born May 27, 1915, New York, N.Y., U.S.
U.S. novelist.
His experience serving aboard a destroyer-minesweeper in World War II provided material for The Caine Mutiny (1951, Pulitzer Prize; film, 1954), a drama of naval tradition that presented the unforgettable character Captain Queeg. The Winds of War (1971) and War and Remembrance (1978) together represent a two-volume novel of the war. His other novels include Marjorie Morningstar (1955) and The Glory (1994).