Richard Hammer
1928 - 2021
General Information
Bio
(1928-2021) Author. Richard Hammer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and died in the Bronx, New York. He wrote books on crime. Mr. Hammer was a writer for New York Times and the New York Times Week in Review section.
Full Name
Richard Hammer
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
Mr. Hammer did graduate work at Columbia University.
1928
BIRTH
Richard George Hammer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 22, 1928.
1950
OTHER
Mr. Hammer received a bachelor's degree in history from Syracuse University in 1950.
1969
LITWORK
Between Life and Death
Macmillan
Nonfiction.
Macmillan
Nonfiction.
1970
LITWORK
One Morning in the War: The Tragedy of Son My
Hart-Davis
0246640162 / 978-0246640161
Nonfiction.
Hart-Davis
0246640162 / 978-0246640161
Nonfiction.
1970
LITWORK
Interviews With My-Lai Veterans
Documentary.
Documentary.
1971
LITWORK
The Court-Martial of Lt. Calley
Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
113118551X / 978-1131185514
Nonfiction.
Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
113118551X / 978-1131185514
Nonfiction.
1975
LITWORK
The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano
Little, Brown and Company
0316321400 / 978-0316321402
Nonfiction written with Martin A. Gosch.
Little, Brown and Company
0316321400 / 978-0316321402
Nonfiction written with Martin A. Gosch.
1982
LITWORK
The Vatican Connection: The Astonishing Account of a Billion Dollar Counterfeit Stock Deal Between the Mafia and the Church
Henry Holt and Company
Nonfiction, winner of an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
Henry Holt and Company
Nonfiction, winner of an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
1987
LITWORK
The CBS Murders: A True Account of Greed and Violence in New York's Diamond District
William Morrow and Company
0688066097 / 978-0688066093
Nonfiction, winner of an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
William Morrow and Company
0688066097 / 978-0688066093
Nonfiction, winner of an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
1990
LITWORK
The Helmsleys: The Rise and Fall of Harry and Leona Helmsley
Dutton Adult
0453006825 / 978-0453006828
Nonfiction.
Dutton Adult
0453006825 / 978-0453006828
Nonfiction.
1992
LITWORK
Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly
William Morrow and Company
0688094791 / 978-0688094799
Nonfiction.
William Morrow and Company
0688094791 / 978-0688094799
Nonfiction.
2021
DEATH
Richard Hammer died at Calvary Hospital, a hospice facility in the Bronx, New York, on October 17, 2021.
2021
RESIDENCE
Mr. Hammer lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York.
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