Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Goodwin at the 2024 National Book Festival
Born
Doris Helen Kearns

(1943-01-04) January 4, 1943 (age 81)
New York City, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Historian
  • author
Years active1977–present
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 1975; died 2018)​
Children3
AwardsNational Humanities Medal (1996)
Websitedoriskearnsgoodwin.com
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Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin (born January 4, 1943)[1] is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator. She has written biographies of numerous U.S. presidents. Goodwin's book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995. Goodwin produced the American television miniseries Washington.[2] She was also executive producer of "Abraham Lincoln,” a 2022 docudrama on the History Channel.[3] This latter series was based on Goodwin's Leadership in Turbulent Times.[4]

  1. ^ "UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019". UPI. January 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019. American historian/writer Doris Kearns Goodwin in 1943 (age 76)
  2. ^ Cunningham, Lillian (February 16, 2020). "Renowned presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin finally takes on George Washington". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Abraham Lincoln, History Channel, 2022 https://www.history.com/shows/abraham-lincoln
  4. ^ Rosy Cordero, 'Deadline,' January 21, 2022 "History Channel Sets Abraham Lincoln Documentary To Air Presidents Day Weekend" https://deadline.com/2022/01/history-channel-abraham-lincoln-documentary-presidents-day-1234917679/