Frank G. Slaughter (1908–2001)
Autore di Constantine: The Miracle of the Flaming Cross
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The medical background of Frank Slaughter is evident in much of his work; he received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1930. He uses medical terminology to give his books authenticity. Slaughter began writing as a hobby---first short stories and then novels---and he has also mostra altro written nonfiction. A fascination with biblical stories led him to write The Road to Bithynina (1951), a book about St. Luke, who was also a physician. Slaughter enjoys research and does many revisions of his manuscripts, and his hard work shows in the well-crafted books he produces. Having more than 60 million books in print testifies to Slaughter's long-lasting popularity in America and abroad. (Bowker Author Biography) Frank G. Slaughter, 1908 - 2001 Novelist Frank G. Slaughter was a native of South Carolina, and earned his bachelor's degree from Trinity College (now known as Duke University) at the age of seventeen and attended Johns Hopkins medical school in Baltimore. In 1935, while a physician at Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Slaughter began to write. His medical background is evident in most of his stories, as he published 62 books while still a praticing physician. His books sold more than 60 million copies, starting with "That None Shall Die" in 1941, to "No Greater Love" published in 1985. Although Slaughter had not been in the best of health, he had been dictating his latest novel into a microscope in his last days. Some of his books also include "Plague Ship", "Surgeon U. S. A.", "The Mapmaker", and "The Scarlet Chord". Slaughter died in his sleep while in his home in Jacksonville on May 17, 2001. He was 93. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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(eng) Also published as C V Terry.
Fonte dell'immagine: Duke University
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Opere di Frank G. Slaughter
Trio: That None Should Die; in a Dark Garden; the Road to Bithynia (Three Complete Novels) (1951) 47 copie
Plague Ship / Convention M.D. 4 copie
Intensivstation Roman 1 copia
Golden Isle 1 copia
Ärzte und Frauen. 1 copia
DOKTOR HANIMLARI 1 copia
Intensivstation 1 copia
Ärzte und Töchter - bk8 1 copia
Der Ruhm von morgen - bk462 1 copia
Complete Works, Volumes 1-3 1 copia
Klippen 1 copia
The Golden Ones 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Slaughter, Frank Gill
- Altri nomi
- Terry, C. V.
- Data di nascita
- 1908-02-25
- Data di morte
- 2001-05-17
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Nazione (per mappa)
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Luogo di morte
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Washington, D.C., USA (birth)
Berea, North Carolina, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA - Istruzione
- Duke University (Trinity College)
Johns Hopkins University Medical School (M.D., 1930) - Attività lavorative
- physician
novelist
historical novelist - Organizzazioni
- United States Army (WWII)
- Breve biografia
- Frank G. Slaughter began writing fiction in 1935 as a new young physician. His novels drew both on his experience as a doctor and his interest in history and the Bible. He became very popular and his books sold more than 60 million copies. Several of them were made into films.
- Nota di disambiguazione
- Also published as C V Terry.
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