Herman Wouk
Autor, Darsteller
27. Mai 1915 — 17. Mai 2019 (103 Jahre)
Herman Wouk (/woʊk/ 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.
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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Filmography
| 1988 | War and Remembrance · as Novel |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial · as Novel |
| 1983 | The Winds of War · as Novel |
| 1964 | Youngblood Hawke · as Novel |
| 1958 | Marjorie Morningstar · as Novel |
| 1956 | Der Verräter · as Novel |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny · as Novel |
| 1953 | Confidentially Connie · as Novel |
| 1949 | Slattery's Hurricane · as Novel |
| 1948 |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes · as Self - Author (segment: Jimmy Buffett) |
| 1952 | Today · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? · as Self - Panelist |
| 2019 | Master of Dark Shadows · as Castauf plex.tv |
| 1983 | The Winds of War · as The Archbishop Of Siena |
| 2023 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial · as Theatre Play |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight · as Play |
| 1965 | Estudio 1 · as Play |
| 1955 | Ford Star Jubilee · as Novel "the Caine Mutiny" |
| 1951 | Her First Romance · as Story |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre · as Novel "the Caine Mutiny" |