Roger Angell
Roger Angell was born on September 19th, 1920. Roger passed away May 20th, 2022 at 101 years old. Roger Angell was born in New York City, New York, USA. Angell attended Harvard University.
Roger Angell was one of the most renowned writers on baseball who is celebrated for his works when he worked as an editor and writer for
The New Yorker.
Angell spent much of his childhood in New York City where he developed a passion for baseball watching the
New York Yankees and the
New York Giants and reading about the teams and games in the papers. Even though he was primarily considered an essayist and historian, he believed that all his writing was just an autobiography as a fan.
Roger Angell combined his love for the game of baseball with his passion for writing to write some of the best baseball essays. His writing shows a detailed understanding and enthusiasm for baseball which are often known for their detailed and in-depth nature in addition to the feeling of timelessness.
Even though he was a professional writer ever since the 1940s, it was not until 1962 that he published his first article about basketball.
The Old Folks Behind Home, which was published in
The New Yorker was a story of his visit to a Florida-based spring training session. He would go on to enthrall thousands of readers of the publication over the years with his writing.
Roger Angell published
The Summer Game, his first nonfiction work in 1972. This was a collection of his essays about the major leagues over about a decade through the 1960s. It was a chronicle of both the losers and winners and the famed players such as Wilie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Frank Robinson, and Bob Gibson among others who made baseball such a beloved game during that time.
Five years later, Angell published his second non-fiction work
Five Seasons set between 1972 and 1976. It was a time of considerable change in the game as the
Boston Red Sox and the
Cincinnati Reds fought it out and players like Hank Aaron and Nolan Ryan were at the height of their rivalry. It was also a time when the game was changed by the influence of network television which made everything more exciting.
Late Innings was a work that Roger Angell published in 1982. It was a collection that chronicles the happenings in the game between 1977 and 1981. Angell wrote about the cultural issues of the game and the game itself, even as he offers some insights into happenings of the time that have come to be considered watershed moments in the development of baseball.
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Roger Angell: F.A.Q
When was Roger Angell Born?
Roger Angell was born on September 19th, 1920.
When did Roger Angell die?
Roger Angell died on May 20th, 2022 at 101 years old.
Where was Roger Angell Born?
Roger Angell was born in New York City, New York, USA.
What was the first book Roger Angell wrote?
The first book written by Roger Angell was The Stone Arbor, And Other Stories, published in 1960.
What was the most recent book Roger Angell wrote?
His most recently released work was This Old Man on November 17th, 2015.
How many books has Roger Angell written?
Roger Angell has written 11 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 2 books in the Collections.