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5 unusual facts about Michael Korda


Arab Revolt

Korda, Michael, Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia.

Chris Korda

Korda is a cross-gendered vegetarian and the only progeny of Simon & Schuster editor and author, Michael Korda.

Michael Korda

He became Editor-in-Chief of the company and was a major figure in the book industry, publishing numerous works by high-profile writers and personalities such as William L. Shirer, Will and Ariel Durant, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

Among Korda's better-known books are Charmed Lives, which was a memoir about his life with his father and uncle, and the novel Queenie, which is a roman à clef about his aunt, actress Merle Oberon, which was later adapted into a television miniseries.

Michael Korda married first wife Carolyn Keese in 1958, and had one offspring, Chris, who later led the controversial Church of Euthanasia.



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