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Nelson DeMille (1943-2024) Novelist, author. Nelson DeMille was born in Queens, New York, and died in Mineola, New York. He lived in Garden City, New York, on Long Island. He authored 23 books.

Full Name

Nelson Richard DeMille

Locations

NassauQueens

Author's Timeline


1943

Birth

Queens County: Nelson DeMille was born Nelson Richard DeMille in Jamaica, Queens, New York, on August 23, 1943.

1950s & 60s

Other Life Event

Nassau County: Mr. DeMille attended and graduated from Elmont Memorial High School in Elmont, New York, on Long Island.

1966-1969

Other Life Event

Mr. DeMille served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969.

1970

Other Life Event

Nassau County: Mr. DeMille received a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island in 1970.

1976

Literary Work

The Five-Million-Dollar Woman: Barbara Walters
Manor Books
Biography written under the pseudonym Ellen Kay.

1978

Literary Work

By the Rivers of Babylon
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
0151152780 / 978-0151152780
Novel.

1985

Literary Work

Word of Honor
Grand Central Publishing
044651280X / 978-0446512800
Novel.

1990

Literary Work

The Gold Coast
Grand Central Publishing
0446515043 / 978-0446515047
Novel.

1992

Literary Work

The General’s Daughter
Warner Books
0446513067 / 978-0446513067
Novel.

2000

Literary Work

The Lion’s Game
Warner Books
0446520659 / 978-0446520652
Novel.

2006

Literary Work

Wild Fire
Grand Central Publishing
044657967X / 978-0446579674
Novel.

2008

Literary Work

The Gatehouse
Grand Central Publishing
0446533424 / 978-0446533423
Novel.

2017

Literary Work

The Cuban Affair
Simon & Schuster
1501189379 / 978-1501189371
Novel.

2023

Literary Work

Blood Lines
Scribner
1501101811 / 978-1501101816
Novel written with his son, Alex DeMille.

2024

Death

Nassau County: Nelson DeMille died in a hospital in Mineola, New York, on Long Island, on September 17, 2024.

2025

Literary Work

The Tin Men
Novel written with his son, Alex DeMille.

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