Berton Roueché
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Clarence Berton Roueché, Jr. (/ruːˈʃeɪ/ roo-SHAY;[3] April 16, 1910[1][2] – April 28, 1994[3]) was an American medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years.[3][4] He also wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men (1954), The Incurable Wound (1958), Feral (1974), and The Medical Detectives (1980).[3] An article he wrote for The New Yorker was made into the 1956 film Bigger Than Life,[3][5] and many of the medical mysteries on the television show House were inspired by Roueché's writings.[6][7]
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Born | Clarence Berton Roueché April 16, 1910[1][2] Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Died | April 28, 1994(1994-04-28) (aged 84)[3] Amagansett, New York, United States |
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Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | Bachelor of Journalism degree from the Missouri School of Journalism |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Period | 1944–1991 |
Genre | non-fiction, detective, mystery, suspense |
Subject | Medical writing, epidemiology, public health, infectious diseases |
Notable works | Eleven Blue Men (1954) The Incurable Wound (1958) Feral (1974) The Medical Detectives (1980) |
Notable awards | Raven Award – Best Book in a Mystery Field – Mystery Writers of America 1954 Eleven Blue Men Academy Award – Literature – The American Academy of Arts and Letters 1982 |
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