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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michael_HerrMichael Herr - Wikipedia

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   Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War.

2. www.nytimes.com › 2016/06/25 › artsMichael Herr, Author of a Vietnam Classic, Dies at 76

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   Jun 25, 2016 · June 24, 2016. Michael Herr, who wrote “Dispatches,” a glaringly intense, personal account of being a correspondent in Vietnam that is widely viewed as one of the most visceral and persuasive...

3. www.npr.org › 2016/06/28 › 483776202Remembering Michael Herr, Whose 'Dispatches' Brought ... - NPR

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   Jun 28, 2016 · Remembering Michael Herr, Whose 'Dispatches' Brought The War In Vietnam Home. June 28, 20161:55 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. 14-Minute Listen. Playlist. Herr's 1977 book, Dispatches, was based on...

4. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayMichael Herr, Whose Vietnam War Reporting Became Iconic ... - NPR

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   Jun 24, 2016 · June 24, 20163:44 PM ET. Rose Friedman. Michael Herr, whose depictions of Vietnam redefined the genre of war reporting, died Thursday at a hospital near his home in upstate New York after what...

5. www.washingtonpost.com › entertainment › booksVietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write ...

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   Jun 24, 2016 · Michael Herr, a Vietnam War reporter whose "Dispatches" remains one of the most powerful books about the ravages of combat and who later contributed to the screenplays of such bleak Vietnam-set...

6. apnews.com › general-news-arts-and-entertainment-2Michael Herr, author of the Vietnam-era 'Dispatches,' dies

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   Jun 25, 2016 · NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Herr, the author and Oscar-nominated screenplay writer who viscerally documented the ravages of the Vietnam War through his classic nonfiction novel “Dispatches” and through such films as “Apocalypse Now” and “Full Metal Jacket,” died after a long illness. He was 76.

7. www.vox.com › 2016/6/24 › 12027118Michael Herr is dead. Read a passage from Dispatches, his ...

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   Jun 24, 2016 · Michael Herr, the author of Dispatches and co-writer of Full Metal Jacket, is dead at 76. His masterpiece, Dispatches, has been out of fashion for a while, but when it was published in 1977, it...