Peter Burchard

Writer, Author

1921 – 2004

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Who was Peter Burchard?

Peter Burchard was an author, free-lance designer, and illustrator. He wrote the book One Gallant Rush, about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African-American unit in the Union Army. It was adapted for the 1989 film Glory, which won numerous awards.

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Born
Mar 1, 1921
Washington, D.C.
Also known as
  • Peter Duncan Burchard
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of the Arts
    ( - 1947)
Lived in
  • Williamstown
    ( - 2004/07/03)
Died
Jul 3, 2004
Williamstown

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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