Berton Roueché
Clarence Berton Roueché, Jr. (/ruːˈʃeɪ/ roo-SHAY; April 16, 1910 – April 28, 1994) was an American medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years. He also wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men (1954), The Incurable Wound (1958), Feral (1974), and The Medical Detectives (1980). An article he wrote for The New Yorker was made into the 1956 film Bigger Than Life, and many of the medical mysteries on the television show House were inspired by Roueché's writings.
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| Born | Clarence Berton Roueché April 16, 1910 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | April 28, 1994 (aged 84) Amagansett, New York, United States |
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Bachelor of Journalism degree from the Missouri School of Journalism |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Period | 1944–1991 |
| Genre | non-fiction, detective, mystery, suspense |
| Subject | Medical writing, epidemiology, public health, infectious diseases |
| Notable works | Eleven Blue Men (1954) The Incurable Wound (1958) Feral (1974) The Medical Detectives (1980) |
| Notable awards | Raven Award – Best Book in a Mystery Field – Mystery Writers of America 1954 Eleven Blue Men Academy Award – Literature – The American Academy of Arts and Letters 1982 |
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