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Arts & Literature
Gay Talese
b. 1932Ocean City, NJItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Father of New Journalism
Biography
Father of New Journalism; Thy Neighbor's Wife; Honor Thy Father; The Kingdom and the Power; born to Calabrian immigrant tailor. Defined New Journalism alongside Tom Wolfe; multiple National Book Award nominations; New York Times celebrated career
Notable For
- Father of New Journalism
- Thy Neighbor's Wife
- Honor Thy Father
- The Kingdom and the Power
Honors & Recognition
- Defined New Journalism alongside Tom Wolfe
- multiple National Book Award nominations
- New York Times celebrated career
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Arts & Literature
- Specialty
- Literature/Journalism
- Years
- b. 1932
- Birth Place
- Ocean City, NJ
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Calabria
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