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Nicholas Gage (born Nikolaos Gatzoyiannis on July 23, 1939 in the village of Lia in Filiates, Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece) is a Greek American author and investigative journalist. Today he and his wife, Joan, live in North Grafton, Massachusetts.[1] He is the father of three children: Christos, Eleni, and Marina.
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Career
He is most famous for two books of autobiographical memoirs, the best selling Eleni and A Place for Us. Eleni describes the life of his family in Greece during the Second World War and Greek Civil War. Gage’s mother, Eleni, was executed for arranging the escape of her children from their Communist-occupied village. Decades later, as an adult, Gage sought out those responsible for her death. A Place for Us relates the Gage family’s experiences as immigrants in 1950s America in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.
In 1985, Eleni was made into a feature film starring John Malkovich as Gage. In 1987, Eleni was cited by Ronald Reagan as an inspiration for his summit meetings to end the arms race with the Soviet Union.
Gage first achieved fame as an investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. His acclaimed coverage of the Mafia led to two best-selling books, The Mafia Is Not An Equal Opportunity Employer and Mafia, U.S.A.
He was also instrumental in exposing corruption in the past of Vice President Spiro Agnew, which led to Agnew’s resignation. During the Watergate scandal, Gage was the first reporter to hear any of the Nixon tapes. His experiences as a reporter were the basis for the television show “The Andros Targets”.
Gage was an Executive Producer of The Godfather Part III, co-writing an early draft of the script with Mario Puzo. The movie was nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards.
His book Eleni, which has been translated into 32 languages, was awarded first prize by the Royal Society of Literature of Great Britain and was nominated in the category of best biography by the National Book Critics Circle.[1]
His most recent book is Greek Fire, an account of the relationship between Aristotle Onassis and opera singer Maria Callas, which will be made into a film and is scheduled to be released in 2011.
Gage is the honorary President of the WORLD of EPIROTES and a recipient of The International Center in New York's Award of Excellence. He continues to speak throughout the world and writes for such publications as The New York Times and Vanity Fair.
List of published works
Books
- Eleni – ISBN 9780345410436
- A Place for Us – ISBN 9781886284739
- The Bourlotas fortune – ISBN 9780552104739
- Hellas: A Portrait of Greece – ISBN 9780002722780
- Greece: Land of Light – ISBN 9780821225240
- Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis – ISBN 9780446610766
Magazine articles
- "The Last Onassis", Vanity Fair, May 2005 (about Athina Onassis de Miranda, granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis)[2]
References
Further reading
- Ronald Reagan, December 10, 1987, Address to the Nation on the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting
- Arthur Gelb. "City Room." Berkeley Publishing Group, 2003. ISBN: 0425198316
External Links
Categories:- 1939 births
- American investigative journalists
- American writers
- Greek emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- People from Thesprotia
- People from Worcester, Massachusetts
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