Neil Rolde | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1974–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 25, 1931
Died | May 15, 2017 York, Maine, U.S. | (aged 85)
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | York, Maine |
Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
Profession | Author, Historian |
Website | http://neilroldeauthor.com/ |
Neil Rolde (July 25, 1931[1] – May 15, 2017) was an American historian, author, philanthropist, and politician. Rolde grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, and attended Phillips Academy in Andover. He earned a BA in English Literature at Yale University and a masters in journalism at Columbia University. He worked as a film scriptwriter before moving to Maine with his wife, Carlotta Florsheim, to raise their family.