Franz Lidz | |
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| Born | Franz Ira Lidz September 24, 1951 New York City, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Antioch College |
| Notable works | Unstrung Heroes (1991) Ghosty Men (2003) Fairway To Hell (2008) |
| Spouse | Maggie Lidz (1976–present) |
| Children | Gogo, Daisy |
Franz Lidz (born September 24, 1951) is an American writer, journalist and pro basketball executive.
A New York Times archaeology, science and film essayist,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] who originated the archeological column "Lost and Found".[9][10] He's a former Sports Illustrated senior writer,[11][12]Smithsonian columnist[13][14][15] and a onetime vice president for the Detroit Pistons.[16][17] His childhood memoir Unstrung Heroes was adapted into a Hollywood film of the same title in 1995.[18][19][20][21]
- ^ "Film; Sorry, Uma, There's Only One Emma", August 9, 1998 – The New York Times
- ^ "Film; The Scenery, Though, He Won't Chew", September 29, 2002 – The New York Times
- ^ "Biblical Adversity in a '60s Suburb", September 23, 2009 – The New York Times
- ^ "Here Lies the Skull of Pliny the Elder, Maybe", February 14, 2020 – The New York Times
- ^ "At the Sourdough Library, With Some Very Old Mothers", April 11, 2020 – The New York Times
- ^ "She Fell Nearly Two Miles And Walked Away", June 18, 2021 – The New York Times
- ^ "What The Ancient Bog Bodies Knew", January 30, 2023 – The New York Times
- ^ "What To Do With A Bug Named Hitler", December 26, 2023 – The New York Times
- ^ "Ancient Romans Dropped Their Bling Down the Drain, Too", May 1, 2023 – The New York Times
- ^ "Put a Bird on It? Ancient Egypt Was Way Ahead of Us", June 6, 2023 – The New York Times
- ^ "Classic Archives: Franz Lidz", – Sports Illustrated
- ^ "Jason Collins", May 6, 2013 – Sports Illustrated
- ^ "Dr. NakaMats, the Man With 3300 Patents to His Name", December, 2012 - Smithsonian
- ^ "Behold The Blobfish", November, 2015 - Smithsonian
- ^ "Britain's Lake District Was Immortalized by Beatrix Potter, But Is Its Future in Peril?", May, 2018 - Smithsonian
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Media Guide: Executive Staff", 2016–'17. (Free PDF download). Use search term "Franz Lidz"
- ^ "Franz Lidz", Smithsonian
- ^ "Lost In Translation", September 21, 1995 – Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ "Books of The Times; Reality Was Relative and the Relatives Were Nuts", March 4, 1991 – The New York Times
- ^ Search: Franz Lidz - The New York Times
- ^ "Film: Unstrung And Calling The Shots", September 3, 1995 – The New York Times