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'''Herman Wouk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1934|34]] is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer famous for the play ''The Caine Mutiny''. | '''Herman Wouk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1934|34]] is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer famous for the play ''The Caine Mutiny''. | ||
| − | Wouk entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]'', | + | Wouk entered [[Columbia College]] at age 16, writing for ''[[Spec]]'' and ''[[Jester]]'' and graduating at age 20. In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students. In [[1980]], Wouk won the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]]. Someone recently claimed to be selling it on eBay as a paperweight.<ref>Unfortunately, the link's now dead, so this can no longer be verified.</ref> |
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Wouk considered Professor [[Irwin Edman]] a mentor and dedicated a novel to him. | Wouk considered Professor [[Irwin Edman]] a mentor and dedicated a novel to him. | ||
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The manuscript of ''The Caine Mutiny'' is preserved in the [[Rare Book and Manuscript Library]] inside [[Butler]]. | The manuscript of ''The Caine Mutiny'' is preserved in the [[Rare Book and Manuscript Library]] inside [[Butler]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/herman_wouk.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: Herman Wouk] | *[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/herman_wouk.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: Herman Wouk] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Wouk]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Class of 1934|Wouk]] | ||
Revision as of 21:02, 17 May 2009
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Herman Wouk CC '34 is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer famous for the play The Caine Mutiny.
Wouk entered Columbia College at age 16, writing for Spec and Jester and graduating at age 20. In the 70s, he endowed Beit Ephraim, a Jewish retreat for Columbia students. In 1980, Wouk won the Alexander Hamilton Medal. Someone recently claimed to be selling it on eBay as a paperweight.[1]
Wouk considered Professor Irwin Edman a mentor and dedicated a novel to him.
The manuscript of The Caine Mutiny is preserved in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library inside Butler.
External links
References
- ↑ Unfortunately, the link's now dead, so this can no longer be verified.
