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Edison biographer Robert Conot dies
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:16 am
by JohnM
Author of
A Streak of Luck (1979). Here's his LA Times obit:
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 5579.story
Re: Edison biographer Robert Conot dies
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:47 pm
by john9ten
I'm sorry to hear that. A Streak of Luck was an excellent book.
Re: Edison biographer Robert Conot dies
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:37 pm
by phonogfp
I too am sorry to learn of Conot's passing. I received A Streak of Luck for my birthday in 1979, and stayed up all that night reading it. Called in sick that morning so I could finish it. I've re-read it many times since - - it's a great book.
George P.
Re: Edison biographer Robert Conot dies
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:51 pm
by estott
It was one of the first biographies to paint him as something more (and less) than the grandfatherly genius. I liked it, but it got some really harsh reviews.