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Martin Sherwin(1937-2021)

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Martin Sherwin
Martin Sherwin was born on 2 July 1937 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Oppenheimer (2023), The Day After Trinity (1980) and The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2009). He was married to Susan Smukler. He died on 6 October 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornJuly 2, 1937
DiedOctober 6, 2021(84)
BornJuly 2, 1937
DiedOctober 6, 2021(84)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
Oppenheimer
8.2
  • Writer(as Martin J. Sherwin)
  • 2023
J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Day After Trinity (1980)
The Day After Trinity
7.7
  • Additional Crew(as Martin J. Sherwin)
  • 1980
J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2009)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
7.4
  • Self - Professor Emeritus, Princeton University(as Martin J. Sherwin)
  • 2009
In Search of... Ghosts
Short
  • Self(as Martin J. Sherwin)
  • 2011

Credits

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  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • advisor
    • 2009
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer in The Day After Trinity (1980)
    The Day After Trinity
    7.7
    • consultant (as Martin J. Sherwin)
    • 1980

Writer

  • Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
    Oppenheimer
    8.2
    • book "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" (as Martin J. Sherwin)
    • 2023

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Martin J. Sherwin
  • Born
    • July 2, 1937
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 6, 2021
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(complications from lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Susan Smukler? - October 6, 2021 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was a nuclear-weapons historian who won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for co-writing (with Kai Bird) "American Prometheus," a biography of Manhattan Project director J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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