The great author and illustrator was born on Feb. 22, 1925. Gilbert Cruz talks with the Book Review’s Sadie Stein about his distinctive talent and sensibility.
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“I Heard You Paint Houses,” his true-crime best seller about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, was brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.
He tracked the rise of grunge as the editor of the Seattle music magazine The Rocket. He also wrote acclaimed books about two of the city’s most celebrated rock luminaries.
A college player and coach who became a best-selling author of books about the game, he was also a kindred spirit to the Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson.