Walter Lord | |
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 Lord in 1958 | |
| Born | John Walter Lord Jr. October 8, 1917 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2002 (aged 84) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Education | Princeton University (AB) Yale University (LLB) |
| Period | 1952–1986 |
| Genre | Narrative history |
| Notable awards | Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement (1994)[1] |
John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American author, lawyer, copywriter and popular historian best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember.
- ^ "Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement – The Society of American Historians". sah.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.