Otto Friedrich Biography

Occup.	Writer
From	USA
Born	May 7, 1929
Died	March 31, 1995
Aged	65 years

Otto Friedrich (May 7, 1929-- March 31, 1995) was a German-American writer and also editor, understood for his service social background, bio, and literary criticism. Birthed in Boston to German parents, Friedrich matured in New york city as well as got his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

After graduation, Friedrich functioned briefly in posting prior to offering in the United States Army throughout the Korean War. After his discharge, he functioned as a book customer for The New Republic as well as The New York Times before joining The Saturday Evening Post, where he functioned as literary editor and later senior editor.

In the 1970s, Friedrich left The Saturday Evening Post to concentrate on his creating career. He authored numerous books, consisting of "City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s," which checked out the society and background of Hollywood during that years, as well as "Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s," which examined the increase of Nazi power in Germany.

Friedrich likewise composed bios of such numbers as Billy Wilder, Greta Garbo, and also Charlie Chaplin, and explored the cultural importance of topics such as art, fashion, and music. His jobs obtained essential praise for their interesting writing style as well as depth of research study, gaining him a National Book Critics Circle Award election for "City of Nets."

In addition to his work as a writer, Friedrich also instructed at numerous colleges, including Columbia University, where he served as a seeing professor in the 1970s. He was additionally a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other magazines.

Friedrich passed away in 1995 at the age of 65, leaving a heritage of informative as well as interesting social history writing. His jobs remain to be commonly reviewed as well as valued for their payments to our understanding of the social and social contexts in which we live.

Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Otto.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Billy Wilder (Director), Charlie Chaplin (Actor), Greta Garbo (Actress)

Otto Friedrich Famous Works:

1959 Love Lament (Novel)
1962 Bloodlines (Novel)
1969 City of Necessity: Naples and the Making of Modern Italy (Book)
1972 Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s (Book)
1980 A Worldly Kingdom: The English County of Durham (Book)
1981 Olympian Nights (Book)
1982 The End of the World: A History (Book)
1984 Going for the Gold: The Story of All-or-Nothing Olympic Sports (Book)
1989 The Grave of Alice B. Toklas (Novel)
1994 The Kingdom of Auschwitz (Book)

9 Famous quotes by Otto Friedrich

"History is the study of change, and change is the only constant in human affairs"

"It is impossible to understand the history of the United States without understanding the history of the automobile"

"The best thing about writing is that you can do it anywhere. The worst thing about writing is also that you can do it anywhere"

"What is most important for me is to tell a story, not to prove a point"

"Biography is history seen through the prism of a person"

"The most successful revolution is the one that doesn't have to take place because people have changed their way of thinking"

"The most important word in the language of the working class is 'solidarity'"

"Americans have always been eager for travel, that being how they got to the New World in the first place"

"The lessons that it teaches are fundamentally the lessons that all great battles teach That even the most carefully prepared plans often go wrong. That lucky breaks are very important"