Arnold Hano
American writer and editor (1922–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arnold Philip Hano (March 2, 1922 – October 24, 2021) was an American editor, novelist, biographer and journalist, best known for his non-fiction work A Day in the Bleachers, a critically acclaimed eyewitness account of Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, centered on its pivotal play, Willie Mays' famous catch and throw.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The author of several sports biographies, and frequent contributor to such publications as The New York Times, Sport, Sports Illustrated, and TV Guide,[18] Hano was, in 1963, both a Hillman Prize winner[19] and NSSA's Magazine Sportswriter of the Year.[20] He was also Baseball Reliquary's 2012 Hilda Award recipient and a 2016 inductee into its Shrine of the Eternals.[17][21]
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Born | Arnold Philip Hano (1922-03-02)March 2, 1922 New York City, New York |
Died | October 24, 2021(2021-10-24) (aged 99) Laguna Beach, California |
Pen name | Gil Dodge,[1] Matthew Gant,[2] Ad Gordon,[3] Mike Heller [1] |
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Alma mater | Long Island University (1941)[5] |
Period | 1941–1942, 1946–2021 |
Genre | Crime fiction, Westerns, film novelizations, travel literature, advocacy journalism |
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Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1942–1946 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | 7th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Aleutian Islands Campaign, Battle of Kwajalein |