Peter Tompkins
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Peter Tompkins | |
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| Born | April 19, 1919 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2007 (aged 87) Shepherdstown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, World War II spy, & author |
| Children | Ptolemy Tompkins |
Peter Tompkins (April 19, 1919 – January 23, 2007) was an American journalist, World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) spy in Rome, and best-selling author.[1]
Biography
He was a war correspondent for the
His best-known books are The Secret Life of Plants (1973), Secrets of the Great Pyramid (1971; paperback reprint, 1997), and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids (1976). His Secrets of the Great Pyramid, Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids and The Magic of Obelisks have become classics of "New Age" literature.[3]
In 1977, he hosted a documentary film called Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle, directed by Donald Brittain.
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0-520-02023-8.
- ^ Silverberg, Robert (September 12, 1971). "Secrets of the Pyramids". The New York Times.
External links
- Associated Press obituary, International Herald Tribune, January 24, 2007
- 2004 profile of Peter Tompkins in Italian magazine "The American."
- Article by Tompkins on the OSS and Italian Partisans in World War II at Central Intelligence Agency
- Article on Spies in WWII by Tompkins
- Peter Tompkins at IMDb
- Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle on the Internet Archive
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