Gregory White Smith

Gregory White Smith

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1951 - 2014

Occupation

Writer

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize

Description

Biographer, notably as co-author with his partner Steven Naifeh of the books 'Jackson Pollock: An American Saga' (1989, Pulitzer Prize in 1991) and 'Van Gogh: The Life' (2011). Together they also founded the legal publishing company Best Lawyers in 1981. His struggles with brain tumours was documented in his book 'Making Miracles Happen' (1997). Also co-authored numerous self-help books.

See Also

• Pulitzer Prize Winning LGBTQ Authors and Poets

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/arts/gregory-white-smith-pulitzer-prize-winning-author-dies-at-62.html
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/gregory-white-smith-dies-biography-of-jackson-pollock-won-a-pulitzer/2014/04/11/13bdb75e-c190-11e3-b574-f8748871856a_story.html
• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/authors-steven-naifeh-and-gregory-white-smith/