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Eugene Leonard Burdick (December 12, 1918 – July 26, 1965) was an American political scientist, novelist, and non-fiction writer, co-author of The Ugly American (1958), Fail-Safe (1962), and author of The 480 (1965).
The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer that depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia. The book caused a sensation in diplomatic circles and had major political implications.
- William J. Lederer, Eugene Burdick
- 1958
Eugene Burdick was a popular American author that wrote novels which challenged his country’s notion of politics, war, and foreign intervention. Eugene is best known for works like ‘The Ugly American’.
Eugene Burdick has 33 books on Goodreads with 22268 ratings. Eugene Burdick’s most popular book is Fail-Safe.
Eugene Burdick was an American Political Scientist and co-author of The Ugly American (1958), Fail-Safe (1962) and The 480 (1965). He was born in Sheldon, Iowa. His family moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was age 4.
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- July 26, 1965
- December 12, 1918
The Ugly American, novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, published in 1958. A fictionalized account of Americans working in Southeast Asia, the book was notable chiefly for exposing many of the deficiencies in U.S. foreign-aid policy and for causing a furor in government circles.
Eugene Burdick was born on 12 December 1918 in Sheldon, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Fail Safe (1964), The Ugly American (1963) and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963). He was married to Carol Warren. He died on 26 July 1965.
