Robert Katz

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Robert Katz (born June 27, 1933) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and non-fiction author.^[1]

Born in Brooklyn, New York, son of Sidney and Helen (Holland) Katz. Married to Beverly Gerstel, September 22, 1957. Two children: Stephen Lee Katz, Jonathan Howard Katz.

Studied at Brooklyn College 1951-53 then went on to being a photojournalist, filmmaker, United Hias Service, NYC 1953-57. Finally established as a writer beginning at the American Cancer Society in New York (1958-63); United Nations, NYC and Rome, 1963-64 then as a self-employed writer since 1964.

Visiting Professor of Investigative Journalism at the University of California, Santa Cruz, 1986-92; lecturer for various universities. Fellow Guggenheim 1970- ; fellow, Adlai E. Stevenson College; University of California, 1986-92; grantee American Council Learned Societies, 1971; recipient Laceno d'Oro (best screenplay), Neorealist Film Festival, Avellino, Italy, 1983.

Katz lives in Tuscany, Italy.

Contents 1 Non-fiction writings 2 Novels 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Non-fiction writings

• Death in Rome, Macmillan, 1967.
• Black Sabbath: A Journey through a Crime against Humanity, Macmillan, 1969.
• The Fall of the House of Savoy, Macmillan, 1971.
• A Giant in the Earth, Stein & Day, 1973.
• Days of Wrath:The Ordeal of Aldo Moro, the Kidnapping, the Execution, the Aftermath, Doubleday, 1980. (Pulitzer Prize nomination 1981)
• Il caso Moro (with G. Ferrara and A. Balducci) , Pironti, 1987.
• Love is Colder than Death: The Life and Times of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Random House, 1987.
• Naked by the Window: The Fatal Marriage of Carl Andre and Ana Mendieta, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990.
• Dossier Priebke, Rizzoli, 1997.
• The Battle for Rome: the Germans, the Allies, the Partisans and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944, Simon & Schuster, 2003.

[edit] Novels

• The Cassandra Crossing, Ballantine, 1976.
• Ziggurat, Houghton, 1977.
• The Spoils of Ararat, Houghton, 1978.

[edit] Filmography

• The Contractor (2007) (V) (story)
• La Peste (1992) (narration)
• Hotel Colonial (1987) (writer)
• Il Cugino americano (1986) (story)
• Il Caso Moro (1986) (book "Days of Wrath") (screenplay)
• Dolce e selvaggio (1983) (English dialogue)
• Kamikaze 1989 (1982) (writer)
• La Pelle (1981) (screenplay)
• The Salamander (1981) (writer)
• The Cassandra Crossing (1976) (screenplay) (story)
• Massacre in Rome (1973) (book "Death in Rome") (screenplay)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Robert Katz's View of Modern Italy
• Robert Katz at the Internet Movie Database