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Korda grew up in the UK but received part of his education in France where his father had worked with film director Marcel Pagnol. As a child, Korda also lived in the United States from 1941 to 1946. [1] He was schooled at the private Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and read History at Magdalen College, Oxford. [1] He served in the Royal Air ...
Jun 1, 1999 · Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 1, 1999: Interview with Kurt Andersen; Interview with Michael Korda. Writer Kurt Andersen is a columnist for The New Yorker, and was co-founder and editor of Spy magazine. He's just written his first novel, "Turn of the Century" (Random House) a sprawling, satirical, futuristic novel of sorts set in February 2000.
Apr 22, 2024 · Early years. Born in London, Michael Korda is the son of English actress Gertrude Musgrove and the Hungarian-Jewish artist and film production designer Vincent Korda. He is the nephew of film magnate Sir Alexander Korda and his brother Zoltan Korda, both of whom were film directors. [1] Korda grew up in the UK but received part of his education ...
Aug 27, 2021 · To help them succeed where leadership lives - at the intersection of strategy and humanity. This week’s guest is Michael Korda, the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Simon & Schuster. We could spend this entire episode talking only about the highlights of Michael’s life. He grew up in 1930s London in a family of movie industry icons.
Jun 27, 2014 · June 27, 2014. Robert E. Lee occupies a remarkable place in the pantheon of American history, combining in the minds of many, Michael Korda writes in this admiring and briskly written biography ...
Nov 18, 2013 · Interview by Rob Couteau. The former editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, Michael Korda is considered to be one of the most influential people in the recent history of publishing. He’s also the author of the memoirs Charmed Lives, Another Life, and Horse People; the biographies Ike and Ulysses S. Grant; as well as several bestselling novels.
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Apr 13, 2024 · “He was not eager to die,” Michael Korda writes of Siegfried Sassoon in his new book, “Muse of Fire,” “but he yearned for the excitement and camaraderie of combat.” An acting captain ...
