Berton Roueché

Writer, Author

1910 – 1994

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Who was Berton Roueché?

Berton Roueché was a medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years. He also wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men, The Incurable Wound, Feral, and The Medical Detectives. An article he wrote for The New Yorker was made into the 1956 film Bigger Than Life, and many of the medical mysteries on the television show House were inspired by Roueché's writings.

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Born
Apr 16, 1910
Kansas City
Also known as
  • Berton Roueche
  • Berton Roueché
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Missouri–Columbia
  • Missouri School of Journalism
Died
Apr 28, 1994
Amagansett

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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