Blum,+Howard

Biographical Information:
Dates: 1948-  Dates in Ridgefield: 1996

 non-fiction writer, novelist, journalist, editor

 Howard Blum is a contributing editor of //Vanity Fair// magazine and former reporter for //The New York Times,// where he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He is an author of both fiction and nonfiction works, including several books on high-profile subjects such as Nazis, spies, and extraterrestrials. His work has appeared in //The New York Times Magazine, Esquire,// and //New York Magazine,// among others.

//Wanted!: The Search for Nazis in America, // 1977 //Gangland: How the FBI Broke the Mob, // 1993 //The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and World War II, //2001 //The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War //, 2004 //American Lightnight: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and The Crime of the Century, //2008
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–Sources: //Vanity Fair//; Amazon


 * Media Adaptations:** //Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America,// was adapted for television by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), 2001; //I Pledge Allegiance--The True Story of the Walkers: An American Spy Family// was adapted as a mini-series by the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS-TV). //The Gold of Exodus: The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai// was optioned for a feature film. **Source: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2004**

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