| John Maxtone-Graham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Kurtz Maxtone-Graham August 2, 1929 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died |
July 8, 2015 (aged 85) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Respiratory failure |
| Occupation | Historian, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Mary |
John Kurtz Maxtone-Graham (August 2, 1929 – July 6, 2015) was a Scottish-American speaker and writer on ocean liners and maritime history.[1]
Biography
Maxtone-Graham was born in Orange, New Jersey to a Scottish father and an American mother.[2] He graduated from Brown University in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War and then worked as a Broadway stage manager.[3] In 1972 he wrote a social history and appreciation of the Atlantic express liners, The Only Way to Cross, which was a success as a mass-market publication. This was followed by other books on express liner history. France/Norway was published in 2010; in March 2012 he wrote and published Titanic Tragedy; and in October 2014 he published his final book, SS United States: Red, White, & Blue Riband, Forever. He was married twice and had four children.[4] He is the father of writer Ian Maxtone-Graham. John Maxtone-Graham died from respiratory failure in Manhattan on July 6, 2015, aged 85.[5]
See also
- Frank O. Braynard
References
- ↑ findagrave.com..John Maxtone-Graham Retrieved October 25, 2015
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11744391/John-Maxtone-Graham-author-obituary.html
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11744391/John-Maxtone-Graham-author-obituary.html
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11744391/John-Maxtone-Graham-author-obituary.html
- ↑ "John Maxtone-Graham, an authority on ocean liners, dies", nytimes.com; accessed July 8, 2015.
External links
- John Maxtone-Graham at the Internet Movie Database
- Brief biography, galaxsea.com; accessed August 28, 2014.
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