Mark Helprin

Novelist

Birthday June 28, 1947

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace New York

Age 77 years old

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About

An American fiction writer, journalist, and political commentator, he is particularly known for his 1983 novel Winter's Tale. His other works include A Soldier of the Great War; Freddy and Fredericka; and In Sunlight and In Shadow.

Before Fame

He served in the British Merchant Navy, the Israeli Infantry, and the Israeli Air Force.

Trivia

He was awarded the National Jewish Book Award.

Family Life

He married Lisa (Kennedy) Helprin; they became parents to two daughters.

Associated With

He was the foreign policy adviser and speechwriter for Bob Dole.