Thomas Gallagher (writer)
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| Born | 1918 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1992 (aged 73–74) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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| Awards | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (1960) |
Thomas Gallagher (1918 – December 19, 1992) was an American writer and seaman known for his writing on disasters and military heroism.[1] He won a Edgar Award in 1960 and was a National Book Award for Fiction finalist in 1953.
Biography
[edit]Gallagher was born in Manhattan in 1918. He graduated from Columbia College in 1941 and served in Iran during World War II with the Army Corps of Engineers and became a seaman in the United States Merchant Marine, when he began to write.[1]
Gallagher's book Fire at Sea (1959), an investigation into the 1934 SS Morro Castle disaster, received an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime in 1960.[2][3] His book The Gathering Darkness (1952), which traced a family whose life were upended after the 1929 Stock Market Crash, was a National Book Award for Fiction finalist in 1953.[2]
Gallagher died on December 19, 1992, in Manhattan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Thomas Gallagher, 74; A Writer and Seaman". The New York Times. 1992-12-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ a b Andrews, Meredith. "The Gathering Darkness". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD BEST FACT CRIME | Cozy Mystery List". cozy-mystery.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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