Richard Ben Cramer
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Baltimore, Maryland , U.S. | |
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Richard Ben Cramer (June 12, 1950 – January 7, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1979 for his coverage of the Middle East.
Biography
Cramer was born and raised in
Cramer worked as a journalist at several publications, including
Cramer wrote and narrated several well-known documentary films, often in collaboration with filmmaker
Richard Ben Cramer died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore of complications from lung cancer on January 7, 2013, at age 62. Cramer lived in Chestertown, Maryland, with his second wife, Joan. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Ruby, from his first marriage to Carolyn White.[5]
Books
- Ted Williams: The Seasons of the Kid (1991)
- What It Takes: The Way to the White House (1992)
- Bob Dole (1994)
- Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life (2000)
- What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? A Remembrance (2002)
- How Israel Lost: The Four Questions (2004)
References
- ISBN 0-684-85391-4.
- ^ ""Richard Ben Cramer, award-winning journalist and Brighton native, dies," The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 8, 2013". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Rasmussen, Frederick N. "Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 62," The Baltimore Sun, Wednesday, January 9, 2013". Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "Richard Ben Cramer - Meet The Writers". Barnes and Noble. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Richard Cramer, Wrote of Presidential Race, Dies at 62". New York Times. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
External links
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Booknotes interview with Cramer on What It Takes, July 26, 1992, C-SPAN | |
Presentation by Cramer on How Israel Lost, June 24, 2004, C-SPAN |
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "The Man Inside the Hopefuls' Heads" By Martha Sherrill Washington Post, July 6, 1992
- "The Book that Defined Modern Campaign Reporting" By Ben Smith Politico, December 30, 2010
- "What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?"
- "Can The Best Mayor Win?"
- "The Ballad of Johnny France"
- "Know Your Way Home"
- "Fore Play"
- "A Native Son's Thoughts"
- "Serious Business: Richard Ben Cramer Remembers Yankee Stadium"
- "The DiMaggio Nobody Knew"