Howard Blum (/ˈblʌm/) (born 1948) is an American author and journalist. Formerly a reporter for The Village Voice[1] and The New York Times, Blum is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair[2][3] and the author of several non-fiction books, including the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner American Lightning.[4]
Howard Blum | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Horace Mann School |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Notable works | American Lightning |
Notable awards | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime, 2009 |
Spouse | Jane Davenport "Jenny" Cox (m. 1991; div.) |
Children | Tony Anna Dani |
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In 1986, Blum began working as a reporter for the New York Times, where he earned two Pulitzer Prize nominations.[2] Since 1994, Blum has been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair.[2] Several of his books were non-fiction bestsellers, including Gangland, Wanted, The Gold of Exodus, and The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII.[3] Additionally, a number of his works have been optioned for film.[2] Miramax Films is in the process of making The Brigade into a major motion picture.[3]
Blum is the son of Harold K. Blum (1917–1984), an executive at the Kane Miller Corporation in Tarrytown, New York,[5][6][7] and Gertrude Blum, a schoolteacher in New York City.[5] For high school, Blum attended the Horace Mann School and earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, where he also received an M.A. in government in 1970.[1][5] In January 1991, he married Jenny Cox, a book editor.[5] They are divorced. He currently resides in Sag Harbor, New York and Connecticut.[2][8] Howard is the brother of celebrity wedding planner Marcy Blum.