Laura Hillenbrand

Writer

May 15, 1967 (59 years)
Laura Hillenbrand is an American author of books and magazine articles. Her two bestselling nonfiction books, Seabiscuit: An American Legend (2001) and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010), have sold over 13 million copies, and each was adapted for film. Her writing style is distinct from New Journalism, dropping "verbal pyrotechnics" in favor of a stronger focus on the story itself.

Known For

  • Seabiscuit
    Seabiscuit2003
  • Unbroken
    Unbroken2014
  • Unbroken: Path to Redemption
    Unbroken: Path to Redemption2018

Filmography

2003
Seabiscuit · as Novel

2004
1999
SportsCentury · as Self
1996
Fox News Sunday · as Self - Author, Unbroken
1992
HBO First Look · as Self
1988
American Experience · as Self - Interviewee
1978
20/20 · as Self - Author (segment "seabiscuit: Wonder Horse")

2018
2014
Unbroken · as Book