James Thomas Flexner
James Thomas Flexner (January 13, 1908 – February 13, 2003) was an American historian and biographer best known for the four-volume biography of George Washington that earned him a National Book Award in Biography and a special Pulitzer Prize. His one-volume abridgment, Washington: the Indispensable Man (1974) was the basis of two television miniseries, George Washington (1984) and George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986), starring Barry Bostwick as Washington.
James Thomas Flexner | |
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| Born | January 13, 1908 Manhattan, New York, New York |
| Died | February 13, 2003 (aged 95) New York City |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Period | 1937–1996 |
| Genre | History, biography |
| Spouse | Beatrice Hudson Flexner |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Simon Flexner (father) |
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