Nicholas Gage - Revision history

Irlandos at 11:30, December 1, 2008

2008-12-01T11:30:10Z

Irlandos at 11:14, September 18, 2007

2007-09-18T11:14:57Z

Irlandos at 14:05, January 3, 2007

2007-01-03T14:05:41Z

New page

'''Nicholas Gage''' (born '''Nikolaos Gatzoyiannis''' [[July 23]], [[1939]] in the village of Lia in [[Epirus]], [[Greece]]) is a [[Greek-American]] author and investigative journalist.

He is famous for two books of autobiographical memoirs ''[[Eleni (book)|Eleni]]'' and ''[[A Place for Us]]''. The first describes the life of his family in Greece during the [[Second World War]] and Greek [[Civil War]]. The second relates their experiences as immigrants in [[1950s]] America in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.

{{Credit wikipedia}}

[[Category:1939 births|Gage, Nicholas]]
[[Category:Greek-Americans|Gage, Nicholas]]
[[Category:Writers|Gage, Nicholas]]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 He is famous for two books of autobiographical memoirs ''[[Eleni (book)|Eleni]]'' and ''[[A Place for Us]]''.  The first describes the life of his family in Greece during the [[Second World War]] and Greek [[Civil War]].  The second relates their experiences as immigrants in [[1950s]] America in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.
-In [[1985]] his story "Eleni" was made into a feature film starring John Malkovich as Gage.
+"Eleni", which has been translated into 32 languages, was awarded first prize by the Royal Society of Literature of Great Britain and was nominated in the category of best biography by the National Book Critic's Circle. In [[1985]], it was made into a feature [[Eleni (film)|film]] starring John Malkovich as Gage.
 Gage also worked as an Investigative Reporter for a number of years. During this period he covered the mafia. After his work with the mafia, he wrote a book, "The Mafia is not an Equal Opportunity Employer." The book covered the origin of the mafia and a history of the American mafia until 1970. It has since been revised and is now called "Mafia, USA."

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:14, September 18, 2007
Line 2:		Line 2:

	He is famous for two books of autobiographical memoirs ''[[Eleni (book)\|Eleni]]'' and ''[[A Place for Us]]''. The first describes the life of his family in Greece during the [[Second World War]] and Greek [[Civil War]]. The second relates their experiences as immigrants in [[1950s]] America in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.		He is famous for two books of autobiographical memoirs ''[[Eleni (book)\|Eleni]]'' and ''[[A Place for Us]]''. The first describes the life of his family in Greece during the [[Second World War]] and Greek [[Civil War]]. The second relates their experiences as immigrants in [[1950s]] America in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.
		+
		+	In [[1985]] his story "Eleni" was made into a feature film starring John Malkovich as Gage.
		+
		+	Gage also worked as an Investigative Reporter for a number of years. During this period he covered the mafia. After his work with the mafia, he wrote a book, "The Mafia is not an Equal Opportunity Employer." The book covered the origin of the mafia and a history of the American mafia until 1970. It has since been revised and is now called "Mafia, USA."
		+
		+	He is also credited as an executive producer of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather III.
		+

	{{Credit wikipedia}}		{{Credit wikipedia}}