Charles Bruce Catton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, best known for his books on the American Civil War. Known as a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring colorful characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses. Although his books were well researched and supported by footnotes, they were not generally presented in a rigorous academic style. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for A Stillness at Appomattox, his study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia.
[on his passion for writing about the Civil War] When I was growing up in northern Michigan, all the old men in town were Civil War veterans. We boys used to sit around and listen to their yarns and see them parading in Fourth of July celebrations. There was one old fellow who used to beat his army drum at dusk on summer evenings. I grew up surrounded by the traditions of that war, and I suppose I always had the desire to write about it in the back of my mind.
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Fact
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He won the Pulitzer Prize in history for A Stillness at Appomattox, although he had no formal training in history.
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He started out writing for newspapers. After serving during WWII as director of information for the U.S. War Production Board, he wrote his first book, about war-time Washington. He became a full-time writer, focusing on the American Civil War.
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He grew up in Benzonia, Michigan.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
TV Movie documentary historian
Appointment with Destiny
1972
TV Series historian - 1 episode
They've Killed President Lincoln!
1971
TV Movie historian
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Blue and the Gray
1982
TV Mini-Series story - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1960
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971) as Miscellaneous Crew
Lincoln: Trial by Fire (1974) as Miscellaneous Crew
The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Writer
Appointment with Destiny (1972) as Miscellaneous Crew
$1 Million
