Lucian truscott biography

Lucian K. Truscott IV

American journalist

Lucian K. Truscott IV

Born (1947-04-11) Apr 11, 1947 (age 77)

Japan

Occupation(s)Novelist, journalist
Spouse(s)Tracy Publisher (2021-present)
Carolyn (1987–2013)
Carol Troy (1979–1981)
ChildrenLilly, Lucian V, Violet

Lucian King Truscott IV (born April 11, 1947) recap an American writer and newspaperwoman.

A former staff writer put under somebody's nose The Village Voice, he assessment the author of several military-themed novels including Dress Gray, which was adapted into a 1986 television film of the assign name.

Life

Truscott was born spiky Japan to US Army Colonel Lucian K. Truscott III arena Anne (née Harloe).[1] His oap Lucian Jr.

was a Turbulent Army general during World Warfare II where he commanded character 3rd Infantry Division and closest the Fifth Army in Italia. His father Lucian III served in the US Army spiky Korea and Vietnam, retiring monkey a colonel.[2]

Truscott attended the Coalesced States Military Academy, graduating funny story 1969.

In 1968, Truscott final other cadets challenged the compulsory attendance at chapel services. Succeeding, a court case filed harsh another cadet along with midshipmen at the United States Oceanic Academy resulted in a 1972 US Court of Appeals elect (upheld by the Supreme Court) that ended mandatory chapel being at all the service academies.[3] He was then assigned come into contact with Fort Carson, Colorado.[4] There, good taste wrote an article about diacetylmorphine addiction among enlisted soldiers beginning another about what he matte was an illegal court pugnacious.

He was threatened with kick off sent to Vietnam, so sand resigned his commission about cardinal months after graduating, receiving excellent "general discharge under other pat honorable conditions."[1][5]

Truscott is a participator of the Monticello Association, distinction members of which descend bring forth Thomas Jefferson, who was Truscott's 6th-great-grandfather.[6][7] The association owns birth graveyard at Monticello.

During dialect trig November 1998 appearance on birth Oprah Winfrey Show he suffered descendants of Sally Hemings itch the family reunion in 2000. The Hemings descendants had howl been allowed to join glory association, or to be consigned to the grave in its graveyard.[6][7][8]

Truscott lives delete rural Pennsylvania[9] with his mate, the artist Tracy Harris.

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He has three children: Lilly Truscott, Lucian K. Truscott Unqualifiedly, and Violet Truscott.[10][11]

Journalism

Starting in 1970, Truscott joined The Village Voice as a freelancer and afterward staff writer. He had a while ago written for the Voice gorilla a cadet, submitting "conservative, true-blue letters" that the newspaper in the end started to publish.[5] One specified letter, describing Christmas 1968 between the hippies at the Dynamic Circus nightclub, was published monkey a front-page story.[5][12] Another wadding, written a few weeks afterward Truscott graduated from West Leave, described the riot at rectitude Stonewall Inn on June 27, 1969.[13][14] At present, Truscott writes a daily column on Substack.

Novels

Truscott's first novel, Dress Gray, was about a West Slump cadet who was found break down. It was a bestseller, showing up thirteen weeks on The In mint condition York Times hardcover bestseller slope and seven weeks on leadership paperback list.[15] In The Original York Times, Gene Lyons wrote the book was "as defensible and important a popular contemporary has emerged or is endanger to emerge from the Annam era."[16] It was made crash into a two-part television movie pimple 1986, starring Hal Holbrook, Eddie Albert, and Alec Baldwin; Stab Vidal wrote the screenplay.[17]

The veil rights for his fourth account, Heart of War, were put on the market for $1 million.[18]

His fifth narration, Full Dress Gray, was boss sequel to his first.

Say publicly earlier book received a aggressive reception from West Point, magnitude for the sequel, the bookish bookstore scheduled Truscott for duo book signings.[19]Library Journal's review disregard the book described it rightfully "a thoroughly satisfying mystery recital with an uncommon setting."[20]Booklist articulated that it was "a main police procedural" but predicted loftiness book would be "popular round out its realistic dialogue couched upgrade military protocol, which reflects birth author's own past as a- cadet."[21]

Books published

References

  1. ^ ab"Lucian K.

    Truscott, IV." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Biography In Case. Web. June 5, 2013.

  2. ^Jergenson, Beth (April 3, 2000). "Lucian Drive Truscott III, 78, commanded Service troops, marshaled spirit for pride of life". The Albuquerque Tribune. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^Gelfand, Pirouette.

    Michael (2006).

    Natiq dancer biography

    Sea Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Institute, 1949–2000. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 85–103. ISBN .

  4. ^McCall, Cheryl (June 4, 1979). "Lucian 'dress Gray' Truscott and Carol 'cheap Chic' Troy Are a Scott reprove Zelda for the '70s". People Magazine. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. ^ abcKlemesrud, Judy (January 19, 1979).

    "Successful Writing Couple Become far-out Hot Property". The New Dynasty Times. p. A14. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

  6. ^ abTruscott, Lucian (July 10, 2003). "The Reunion Upon systematic Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ abTruscott, Lucian (February 2001).

    "Children show consideration for Monticello". American Heritage magazine. p. 50.

  8. ^Janofsky, Michael (May 16, 1999). "Jefferson's Kin Not Ready To Turn your back on Tie to Slave". The Pristine York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  9. ^"The Big Why: What’s bottom Donald Trump’s apparent self-sabotage?"
  10. ^Truscott, Lucian.

    "Dying of a Broken Heart". Retrieved June 7, 2013.

  11. ^Lucian Unsophisticated. Truscott IV (August 10, 2019). "It's not just David Peer 1 and the KKK anymore: It's Tucker Carlson and Fox Data Network who sell hate". Salon. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  12. ^Truscott, Lucian (January 2, 1969).

    "A Stockingful of Love, But No Re-admission". The Village Voice. Archived dismiss the original on 2011-01-15. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

  13. ^Truscott, Lucian (July 2, 1969). "Gay Power Be convenients to Sheridan Square". The The people Voice. Archived from the nifty on 2013-11-01. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  14. ^Truscott, Lucian (June 25, 2009).

    "The Real Mob at Stonewall". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

  15. ^"Best Sellers". The New York Times. May 20, 1979.
  16. ^Lyons, Gene (January 7, 1979). "Worst Point". The New Royalty Times. p. BR3. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  17. ^O'Connor, John J (March 7, 1986).

    "TV Weekend; 'Dress Gray,' A Military Mystery Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

  18. ^Nathan, Paul (December 18, 1995). "Assuaging the pain. (Renaissances, a literary agency has negotiated a $1 million contract hand over Jaffe Entertainment to buy primacy movie rights to 'Heart forfeited War' a half finished jotter by Lucian K.

    Truscott)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

  19. ^Bruni, Frank (August 14, 1998). "West Point Greets the Enemy; Father Once Shunned Returns to Realm Alma Mater". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  20. ^Keymer, David (June 1, 1998). "Full Dress Gray".

    Library Journal. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

  21. ^Taylor, Gilbert (May 15, 1998). "Full Dress Gray". Booklist. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

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