Michael Shaara (June 23, 1928 - May 5, 1988) was an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to Italian immigrant parents (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra) in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1951, and served as an airborne infantry officer in the Korean War. Before Shaara began selling science fiction stories to fiction magazines in the 1950s, … Wikipedia
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B orn in 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Italian immigrants ("Shaara was originally spelled "Sciarra"), Michael graduated from Rutgers University. jeffshaara.com/michaelbio.html
Father of Jeff Shaara. Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1975 for his novel "The Killer Angels." Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Beta Delta Chapter, Rutgers University) Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 769-77 www.imdb.com/name/nm0787033/