Leon Marcus Uris was born Aug. 3, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were William Wolf Uris, a Polish immigrant, an upholsterer and later became a shop owner, Uri and Anna, a first generation of Americans.
Leon was bad at school and not high school diploma. He joined the United States Marine Corp when he was 17, had served from 1942 to 1945. He met and married a Marine sergeant, Betty Beck, 1945.
Leon Uris began writing stories as a child, but remainedpurchased unpublished until 1950, when an article he wrote was of Esquire Magazine. He drew that writing full time. His first novel in 1953, having published nine times rejected. It 'was a bestseller. He has also written several screen plays during his career.
Leon has worked as a war correspondent in 1956 for the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Book of Exodus, was published in 1958, took it from these events. The book was later made into a movie and a musical.
Leon and Bettydivorced 1965th He married Margery Edwards in 1968, but died a year later. In 1970, Leon married the photographer Jill Peabody. They had two children but divorced in 1989.
Leon Uris was a prolific speaker spoke in public, mainly because Jewish 1959-1993.
Leon died June 21, 2003.
Books by Leon Uris:
Novels:
Battle Cry (1953)
The Angry Hills (1955)
Exodus (1958)
Exodus Revisited (1960)
Mila 18 (1961)
Armageddon (1963)
Topaz(1967)
The Third Temple (1967)
QB VII (1970)
Trinity (1976)
The Haj (1984)
Mitla Pass (1988)
Redemption (1995)
A God in ruins (1999)
O'Hara's Choice (2003)
Omnibus:
Three great novels of World War II (1996) (Thomas Heggen, James Michener A)
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