Walter Lord

Walter Lord
Walter Lord, 1958
Lord in 1958
BornJohn Walter Lord Jr.
(1917-10-08)October 8, 1917
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 2002(2002-05-19) (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • ad man
  • historian
  • author
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Yale University (LLB)
Period1952–1986
GenreNarrative history
Notable awardsFrancis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement (1994)[1]

John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American author, lawyer, copywriter and popular historian best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember.

  1. ^ "Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement – The Society of American Historians". sah.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.

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