Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk
(
WOHK
; May 27, 1915 ? May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as
The Caine Mutiny
(1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
His other major works include
The Winds of War
and
War and Remembrance
, historical novels about World War II, and non-fiction such as
This Is My God
, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. His books have been translated into 27 languages.
The Washington Post
called Wouk, who cherished his privacy, "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists". Historians, novelists, publishers, and critics who gathered at the Library of Congress in 1995 to mark Wouk's 80th birthday described him as an American Tolstoy.
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Birth and Death Data:
Born May 27, 1915 (
The Bronx
), Died May 17, 2019 (
Palm Springs
)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings:
1941
Roles Represented in DAHR:
author
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company
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Matrix No.
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Size
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First Recording Date
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Title
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Primary Performer
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Description
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Role
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Audio
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Victor
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CS-067663
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12-in.
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8/21/1941
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The ballad of the Leatherneck Corps
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Al Goodman Orchestra ; Tyrone Power
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Recitation, with mixed vocal ensemble and orchestra.
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author
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings
, s.v. "Wouk, Herman," accessed June 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368607.
Wouk, Herman. (2024). In
Discography of American Historical Recordings
. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/368607.
"Wouk, Herman."
Discography of American Historical Recordings
. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 June 2024.
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