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An American Tragedy is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser.He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906 and the trial of her lover, Chester Gillette.
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy is a 2017 collection of essays by Ta-Nehisi Coates originally published in The Atlantic magazine between 2008 and 2016 over the course of the American Barack Obama administration.
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/ ˈ d r aɪ s ər,-z ər /; [1] August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. [2]
The murder was analyzed and explored in two non-fiction books, both published in 1986: Adirondack Tragedy: The Gillette Murder Case of 1906, written by Joseph W. Brownell and Patricia A. Wawrzaszek, and Murder in the Adirondacks: An American Tragedy Revisited, by Craig Brandon (which was updated in 2017). [2]
An American Tragedy, a 2005 adaptation of Dreiser's novel by Tobias Picker; American Tragedy, a 2000 television miniseries about O.J. Simpson's trial based on the 1996 book; Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy, a 1996 mini-series about a 1992 siege in Idaho, US; Scottsboro: An American Tragedy, a 2001 historical film about the Scottsboro Boys
Here, instead, The Associated Press has collected 10 documentaries, television shows, books and podcasts exploring Simpson's life and influence with key insights. “O.J.: Made in America”
Even after the couple’s tragic death in a plane crash in 1999, Bessette remained an elusive, distant figure. At best, she was exalted as a ‘90s fashion plate, thanks to her minimalist chic.
But the biggest tragedy came in 1982 when his sister, Dominique Dunne, herself an up-and-coming actress with a role in “Poltergeist,” was murdered on her front lawn by an abusive ex-boyfriend.