Gregory White Smith
From QueerBio.com
Contents
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.
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/
