Lorenzo Carcaterra | |
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Born |
New York City, U.S. | October 16, 1954
Nationality | American |
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Children | 2 |
Lorenzo Carcaterra (born October 16, 1954) is an American writer of Italian descent. Hell’s Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. In April 2009, he joined True/Slant as a blogger. True/Slant ceased operations on July 31, 2010, after only being open for a little less than a year total.
Carcaterra was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York. His Italian family was from the island of Ischia, 18 miles (29 km) off the coast of Naples. [1]
He became a journalist in 1980, when his first articles begin to appear in various newspapers.
Carcaterra's wife, Susan Toepfer, died of lung cancer on December 24, 2013. She was also the mother of Carcaterra's two children, Kate and Nick. [2] [3]
Lorenzo Carcaterra | |
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Born |
New York City, U.S. | October 16, 1954
Nationality | American |
Occupations |
|
Children | 2 |
Lorenzo Carcaterra (born October 16, 1954) is an American writer of Italian descent. Hell’s Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. In April 2009, he joined True/Slant as a blogger. True/Slant ceased operations on July 31, 2010, after only being open for a little less than a year total.
Carcaterra was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York. His Italian family was from the island of Ischia, 18 miles (29 km) off the coast of Naples. [1]
He became a journalist in 1980, when his first articles begin to appear in various newspapers.
Carcaterra's wife, Susan Toepfer, died of lung cancer on December 24, 2013. She was also the mother of Carcaterra's two children, Kate and Nick. [2] [3]