Robert K. Massie
Robert K. Massie | |
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| Born | Robert Kinloch Massie III January 5, 1929 biographer |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Oxford |
Robert Kinloch Massie III (January 5, 1929 – December 2, 2019) was an American
His book Nicholas and Alexandra (1967) was adapted as a British film by the same name that was released in 1971. It starred Laurence Olivier, Michael Jayston, and Janet Suzman.
Early life and education
Massie was born in
Career
Massie worked as a journalist for
In 1967, after leaving the Saturday Evening Post to concentrate on his historical writing, Massie published his breakthrough book,
His book was adapted for a film with the same title, released in 1971 and starring Laurence Olivier and Janet Suzman. It won Academy Awards for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and was nominated for four others, as well as several Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards.
Massie and his wife Suzanne chronicled their personal experiences as parents of a hemophiliac child in Journey, published in 1975.[1] They had moved to France, and in the book they also discussed differences between the health care systems in the US and France.
In the 1990s, much new information about the Romanovs and Russian governments became accessible after the end of the
Massie continued to write biographical books on the Russian Imperial family. He won the 1981
This was the basis of an
In 2011 Massie published Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, about the Tsarina
He also published two books on the early 20th century: Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War (1991) is a diplomatic history over four decades on the causes of World War I.[5] Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea (2003) on the role of the ships in the war.[1][2]
In other activities, from 1987 to 1991, Massie was President of
Personal life and death
Massie was married to Suzanne Rohrbach from 1954 to 1990. They divorced after having a son and two daughters. He later married Deborah Karl in 1992; she was his literary agent. They also had a son and two daughters together. Massie died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on December 2, 2019, at the age of 90.[1]
Awards and honors
- Rhodes Scholarship
- 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, Peter the Great: His Life and World
- 1983 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement[8][9]
- 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, Catherine the Great[3]
- 2012 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, Catherine the Great[4]
Bibliography
- ISBN 1-57912-433-X)
- Journey (Knopf, 1975) with Suzanne Massie, ISBN 0-394-49018-5
- ISBN 0-517-06483-9)
- Last Courts of Europe: Royal Family Album, 1860–1914 (Vendome Press, 1981) introductory text; picture research and description by Jeffrey Finestone, ISBN 0-517-41472-4)
- ISBN 0-345-37556-4)
- There's an Old Southern Saying: The Wit and Wisdom of ISBN 0-9638911-0-3
- The Romanovs: The Final Chapter (Random House, 1995), ISBN 0-679-43572-7
- ISBN 0-224-04092-8)
- ISBN 978-0-679-45672-8
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Martin, Douglas (December 2, 2019). "Robert K. Massie, Narrator of Russian History, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Taylor, John M. (March 13, 2004). "How WWI was waged at sea deck". The Washington Times.
- ^ a b Kellogg, Carolyn (June 25, 2012). "First-ever Carnegie Awards in Literature go to Enright, Massie". Los Angeles Times (Jacket Copy blog). Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Winners". PEN America. April 29, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- C-Span. March 8, 1992. Archived from the originalon September 25, 2016.
- The Authors Guild. December 1, 2002. Archived from the originalon December 17, 2002.
- Time. p. 4. Archived from the originalon September 30, 2007.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ Wade, Larry (July 14, 1983). "American Academy of Achievement fills Coronado with famous names" (PDF). Coronado Journal.
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