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Michael Herr

1940 - 2016

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Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War. The book was called "the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" by fellow author C.D.B. Bryan in his review for The New York Times Book Review. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Herr is the 5,347th most popular writer (up from 5,526th in 2019), the 8,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,231st in 2019) and the 619th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Herr ranks 5,347 out of 7,302. Before her are David Brown, Suryakant Tripathi, Alexander Vostokov, Kama Sywor Kamanda, John Kaminiates, and Michael Frayn. After her are Gunnel Vallquist, Jayakanthan, Jacques Laurent, Günther Jauch, Park Yeon-mi, and Elsa Joubert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Michael Herr ranks 434. Before her are Jacques Duquesne, Slaven Zambata, Barbara Boxer, Richard D. Ryder, Wolfgang Clement, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi. After her are Fred Hansen, Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Beth Peil, Sotsha Dlamini, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, and James Brady. Among people deceased in 2016, Michael Herr ranks 400. Before her are Giorgio Albertazzi, Aage Larsen, Joe Alaskey, Jean-Marie Doré, Müzahir Sille, and Rita Gam. After her are Gunnel Vallquist, Halfdan T. Mahler, Heinz Ulzheimer, Laurent Pokou, Whitney Smith, and Herschell Gordon Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Herr ranks 8,328 out of 20,380. Before her are Brian Shaw (1966), David Brown (1916), Ray Evans (1915), Donald Johnston (1899), Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), and James Eckhouse (1955). After her are Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Robert H. Dennard (1932), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Adam Silver (1962), John Eisenhower (1922), and George Tenet (1953).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Herr ranks 619. Before her are Theodora Kroeber (1897), Ernie Pyle (1900), Helen Thomas (1920), Terry Bisson (1942), Carol J. Adams (1951), and David Brown (1916). After her are Bo Goldman (1932), Timothy Zahn (1951), James Lee Burke (1936), Robin Morgan (1941), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), and Frank O'Hara (1926).

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