Walter Lord
American author (1917-2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the English footballer, see Walter Lord (footballer).
John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American author, lawyer, copywriter and popular historian best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember.
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Born | John Walter Lord Jr. (1917-10-08)October 8, 1917 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | May 19, 2002(2002-05-19) (aged 84) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
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Education | Princeton University (AB) Yale University (LLB) |
Period | 1952–1986 |
Genre | Narrative history |
Notable awards | Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement (1994)[1] |
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