Leon Uris wasn’t a critic’s darling. But for millions of readers, he was an entree into modern Jewish history. Uris’ books “appeal to people who want a good read,” said Bonnie Lyons, a professor of ...
URIS, LEON Leon Uris, 78, well known for his history-based novels, passed away in his home on Shelter Island, New York, on Saturday, June 21. Mr. Uris is survived by his sister Esther (Essie) Kofsky ...
ARMAGEDDON by Leon Uris. 632 pages. Doubleday. $6.95. Hmm. Bank balance down. Time to do another Big Novel. But what about? The marines in World War II? Did that one already. Maybe the Kaiser’s war?
9NEWS: Leon Uris, author of `Exodus,' novel of founding of Israel, and other best sellers, dies at 78
Leon Uris, author of `Exodus,' novel of founding of Israel, and other best sellers, dies at 78
Leon Uris, the novelist and screenwriter whose best-known works are "Exodus," a popular novel about Jews trying to establish modern Israel, and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral," perhaps the archetypal ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Obituary Leon Uris, Author of ‘exodus,’ Dies; Popularized Jewish History in Novels
Obituary Leon Uris, Author of ‘exodus,’ Dies; Popularized Jewish History in Novels
MILA 18 (539 pp.)—Leon Uris—Doubleday ($4.95). Leon Uris writes Jewish westerns. In Exodus, the good guys were the Zionists, the homesteaders who fought for and founded the new state of Israel. The ...
'"Exodus' has been the Bible of the Jewish dissident movement in Russia," Uris told The Associated Press in a 1988 interview. "It's referred to as 'The Book."' Energetic and unafraid, the author was ...