders (with Vincent Bugliosi)
- Frame-up: The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings, W. W. Norton, 1967
- The Dolphin Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area
- Jade: Stone of Heaven (with Richard Gump)
- John M. Browning: American Gunmaker (with J. Browning)
- The Vulnerable Americans
- A Kind of Loving, with Toni Lee Scott (autobiography), World Publishing Company (1970)
- Operation Overflight: The U-2 Spy Pilot Tells His Story for the First Time (with Francis Gary Powers) Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1971) ISBN 978-0340148235
- Second in Command: The Uncensored Account of the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo (with Edward R. Murphy)
References[edit]
- ^ Carl Nolte (19 July 2014). "Curt Gentry dies: best-selling writer of Manson, Hoover books". SFGate. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ^ "Category List – Best Fact Crime | Edgars Database".
- ^ Johnston, David (September 9, 1991). "Hoover: Still a Shadow Not to Be Stepped On". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2010.