James Thomas Flexner
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James Thomas Flexner (January 13, 1908 – February 13, 2003) was an American historian and biographer best known for the four-volume biography of George Washington that earned him a National Book Award in Biography[1] and a special Pulitzer Prize.[2][3] His one-volume abridgment, Washington: the Indispensable Man (1974) was the basis of two television miniseries, George Washington (1984) and George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986), starring Barry Bostwick as Washington.[3][4]
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James Thomas Flexner | |
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Born | (1908-01-13)January 13, 1908 Manhattan, New York, New York |
Died | February 13, 2003(2003-02-13) (aged 95) New York City |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Period | 1937–1996 |
Genre | History, biography |
Spouse | Beatrice Hudson Flexner |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Simon Flexner (father) |
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