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Charles Gorham

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October 19, 1975

Charles Orson Gorham, who write “Wine of Life,” a novel about Balzac, and “The Gold of Their Bodies,” about Gauguin, died Friday of spinal meningitis at Yale‐New Haven Hospital. He was 66 years old and lived in Westport, Conn.

Mr. Gorham Pact been a publicity director for the Doubleday Doran publishing house before serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force and thp Eighth Air Force in World War IL He flew 63 missions as navigator and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

After the war he wrote his first novel, “The Gilded Hearse,” a satire on the publishing business.

His later books included “The Future Mr. Dolan,”, “Trial by Darkness,” “Carlotta McBride” and “Martha Crane.” Mr. Gorham was a former director of the Authors League.

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	The Gold of their Bodies 4.16 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1955 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wine of Life: A Novel about Balzac 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1958 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Future Mister Dolan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1949 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	မှော်ရုံတောမှာ မောလှပြီ by Charles Gorham, Mya Than Tint (Translator) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lion of Judah: Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Söhne der Nacht it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1952	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The gilded hearse 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Me an Offer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LEADER AT LARGE The Long and Fighting Life of Norman Thomas by Charles Gorham, Photographs (Black & White) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Charles Gorham Reader: Four Full Novels (Unique Voices: The Collected Works of Individual Authors Book 5) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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