- Jeff Coplon
Jeff Coplon (born 1951, in
Schenectady, New York ) is an Americanjournalist and author.Written Work
After eight years as a daily newspaper reporter, culminating in a stint at the "Kansas City Times", he went on to co-write (or “ghost”) 11 autobiographies. These include works with
Cher andBill Parcells , along with three "New York Times" best-sellers: "Return with Honor" (with Capt. Scott O’Grady, 1995); "My Story" (withSarah Ferguson , The Duchess of York, 1996); and My Father’s Daughter (withTina Sinatra , 2000). He also co-wrote, withBetty Mahmoody , "For the Love of a Child" (1992), the sequel to "Not Without My Daughter".Coplon’s solo work includes a non-fictional treatment of
rodeo bull riding ("Gold Buckle", HarperCollins West, 1995) and magazine pieces for "New York" (where he is a contributing editor), "The New Yorker ", "The New York Times Magazine ", "Rolling Stone ", "Men’s Journal ", and "Playboy ". While his topics vary broadly, he has written frequently about NBAbasketball , and his work has twice been anthologized in "The Best American Sports Writing" (1991 and 1997). His profile of the late Gerald Boyd, the highest-ranking black editor in the history of the "New York Times," won a 2008 Mirror Award from the Newhouse School.In a controversial article in "
The Village Voice " in 1988, Coplon analyzed the scholarship surrounding the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s, and argued that allegations of genocide against the Soviet Union were historically dubious and politically motivated as part of a campaign by the Ukrainian nationalist community.Bibliography
*(2000) My Father’s Daughter. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-87076-2.
*(1998) The First Time. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-80900-1.
*(1997) The Best American Sports Writing. New York: Mariner Books. ISBN 0-395-79762-4.
*(1996) My Story. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-83581-9.
*(1995) Return with Honor. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-48330-9.
*(1995) Finding a Way to Win. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-48122-5.
*(1992) For the Love of a Child. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-08194-4.
*(1991) The Best American Sports Writing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-57043-3.
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