Mikal Gilmore

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Mikal Gilmore


Born
in The United States
February 09, 1951

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Entertainment, Biographies & Memoirs


Mikal Gilmore was born "Michael Gilmore," but later changed the spelling of his name. He was born February 9, 1951 to Frank and Bessie Gilmore.

In 1977, Gilmore's brother Gary, a convicted murderer, was the first person executed after the death penalty was reinstated in 1977. Gary Gilmore was executed for shooting two young Mormons, Max Jensen and Ben Bushnell, in cold blood. He was executed by firing squad in Utah. Mikal Gilmore's 1995 memoir, Shot in the Heart , details his relationship with Gary and their often troubled family, starting with the original Mormon settlers and continuing through to Gary's execution and its aftermath. Shot in the Heart received positive reviews, including a USA Today comment that states the book is "on ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 10,978 ratings · 1,132 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors
Shot in the Heart
4.17 avg rating — 3,938 ratings — published 1994 — 43 editions
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The Queen: Aretha Franklin
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Stories Done: Writings on t...
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Night Beat: A Shadow Histor...
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Granta 37: The Family: They...
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Stay With Me: A Couple's Ve...
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The Winding Road: The Real ...
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History of Joseph Smith
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“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. —OSCAR WILDE,”
― Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart
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“ONE BY ONE I HAD WATCHED THEM ALL DIE.”
― Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart
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“Thank God for talking animals, I say-especially smart assed ones.”
― Mikal Gilmore
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