Michael Herr (writer)
Michael Herr (born April 13, 1940 in Syracuse, New York , † June 23, 2016 in New York City , New York) was an American writer and screenwriter . The former war correspondent was best known as the author of Dispatches (Eng: To hell betrayed ), a memorandum about his time as a correspondent for Esquire Magazine (1967-1969) during the Vietnam War , known. The book was named the best book written on the Vietnam War by The New York Times Book Review . In addition, Herr is considered one of the pioneers of the literary genre of the non-fictional novel (along with Truman Capote , Norman Mailer, and Tom Wolfe ).
Michael Herr co-wrote the Oscar- nominated screenplay for Full Metal Jacket , which he co-wrote with friend Stanley Kubrick and Gustav Hasford , the author of the literary original The Short-Timers . Mr. also wrote the voice-over texts for Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and continued to work with Richard Stanley on the original screenplay for the film adaptation of the story Die Insel des Dr. Moreau composed by HG Wells . He also wrote an early screenplay for a planned film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's book On the Road , which was discarded.
Works
- 1977: Dispatches (German 1979: betrayed to hell)
- 1987: The Big Room: Forty-Eight Portraits from the Golden Age (with Guy Peellaert )
- 1990: Walter Winchell: A Novel
- 2001: Kubrick
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Herr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Michael Herr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Heath Anthology of American Literature - Biography
- Audio interview with Dom Swain at Wired for Books.org 1990
- LA Times profile, 1990
- Biography on The Oscar Site
- A draft script for The Island of Dr Moreau, dated April 26th, 1994
Remarks
- ↑ Michael Herr, author of Dispatches, dies aged 76
- ↑ George Johnson: New & Noteworthy. In: The New York Times. August 18, 1991, accessed October 9, 2010 .
- ^ Paul Martin: Sam, Garrett and Kristen to hit the road Jack. July 5, 2010, accessed October 9, 2010 .
- ↑ Contains stories about Hollywood personalities, e.g. B. Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroa, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra.
- ^ Biographical novel about the newsman Walter Winchell .
- ↑ Based on an essay for Vanity Fair magazine .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lord Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American novelist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse, New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 2016 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |