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Robert Leckie

1920 - 2001

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Robert Hugh Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books. As a young man, he served with the 1st Marine Division during World War II; his service as a machine gunner and a scout during the war greatly influenced his work. Leckie's war memoir, Helmet for My Pillow, along with Eugene B. Sledge's book With the Old Breed, formed the basis for the HBO series The Pacific (2010), the follow-up series to Band of Brothers. In the miniseries, Leckie is portrayed by James Badge Dale. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Leckie is the 4,871st most popular writer (down from 3,691st in 2019), the 7,351st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,719th in 2019) and the 553rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Leckie ranks 4,871 out of 7,302. Before him are Henrik Nordbrandt, Gabriel Aresti, Wolfgang Koeppen, Raymond Abellio, Clare Hollingworth, and Ariel Dorfman. After him are Jim Harrison, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Olav Aukrust, Lucy Hawking, Sultan Bahu, and Pieter Jelles Troelstra.

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Among people born in 1920, Robert Leckie ranks 311. Before him are Clemar Bucci, An Wang, George London, I. A. L. Diamond, Konstantin Beskov, and Denver Pyle. After him are Vincent Gardenia, Jean Marcel Honoré, Yuri Nagibin, Putra of Perlis, Marie Ljalková, and Ruth Maier. Among people deceased in 2001, Robert Leckie ranks 232. Before him are René Bondoux, Malcom McLean, Kamal Ranadive, Gerhard Stoltenberg, Lewis Arquette, and Boris Rybakov. After him are Chantal Chaudé de Silans, Marie Jahoda, Jean Richard, Margaretha Krook, Stanislav Rostotsky, and Sergio Mantovani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Leckie ranks 7,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Country Joe McDonald (1942), Allison Williams (1988), Greg Nicotero (1963), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ali Larter (1976), and John Kunkel Small (1869). After him are Jim Harrison (1937), Connie Stevens (1938), May McAvoy (1899), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Yvonne Elliman (1951), and Joe Sutter (1921).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Leckie ranks 553. Before him are Rube Goldberg (1883), David E. Kelley (1956), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Paula Fox (1923), C. L. Moore (1911), and Sidney Howard (1891). After him are Jim Harrison (1937), Paul Theroux (1941), Steven Millhauser (1943), Mary Oliver (1935), Norman Spinrad (1940), and William Gibson (1914).

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