Nick Tosches

Nick Tosches
Born(1949-10-23)October 23, 1949
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2019(2019-10-20) (aged 69)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation
  • Biographer
  • essayist
  • journalist
  • novelist
  • poet
NationalityAmerican
Website
nicktosches.com

Nicholas P. Tosches (/ˈtɑːʃəs/; October 23, 1949 – October 20, 2019) was an American journalist, novelist, biographer, and poet. His 1982 biography of Jerry Lee Lewis, Hellfire, was praised by Rolling Stone magazine as "the best rock and roll biography ever written."[1][2]

  1. ^ Nunez, Christina. "Meet the Writers: Nick Tosches". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
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