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Leon Uris was an American writer, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer who worked in historical prose literature. He wrote in the English language and is notably associated with the work *Exodus*. His personal library and archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 3, 1924, Uris served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He died of kidney failure on June 21, 2003, in Shelter Island, New York City, due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 August 1924
- Died
- 21 June 2003
- Works
- 134
Top works
- הגבעות הזועמות
- Aventura la Atena
- Armageddon
- Words of Ages
- ha-Liberal ha-aḥaron
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-08-03 ) August 3, 1924, Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) (aged 78), Shelter Island, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Quantico National Cemetery
- Occupation
- Author
- Genre
- Historical fiction
- Notable works
- Exodus (1958), Mila 18 (1961), QB VII (1970)
- Spouse
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Battle Cry
- Field of work
- historical prose literature
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- Leon Uris (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1924-08-03
- date of death
- 2003-06-21
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- Commons category
- Leon Uris
- manner of death
- natural causes
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
- name in native language
- Leon Uris
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books, including Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976).
Uris was a co-founder of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group.
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