- Born: December 2, 1909
- Birthplace: New York, NY
- Died: August 22, 1987
Joseph P. Lash won 1972's Pulitzer Prize for Biography and a National Book Award for his work Eleanor and Franklin, about President Roosevelt and his First Lady.
Having received his bachelor's degree at CCNY, Lash earned a master's degree and went on for a PhD in English literature from Columbia University. Two of his books were made into television movies: Eleanor and Franklin and Helen and Teacher.
Most Famous Works
- Dag Hammarskjold : Custodian of the Brushfire Peace (1961)
- Eleanor and Franklin (1971)
- Eleanor: The Years Alone (1972)
- Roosevelt and Churchill, 1939-1941: The Partnership That Saved the West (1976)
- Helen and Teacher: Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy (1980)
- Dealers and Dreamers (1988)
