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Robert K. Massie(1929-2019)

  • Writer
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Robert K. Massie
Robert K. Massie was born on 5 January 1929 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer, known for Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Peter the Great (1986) and History's Mysteries (1998). He was married to Deborah L. Karl and Suzanne Massie. He died on 2 December 2019 in Irvington, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 5, 1929
DiedDecember 2, 2019(90)
BornJanuary 5, 1929
DiedDecember 2, 2019(90)
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Known for

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1971
Peter the Great (1986)
Peter the Great
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
History's Mysteries (1998)
History's Mysteries
7.9
TV Series
  • Self - Romanov Historian
Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show
7.0
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Writer

  • Peter the Great (1986)
    Peter the Great
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • based upon the book by
    • 1986
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
    Nicholas and Alexandra
    7.2
    • book
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Robert Massie
  • Born
    • January 5, 1929
    • Lexington, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • December 2, 2019
    • Irvington, New York, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      Deborah L. Karl1992 - December 2, 2019 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Bob Massie
  • Other works
    Book: "Peter the Great"

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in biography: Peter the Great: His Life and World.
  • Quotes
    One of the things that really bothers me is that Americans don't have any sense of history. The majority of Americans don't have any idea of where we've come from, so they naturally succumb to the kind of cliche version that Ronald Reagan represented.

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