Leslie Gourse
1939 - 2004
General Information
Bio
(1939-2004) Author, novelist. Leslie Gourse was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Full Name
Leslie Gourse
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1939
BIRTH
Roberta Leslie Gourse was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1939.
1960
OTHER
Ms. Gourse graduated from Columbia University in 1960.
1961
LITWORK
With Gall and Honey
Barrie and Rockliff
Novel.
Barrie and Rockliff
Novel.
1984
LITWORK
Louis' Children: American Jazz Singers
Morrow
Collection of biographical sketches.
Morrow
Collection of biographical sketches.
1991
LITWORK
Unforgettable: The Life and Mystique of Nat King Cole
St. Martin's Press
0312059825 / 978-0312059828
Biography.
St. Martin's Press
0312059825 / 978-0312059828
Biography.
1993
LITWORK
Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan
Scribner
0684193175 / 978-0684193175
Biography.
Scribner
0684193175 / 978-0684193175
Biography.
1997
LITWORK
Straight, No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk
Schirmer Trade Books
0028646568 / 978-0028646565
Biography.
Schirmer Trade Books
0028646568 / 978-0028646565
Biography.
1998
LITWORK
Deep Down in Music: The Art of the Great Jazz Bassists
Franklin Watts
0531159043 / 978-0531159040
Nonfiction.
Franklin Watts
0531159043 / 978-0531159040
Nonfiction.
1999
LITWORK
Wynton Marsalis: Skain's Domain: A Biography
Schirmer Trade Books
0028648633 / 978-0028648637
Biography written with Wynton Marsalis.
Schirmer Trade Books
0028648633 / 978-0028648637
Biography written with Wynton Marsalis.
2001
LITWORK
Art Blakey: Jazz Messenger
Omnibus Press & Schirmer Trade Books
0825672724 / 978-0825672729
Biography.
Omnibus Press & Schirmer Trade Books
0825672724 / 978-0825672729
Biography.
2002
LITWORK
Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz
Watson-Guptill Publications
082307904X / 978-0823079049
Biography.
Watson-Guptill Publications
082307904X / 978-0823079049
Biography.
2004
DEATH
Leslie Gourse died at her home in Manhattan, New York, on December 23, 2004.
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